Thailand aims to introduce a new carbon credits market this year as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to address weak demand and low prices.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has announced a strategy to restore investors’ confidence in the country’s stock market with a focus on boosting credibility, increasing market capability and promoting sustainability.

The resurgence of Thailand’s tourism industry over the past year has translated into substantial gains for airlines and tourism businesses listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), reported the local news site The Nation.

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS), the largest hospital operator in Asia outside of China, has reported that Thailand’s medical tourism industry is seeing a revitalization and will continue to grow.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) teams up with the country;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and capital market partners – Bangchak Group, SCG, and PTT Oil and Retail Business pcl (OR) - to promote “Care the Bear” project at APEC Economic Leaders’ Week Media Center, in their collaborative efforts to achieve low carbon society and make the media center carbon neutral.

Kasikornbank, Thailand’s second-largest lender by assets, on May 30 bought a 220 million USD majority stake in Indonesia's Bank Maspion.

Thailand’s SCG Packaging (SCGP) is joining hands with its Vietnamese partners under an investment worth 10 billion THB (334 million USD) to expand its packaging solution business in Vietnam, where demand for packaging products is growing.

To add a channel for generating income for the community and to preserve local wisdom, the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has cooperated with MBK Centre to organise the SET Social Impact Fair 2020, to deliver quality products directly to consumers.

The Gulf Energy Development PLC of Thailand has announced the purchase of two wind power farms worth about 200 million USD in Vietnam, in order to take advantage of low interest rates as it seeks projects with a quick return on investment.

Trading on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) was halted on March 13 morning, for the second straight day, as a circuit breaker was triggered after the country’s stock market fell by 10 percent, local media reported.

Thailand’s retail giant Central Retail (CRC) launched the country’s biggest ever initial public offering (IPO) on February 20, giving it a market cap of some 8.1 billion USD in a punt on a sputtering economy now hampered by the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

The Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) has grown over the last 10 years and become more transparent, attracting increased interest from investors.

The use of non-voting depository receipts (NVDRs) may help foreign investors buy more shares in Vietnamese companies without raising their power.

The Thai Library Association (TLA) has joined hands with the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to launch a project by adopting green initiatives to reduce carbon emissions, according to local authorities.

Foreign investor confidence in Thailand remains strong due to the country’s robust economic foundations and profit growth among listed companies.

The Thai national carrier Thai Airways has said it had lost 3.09 billion baht (nearly 93 million USD) in revenue in the second quarter of this year compared to 5.2 billion baht in the same period a year earlier.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is holding the Thailand Investment Fest 2017 to share innovations by a new generation of investors.