Assadech Opens 20th Thailand Focus Event

Matichon•Economy•13h ago

Reader Briefing

The Stock Exchange of Thailand held the 20th anniversary Thailand Focus 2026: Reignite Thailand event to showcase investment potential to global institutional investors.

•Thailand Focus 2026: Reignite Thailand attracted 220 investors from 74 global institutions.
•The event featured 77 listed companies from SET and mai with a combined market capitalization of 16 trillion baht as of August 25, 2026.
•Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanpraphas delivered a keynote speech to restore investment confidence.

Overview

•Thailand Focus 2026: Reignite Thailand served as a platform to show investment potential to global institutional investors and coincided with the Affiliated Program of the IMF – World Bank Group Annual Meetings 2026.
•220 institutional investors from 74 institutions attended, including first-time participants from Switzerland, New Zealand, and Israel.
•As of August 25, 2026, 77 listed companies from SET and mai participated, representing 80% of the total market value at 16 trillion baht.
•Investors engaged in 1,552 one-on-one and group meetings, including sessions with 15 companies in the JUMP+ project.
•7 listed companies from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam participated to emphasize ASEAN regional investment cooperation.
•The Thai stock index increased by nearly 30% since the beginning of the year, ranking 4th globally, with foreign net purchases of 67,000 million baht.
•Ekniti Nitithanpraphas, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, delivered a keynote on economic restructuring to attract new investment.
•Eknat Promphan, Minister of Energy, provided perspectives on turning energy challenges into competitive advantages.

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Key Entities

Person

Assadech Kongsiri(อัสสเดช คงสิริ)

President and Managing Director of the Stock Exchange of Thailand.

Ekniti Nitithanpraphas(เอกนิติ นิติทัณฑ์ประภาศ)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance who delivered a keynote speech.

Eknat Promphan(เอกนัฏ พร้อมพันธุ์)

Minister of Energy who shared views on energy challenges.

Organization

Stock Exchange of Thailand(ตลาดหลักทรัพย์แห่งประเทศไทย)ℹ️

The organization that hosted the Thailand Focus 2026 event.

SET

A stock exchange whose listed companies participated in the event.

mai

A stock exchange whose listed companies participated in the event.

Ministry of Finance(กระทรวงการคลัง)ℹ️

The ministry led by Ekniti Nitithanpraphas.

Ministry of Energy(กระทรวงพลังงาน)ℹ️

The ministry led by Eknat Promphan.

Policy

JUMP+ℹ️

A project involving 15 listed companies presenting operational upgrades.

Place

Switzerland(สวิตเซอร์แลนด์)ℹ️

A country that participated in the event for the first time.

New Zealand(นิวซีแลนด์)ℹ️

A country that participated in the event for the first time.

Israel(อิสราเอล)ℹ️

A country that participated in the event for the first time.

Singapore(สิงคโปร์)ℹ️