Financial institutions serve as the intermediary that allocates resources from savers to investors across economic sectors. Due to the close linkage with domestic and external economic sectors, financial institutions are exposed to various risks and volatilities, which would affect other sectors. Therefore, to safeguard financial system stability, maintaining an efficient and stable financial institutions system is a major precondition for stable economic growth. Transparent supervisory practices and promoting sound corporate governance and risk management in financial institutions support this objective, forming part of the Bank of Thailand’s broader institutional framework, which can be summarized as follows:
1. Risk- Based Supervision
1.1 Capital Adequacy
1.2 Risk Management
1.3 Good Corporate Governance
2. International Standards
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