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Thai Bond Market Set for Huge Growth.

Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand)

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Jan. 7--Thailand's bond market is on the verge of phenomenal growth with new issues and active transactions pending.

Analysts expect new state and corporate bond issues this year to total between 768 billion and 822 billion baht. Of the total, between 500 billion and 600 billion baht will be government bonds and treasury issues and the rest state enterprise bonds and corporate debt.

The government plans to issue 200 billion baht in bonds to cover a budget deficit as it attempts to jump-start the economy.

The Financial Institutions Development Fund (FIDF), which faces obligations from the attempted bailout of troubled banks and finance companies, will issue 320 billion baht in bonds.

State-enterprise bond issues will be about ...

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