Stage 1: Problem Identification and Hypotheses Setting (January – April 2002)
The Steering Committee held several meetings from February to April 2002 to consider fundamental problems of inadequate financial services for certain segments of the public. According to the 2001 World Competitiveness Report, Thailand ranked 44th from 49 countries in terms of credit flows from banks to businesses. This implied that Thailand had ample room left to enhance its financial competitiveness and improve the financial sector’s intermediation capability and efficiency.
Moreover, internal studies showed that there were members of the public, particularly those in the rural area and low-income in both urban and rural area, which lacked access to basic mainstream banking services. It is believed that success in closing or lessening these gaps will help expand the financial sector’s customer base, domestic savings, and lay the groundwork for stable long-term macroeconomic growth.
Financial reliance on commercial bank loans was another key topic addressed by the Steering Committee. Looking at composition of the private sector’s external financing between1988-1998, commercial banks in Thailand accounted for over 76 percent of all external funding compared to 21 in the US.1 Although local corporations have begun to turn towards the capital market as an alternative source of funding, 1 Monetary Policy Group, Bank of Thailand
VISION
Large
HouseholdsBusiness
Micro High Income Earner
Low Income Earner in Urban and Rural Area
SMEs
Financial Services
Financial Institutions Financial Institutions
Gap Demand
Supply
Gap Demand
Supply
Potential Savers
Potential Users
Mobilize Utilize
Regulators
Stakeholders
Large
HouseholdsBusiness
Micro High Income Earner
Low Income Earner in Urban and Rural Area
SMEs
Figure 2: Mind Mapping Used to Guide Steering Committee Discussions
Stage 1: Problem Identification and Hypotheses Setting (January – April 2002) The Steering Committee held several meetings from February to April 2002 to consider fundamental problems of inadequate financial services for certain segments of the public. According to the 2001 World Competitiveness Report, Thailand ranked 44th from 49 countries in terms of credit flows from banks to businesses. This implied that Thailand had ample room left to enhance its financial competitiveness and improve the financial sector’s intermediation capability and efficiency. Moreover, internal studies showed that there were members of the public, particularly those in the rural area and low-income in both urban and rural area, which lacked access to basic mainstream banking services. It is believed that success in closing or lessening these gaps will help expand the financial sector’s customer base, domestic savings, and lay the groundwork for stable long-term macroeconomic growth. Financial reliance on commercial bank loans was another key topic addressed by the Steering Committee. Looking at composition of the private sector’s external financing between1988-1998, commercial banks in Thailand accounted for over 76 percent of all external funding compared to 21 in the US.1 Although local corporations have begun to turn towards the capital market as an alternative source of funding, 1 Monetary Policy Group, Bank of Thailand VISIONLargeHouseholdsBusinessMicro High Income EarnerLow Income Earner in Urban and Rural AreaSMEsFinancial ServicesFinancial Institutions Financial InstitutionsGap DemandSupplyGap DemandSupplyPotential SaversPotential UsersMobilize UtilizeRegulatorsStakeholdersLargeHouseholdsBusinessMicro High Income EarnerLow Income Earner in Urban and Rural AreaSMEsFigure 2: Mind Mapping Used to Guide Steering Committee Discussions
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