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Table 1. Thailand: Summary Compliance with the Basel Core Principles (continued)
Principle 5
Licensing Criteria
Comments
Applications for new banks are only accepted in pre-determined periods. The last period
for filing applications closed in 2014; four licenses were granted. One application was
denied in 2016 because it was filed after closing of the 2010–2014 licensing period
established in the Financial Sector Master plan. Application reviewed included a request by
the applicant for a waiver on paid-in capital at inception, the BoT denied, and the MOF
concurred.
Principle 6
Transfer of Significant Ownership
Comments
Since 2017, there have been two significant ownership changes approved and two denied.
One denial was due to failing the fit-and-proper review and the other due to the proposed
ownership structure that would have hindered consolidated supervision.
Principle 7
Major Acquisitions
Comments
Cases reviewed denote that most applications are routine as they involve investing in
financial business only and most are auxiliary functions such as Fintech subsidiaries. One
denial involved an application to establish an FBG, but the applicant was unable to provide
sound reasoning for the establishment and proof of sufficient financial resources.
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