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Summary of Thailand Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) Technical Note: Risk Assessment

Core Content

This document is a Technical Note on the Risk Assessment for Thailand, prepared by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP). It outlines the results of various stress tests and risk analyses conducted in 2018 and 2019, focusing on solvency, liquidity, interconnectedness, and contagion risks in the financial system. The analysis was carried out by an IMF staff team, in collaboration with the World Bank, and was overseen by the Monetary and Capital Markets Department of the IMF.

Main Risk Assessment Findings

1. Solvency Stress Testing

• The Thai banking system shows substantial resilience to severe shocks, comparable to the Asian Financial Crisis.
• Under the adverse scenario, three large banks would deplete their Capital Conservation Buffer (CCB), but recapitalization needs would be minimal.
• Sensitivity tests revealed that no major vulnerabilities were found in the banking system's exposure to:
  • Increase in government and corporate spreads
  • Foreign exchange risk
  • Loan portfolio concentration risk
• One entity had a particularly high concentration in single-name exposures, indicating a potential risk.
• The Bank of Thailand (BoT) conducted independent solvency stress tests, which showed similar results to the IMF's analysis, confirming the robustness of the findings.

2. Liquidity Stress Testing

• Thai banks are resilient to liquidity withdrawals, but some may face increased funding pressures.
• The funding maturity structure is front-loaded, with a heavy reliance on short-term liabilities.
• Under the current regulatory regime, banks have sufficient liquidity buffers to withstand a one-month risk horizon.
• The Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) remains above the hurdle rate of 100% under the severe scenario.
• Three banks fell below the hurdle rate, with an aggregate liquidity shortfall of 0.7% of total assets (or 1.5% of GDP).
• The cash-flow-based analysis was consistent with the LCR results.

3. Investment Fund Liquidity Stress Testing

• Investment funds (IFs), including daily fixed income funds (FI) and money market funds (MMF), are resilient to severe redemption shocks.
• These funds account for 33% of net asset value (NAV).
• Under a waterfall strategy, most funds have sufficient cash to meet redemption demands.
• Under a pro rata strategy, funds retain a good amount of liquid assets, even with aggressive bond sales.
• Eight funds experienced a significant depletion of liquidity reserves, but all but one could withstand the shocks when corporate bond liquidation is included.
• The impact on the bond market depends on the type of liquidation strategy used.

4. Interconnectedness and Contagion Analysis

• The financial system appears to have low interconnectedness compared to the last decade.
• Systemic risk is contained, and no major contagion vulnerabilities were identified.
• However, measuring and operationalizing interconnectedness and contagion remains challenging.
• The BoT is working to explore interconnectedness metrics that capture links between financial entities and economic sectors.

Key Risk Factors

• High household indebtedness (reached 80.8% of GDP in 2015)
• Rapid growth in corporate debt (70.5% of GDP in 2017)
• Moderate credit growth and slow deleveraging
• Risk concentrations in loan portfolios, especially single-name exposures
• High exposure to capital markets for households
• Moderate asset price increases, particularly in real estate and condominium prices
• Weak profitability in the corporate sector
• Moderate growth in the insurance and mutual fund sectors
• Vulnerabilities in SMEs, including rising nonperforming loans (NPLs)

Key Recommendations

Conclusion

The Thai financial system is resilient to severe macrofinancial shocks, with banks and investment funds showing strong performance under stress scenarios. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in data quality, solvency modeling, and interconnectedness analysis. The BoT has made progress in enhancing its stress testing framework and addressing recommendations from previous assessments, but further technical and analytical development is needed to strengthen resilience and monitor systemic risks more effectively.