Finance

Executive directors of Thailand’s Association of Securities Companies will meet early this year to discuss impacts of the move by two securities firms to collect no commission on the excess to a trading amount of Bt20 million, according to an industry executive.

More assistance will be available for “Small Business Enterprises,” with the formation of a new Thai Government agency named the Small Business Credit Guarantee Corporation (SBCG).

BANGKOK, - Thailand’s gross domestic product (GDP) will likely grow some 2.5-3.5 per cent or 3 per cent on average next year, boosted by the global economic recovery, according to a top banker.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has teamed up with Muang Thai Life Assurance Co., Ltd., PTT PCL and KBANK PCL to hold the Young Financial Star Competition 2009 (YFS 2009). This competition tests the ability of students to analyze securities and manage personal finance in hoping to discover new securities professionals to be employed in the capital market.