SET unveils three-year plan
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has set out a three-year strategic plan (until 2021) under a theme of "creating a partnership for inclusive growth" via four main strategies.
The plan aims to expand business, explore opportunities with technology, reform regulations and streamline processes and restructure business portfolios to slim down costs and broaden business opportunities for the entire capital market industry, aiming to boost efficiency and become Thailand's one-stop capital market platform that enables for the country's growth, SET president Pakorn Peetathawatchai said on Thursday.
SET is committed to the capital market's sustainable development by applying the UN Sustainable Development Goals to achieve sustainable development, focusing on reduced inequalities, responsible consumption and production, climate action and partnerships for the goals, he added.
SET has been the most liquid market in Asean since 2012, with an average daily trading value of Bt57.67 billion.
It said 19 Thai-listed companies have been selected as components of Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, the highest number in Asean.