
The partnership will see Thanachart Securities pool resources with OBG to produce the Capital Markets section of The Report: Thailand 2012, the Group’s forthcoming report on the country’s economic development and investment opportunities. The securities company will provide OBG’s team with key share analysis and data, together with stocks reviews which will be listed in the report.
OBG’s publication will also include a detailed, sector-by-sector guide for foreign investors, alongside a wide range of interviews with the most prominent political, economic and business leaders and will be produced in partnership with the Board of Investment (BoI). It will be a vital guide to the many facets of the country, including its macroeconomics, infrastructure, banking and other sectoral developments. It will be available in print or online.
OBG’s Country Director in Thailand Ann Schlagel said the Group’s new report was expected to explore Thailand’s efforts to attract new investment on the back of reforms, planned major projects and an economy that has been characterised by resilience.
“Our team is keen to explore the heightened activity at Thailand’s stock exchange and the new wave of confidence which Thailand’s markets are enjoying,” she said. “Thanachart’s experts have an unrivalled understanding of the country’s financial sector and their input has undoubtedly given our work so far on Thailand’s economy an edge."
Asvini Tailanga, Thanchart's executive chairman and managing director, added that OBG’s report would play an important role in updating the global business community on Thailand’s latest reforms and the investment opportunities that its major projects were producing.
“Thailand’s sound economy is proving to be a key component in the country’s bid to seek out new investors for emerging sectors,” she said. “I look forward to renewing our partnership with Oxford Business Group, which is known to be a market leader on emerging economies, and relaying the latest phase of Thailand’s development to investors through this important publication.”