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Project Funding For Infrastructure DevelopmentProject Funding For Infrastructure Development in Bangkok

Positioning Thailand’s Bond Marketos o g a a d s o d a e

September 2010

Euromoney ConferenceEuromoney ConferenceLondon, UK

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Signs of recovery (Monthly data : January 2008 – July 2010)

180186

19076 75

8055.7

60

INVT+CONS rebounded Confidence regainedProduction resumed

180

170

18075

70 47.350

150

140

150

160

Private Investment Index55

50

60

Capacity Utilization34.4

30

40

Business sentiment Index

80 718 03719,000

140

Jan‐2008

Jan‐2009

Jan‐2010

Private Investment Index 50

Jan‐2008

Jan‐2009

Jan‐2010

Capacity Utilization 30

Jan‐2008

Jan‐2009

Jan‐2010

Business sentiment Index

137140

80.779.380

17,37018,037

15,000

17,000

133

137

135

71 5

75

11,000

13,000

125

130

71.5

70

Jan‐200

8

Jan‐200

9

Jan‐201

0

Consumer Confidence Index10,425

9,000

Jan‐200

8

Jan‐200

9

Jan‐201

0

Exports (BOP basis, Mil USD)121

120

Jan‐2008

Jan‐2009

Jan‐2010

Private Consumption Index

Source : Bank of Thailand, University of Thai Chamber of Commerce1

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Fiscal Stimulus averaged 5% of GDP(FY2009 – FY2011)

TKK 2012 : 1,296 Billion Baht(CY2008 – CY2012)

8%600Additional public borrowing

Budget Def icit

(TKK 2012)

Billionbaht

Logistic

Others15012%

80605 8%

6%

% to GDP (RHS)

Billion Baht

Logistic37029%

C it

12%

Public Health1088%

605.8%

4.9%4.5%

400

CommunityInvestment

14111%260

3.6% 4%

Agriculture22718%

Energy157

Education14311%1.7% 1.8% 2%

200

15712%

0 146 165 441 233 420 420

Source : Public Debt Management Office, Ministry of Finance2

0 146 165 441 233 420 4200%0

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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Huge stimulus package resulted  in 10‐year high GDP growth despite political turbulencep

NESDB (23 Aug 2010) doubled its 2010 GDP growth forecast from 3.5% to 7.5% due to higher‐than‐expect export and investment.

12%

9%

12%Real GDP % growth (Q‐on‐Q) and GDP current price (Billion Baht) 

8 530 BB

9,080 BB 9,050 BB

10,000.9 BB

6% 6%

5%6%

4%

8%7,850 BB

8,530 BB

3%

0%

4%

US financial Crisis

Sti l k

‐4%‐5%

‐3%

‐4%

Stimulus package : TKK 2555

‐7%‐8%

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

GDP % Growth (Q‐on‐Q)

3

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

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IMF foresees  that Thailand will enjoy strongest rebound among ASEAN–5 (excl China & India)Huge stimulus pays off

15% change (Y‐on‐Y)

10

Chi

Real GDP (year on year percentage change)

57%

China

India

0

‐52008 2009 2010F 2011F

China India Hong kong Korea Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Vietnam Thailand

‐2.3%

China India Hong kong Korea Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Vietnam Thailand

Source : World Economic Outlook Database, IMF, 20104

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Effective Management in Stimulus Package leads to

LOWER Public Debt to GDP in Long run 

18,738,150 MB 47 8%

48.7% 48.9% 48.7% 48.2% 18,738.15 BB, ,

45.2%46.3%

47.8%47.0%

45.4%

43.3%43.8%

37.3% 10,000.90 BB

2008

2009

2010

 ƒ

2011

 ƒ

2012

 ƒ

2013

 ƒ

2014

 ƒ

2015

 ƒ

2016

 ƒ

2017

 ƒ

2018

 ƒ

2019

 ƒ

Source: PDMO, as of SEP 10 5

GDP (Current price, MB) Public Debt to GDPBillion Baht)

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External Balance Strong: ST Debt low and well covered by Reserves

M USD %

L t

60

80

90,000

120,000 Long-termShort-term

External Debt/GDP

72%

20

40

30,000

60,000

27%

6

00

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Q1 2010

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Consensus: Thailand’s fundamentals remains sound and improving in spite of widespread concerns with political situationin spite of widespread concerns with political situation

Fitch’s Thailand Analysis* MoF (Japan)’s Investor Survey** ?• Political stability

• Competence of the economic management team• Strong external accounts positions

Effi i d bili f h fi i l

Strength• External Financial position remains strong,

y ?

• Efficiency and stability of the financial system• Foreign exchange reserves• Asset quality of financial institutions• Policy consistency or rigidity

stronger than most in BBB• Sound banking system, strongest in BBB group• Economy recovered (GDP revised up to

Foreign currency regulations

Economy recovered (GDP revised up to 6.7%) despite global economic downturn AND political turmoil Problematic factors of doing business***

Government instability/coupsRestrictive labor regulations

Poor public healthPoor work ethic in national labor force

Inadequately educated workforceInflation Weakness

• Political uncertainty (although yet to affect credit)• Concerns with medium term fiscal position

Inadequate supply of infrastructurePolicy instability

Access to financingTax regulations Crime and theft

Tax rates Government instability/coups Concerns with medium term fiscal position

Remarks: * Fitch’s Thailand Report, April 2010

**MoF (Japan) Survey of factors affecting investors

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Corruption.Inefficient government bureaucracyInadequate supply of infrastructure

Philipines Indonesia Thailand

confidence, by order of priority

***Respondents asked to rank most problematic factors, Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010 7

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Economic growth reboundedConfidence regainedMomentum restored

Credit Rating is Yetto be “upgraded”

AA+Aa1

AAAAaa 15%• International Reserves/ ST External Debt Ratio < 1• NPLs : Commercial Banks: 47%, Finance Companies: 67%• Financial Markets Imbalances: Bond 12%, Equities 24%, Bank Loans 128% (as % of GDP)

• International Reserves/ ST External Debt ≈ 4.5 (as of June 2010)• NPLs: Commercial Banks: 5%, Finance Companies: 12%•Balance of Financial Markets Achieved: Bond 65%, Equities 66%, Bank Loans 82% (as % of GDP)

% GDP (growth)

AAAa2

AA‐Aa3

Aa1

10%

( )• Absence of Social Safety Net• Absence of Bankruptcy laws and deposit guarantee

( )• Universal Coverage for Health Care Increased to 97% of Total Population• Bankruptcy law and The Deposit Protection Act were established

A‐A3

AA2

A+A1 5%

0%pre‐crisis

?

BBB+Baa1

BBBBaa2 ‐5%Momentum restored

BBB‐Baa3

BB+Ba1

BBBa2 BB

‐10%post‐crisis

recoveryInvestment Grade

•IMF Loan paid

Q 1 / 1995

Q 2 

Q 3

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Q 1 / 1996

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Q 1 / 1997

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Q 2

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Q 4 / 2010

BB‐Ba3 ‐15%

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

Thailand’s credit rating by Moody’s Thailand’s credit rating by S&P

Thailand’s GDP growth Y‐O‐Y

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The Rude Awakening1997 Asian Financial Crisis

Imbalanced Capital Market

128%140%

Non‐existence of Bond Market (10% of GDP in 1997)

% GDP (share)

105%

100%

120%

72%

82%

66%

65%60%

80%

52%

39%

20%

40%

7%

0%

20%

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10%

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

2010

Bank Loan : GDP Equity Market : GDP Bond Market : GDP

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From Forced Development toBond Market EfficiencyBrutal Transition

BondMarket Development Bureau PDMO

100%10Post Crisis – 2000: V l O i t d

2007 – 2010 : D l t O i t d

Bond Market Development Bureau, PDMO

10,000

%

80%8

Volume Oriented

Bond Market Capitalization tripled Government Bond’s 

Outstanding grew by 50 times

Development Oriented

Regular Benchmark Issuance New Product Development

Pro‐active Bond Market 8,000

65%

60%6

Baht

DP

Government Bond MarketShared jumped from 3% in 1997 to 44% in 2000

Management (BoT and PDs)

(sha

re)

Baht

6,000

52%

40%4

Trillion

% to

 G

Pre‐Crisis

‐ Illiquid Bond MarketAb f B h k B d

Billion

 

4,000

% 20%2

‐ Absence of Benchmark Bond‐ Dominated by SoE’s Bond‐ Retail Market

2,000

10%

0%

0%

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Towards SustainableDomestic Bond Market Development2007 Bond Market at Crossroad

Amend Act to allow for government bond issuance for market development purpose

To ensure continuity of Benchmark Bond amidst balance Budgetding Act

Bond Market Development Bureau, PDMO

To ensure continuity of Benchmark Bond amidst balance Budget

Amend Act to allow for Prefunding of large size Benchmark Bond

To built up sizable Benchmark Bond in order to enhance liquidityAmen

dPD

MO 

To built up sizable Benchmark Bond in order to enhance liquidity

Increase Benchmark Bond Outstanding 30 year Bond (Insurance Company)

As ent

ucts

Increase  Benchmark Bond Tenors

Increase Auction Size

30‐year Bond  (Insurance Company)

Floating Rate Bond (Bank)

Step‐up Saving Bond (Retail Investor)Feature

djustm

e

w Produ

Reduce Auction Frequency Step up Saving Bond (Retail Investor)F

Ad

New

One‐on‐one  (with PDs)+  Annual Market Dialogue (With PDs and Market Participants)

Quarterly Schedule Announcement and Press Release

‐active

agem

ent

MoF Award – 1. Best Primary Market Contributor for Bond

2. Best Primary Market Contributor for T‐Bill

Pro‐

Man

a

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Deep and liquid bond market allows government to meet funding Requirements (tripled as a result of stimulus measures)

1,400,000 

Consistent Benchmark issuance Benchmark Yield curve

Strategy FY2011Million    Baht

1,000,000 

1,200,000  Saving Bonds Expand investor base (Retail)

Low Cost Bank Loan TKK Investment

ILB Rising inflation rate trend

Long Term P/N Demand from Insurance

LB 50 yrs bond Lengthen Portfolio

Bank Loan30 000 Bank Loan Bank Loan 60 000

New Instrument,  58,500 800,000 

SB  82,230 P/N  49,989 P/N  106,171 

P/N 70,514

T‐Bill134,000  T‐Bill  50,000 

Other  120,000 

30,000  Bank Loan237,700 

Bank Loan  60,000 

600,000 

Tripled

SB 6 000SB  18,000 

SB  80,000 ,

P/N  30,950 

P/N  70,514 

200 000

400,000 

LB193,250 

LB223,363 

LB383,269 

LB443,572 

LB440,000 

SB  6,000 

T‐Bill‐

200,000 

Refinance Bank LoanT Bill‐127,000 

‐90,000 

‐200,000 

2550 2551 2552 2553 25542007 2008 2009 2010 2011 12

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Market LiquiditySustainable domestic funding source

Lower cost of FundingKey Success indicators

120 130

Lower cost of FundingSizeable Benchmark Bonds to enhance liquidity Popular Benchmark Bonds 5yr & 10yr actively traded

Billion #1 #1285

99

120

36%

Billion

Baht

#127%

21%

28% 5 yr

10 yr 7 yr

#2246

12% 13%

8%

#7#5

#2#2

#57% 6%

12%13%

8%

2007 2008 2009 2010

Well developed Benchmark Bond pays off: Low Cost

8%

Market Concentration of Top 10 most actively traded in secondary market

2550 2551 2552 25532007 2008 2009 2010

despite higher amount

1.2 bps +78%

80%

78%

80%

y

1.4 bps

+70%

76%

223.36 BB383.27 BB 443.57 BB

70%

76%

-- 0.6 bps2007 2008 2009 2010

2008 2009 2010 13

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Positioning Thai Bond Market Non Junk Bond Market97% of Bond Market is “A” rated

AAA9%

BBB3%

As of Aug 2010

Issuer Outstanding(Billion Baht)

%

Government 2,403 48%B d

AAA (Corp+Foreign)

6%

4%Government 2,403 48%

Bank of Thailand 957 19%

State Owned Enterprise  (AAA rated) 508 10%

C t (AAA t d) 271 5%

BondOutstanding= 5,026 

Billion Baht

67%

Gov't + BoT67%

AAA (SoE)10%

Corporate (AAA rated) 271 5%

Foreign  (AAA rated) 53 1%

Total 4,192 84%

Billion Baht

(exclude<1 yr tenor)

6%

*<1 year tenor = 1,439 Billion Baht (84% of which is BoT’s Bill) 

400SOEs and Corporate spread above Government Bond

300

400

SOE (3 year) Corp AAA (1 year) Corp AAA (3 year)

bps  above sovereignp p

100

200

0

100

2006‐Q4 2007‐Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2008‐Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2009‐Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2010‐Q1 Q2 14

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Corporate Bond shared 21% of Thai Bond Market*(90% of which are “A” Rated or Higher) 

Oth

Energy27%

ICT5%

Others12%

27%

Transportation6%

5%

Property7%

Bank

Financial Institution

10% Bank22%Construction 

Material11%

Source: ThaiBMA, as of Dec 09*1,105 Billion Baht 15

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Clear Presence in  Government Bond Emerging   Market Indices 

Thai Bond Market in International Perspective

HSBC Asian Local Bond Index Weighting

Sep 2008: Lehman’s Crisis July 2010

China11%

Thailand6%

Taiwan10%

China10%

Thailand8%Si

Taiwan8%

6%

Hong Kong15%Phili i

Singapore15%

8%

Hong KongPhilippines4%

Singapore14 %

15%

India7%

Malaysia8%

Philippines4%

14 %

India

Malaysia9%

4%

7%

Indonesia8%Korea

16%

India7%

Indonesia10%

Korea16%

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Non Resident Holding in government bond has been doubled in last 3 months 

Non Resident Holding in government bondNon Resident Holding in government bond

9.9%12%200,000

Non Resident Holding (Government Bond)

% h f t b d t t di

MB MPC rate hike:Jul 14, + 25 bps

200

Billion Baht

6.6%

8.2%9%150,000

% share of government bond outstanding Aug 25, +25 bpsCurrent level = 1.75%150

Baht

4.5%3.8% 3.7%

5.6%6%100,000100

1.2%

3%50,00050

0%02006 2007 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 July Aug Sep

2008 2009 2010

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Peers Comparison: Relatively high Liquidity in Secondary Market

32.16Hong Kong

1.02

1.03

Korea

Japan

0 61

0.78

Malaysia

Thailand

0.52

0.61

Singapore

Malaysia

0.5

0.51

Philippines

China

0.28

0.4

Indonesia

Vietnam

As of March 2010

0 0.5 1 1.5 2

As of March 2010

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Initiatives introduced to encourage foreign investment and promote ease of access for foreign investors in Thai government bond market

Si M l i Th il d Phili i I d iSingapore Malaysia Thailand Philippines Indonesia

Restrictions None None None None None

Tax on Interest None None Exempt 20% final tax, with held at 

20%, or tax treaty rate

source

Capital Gains Tax None None Exempt None 20%, or tax treaty ratetreaty rate

Custodian MAS, Banks

ADI Require Local 

RoSS Require Local

Source: Standard Chartered bank, ThaiBMA19

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Project Funding For Infrastructure DevelopmentContact PDMO: www.pdmo.mof.go.thProject Funding For Infrastructure Development in Bangkokp g

Tel: (662) 265 8050

Chakkrit Parapuntakul Director-General [email protected]

Pimpen Ladpli Director of Government [email protected] Market Development DivisionBond Market Development Division

Nattakarn Boonsri Director of Fund Management [email protected] Debt Securities MarketI f t t D l t Di i iInfrastructure Development Division

Paroche Hutachareon Analyst [email protected]

Nakarin Prompat Economist [email protected]