5. Conclusion
Thai government financial policy measures through
promotion by related state organizations since 1999
have been met most of the set targets, i.e. filled the
gap of SMEs’ fund accessibility or provide liquidity.
Nevertheless, funds granted were mostly from the state
specific financial institutes while those from other
fund sources like joint funds or MAI were still very
low percentage. This might be due to the under
standardization of most Thai SMEs have caused
barriers. To improve the standard level of those SMEs,
Thai government needs to review both the regulations
and process related to investment of joint venture funds
together with necessary promotion for capability
improvement in order to be approved by SET or MAI
as listed companies.
It is suggested that further evaluation in other
aspects of SMEs promotion policy should be made. At
least the following levels of measurement, i.e, at the
level of the sector, at the level of the firm, at the
customer service level are also necessary information
for government decision making on moving to new