The Thai Bond Market Association (ThaiBMA) forecasts the issues of long-term corporate debentures to reach a new high of Bt880 billion this year, over its earlier estimate of Bt720-Bt750 billion, thanks to the upward trend in interest rates.

THE Thai bond market remains attractive for investors despite a weakening in the baht triggered by a hardening of positions by the protagonists in a global trade war, a securities expert says.