KEY POINTS
- CMDF moves forward in 2026 to support the New Economy, foster AI adoption, and enhance transparency in Thailand’s capital market.
- In 2025, CMDF granted funding to 20 projects. Over the past six years, a cumulative 172 projects have been supported, developing more than 16,000 capital market professionals, with TISA and Financial Hub research progressing toward national policy.
The Capital Market Development Fund (CMDF) has funded 172 projects amounting to THB 3.58 billion, with 125 successfully completed over the past six years. In 2025, CMDF extended funding support to
20 projects, delivering measurable outcomes at corporate, human capital, and national policy levels. Highlights included the JUMP+ program engaging 142 listed companies to strengthen organizational competitiveness; pioneering research on the Thailand Individual Savings Account (TISA) and Financial Hub and advancing to national policy; and carbon credit market development. The fund’s 2026 strategic plan centers on empowering New Economy businesses, reaffirming its long-term commitment to the sustainable development of Thailand's capital market.
Professor Kitipong Urapeepatanapong, Chairman of the CMDF Board, stated that CMDF is strategically advancing Thailand’s capital market ecosystem across three priorities: Driving the Thai capital market into the future - supporting New Economy businesses and promoting AI technology adoption to enhance transparency in the capital market; Developing human capital and financial literacy; and Turning research into policy and practice - covering ESG, risk management and carbon credit market development toward Thailand’s Net Zero and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) targets. CMDF works to deliver knowledge and policy recommendations to relevant authorities, driving concrete policy impact, practical application, and financial innovation.
Mr. Juckchai Boonyawat, President of CMDF, said that in 2025, CMDF supported 20 projects aligned with its four objectives and strategic pillars. Promoting the development of organizations and infrastructure (Infrastructure) - 142 listed companies joined JUMP+ to strengthen competitiveness and corporate value, alongside New Economy investment structure support. Enhancing the competency of capital market personnel (Professionals) - developing skills and expanding the talent pool in the capital market, with 1,419 students passing the mock Investment Consultant (IC) examinations, and Thai CFA scholarship recipients achieving higher pass rates across all three levels. Enhancing knowledge and understanding of the capital market among investors (General Public) – broadening investors’ awareness and financial literacy, reaching over 18 million impressions. Supporting research and studies in areas relevant to the capital market. (Research) - the TISA project, aiming at being adopted as a long-term savings promotion policy in response to Thailand's ageing society, is currently under discussion between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF). Meanwhile, research on developing Thailand's capital market into an international financial center has been incorporated into the design of the Financial Hub Act under the Ignite Finance policy.
For 2026, CMDF is moving forward with support for New Economy businesses seeking stock exchange listings - spanning technology companies, startups, and innovation-driven businesses to broaden capital market access, while building AI readiness to strengthen transparency and investor confidence, developing capital market professionals, and advancing policy recommendations to bolster Thailand's capital market competitiveness on the global stage.
CMDF key achievements 2020–2025
- Supporting organizational development: Covering over 3,800 organizations.
- Developing skills and education of capital market personnel:
- Promoting financial and investment literacy: Reinforcing investment awareness through online media, generating a reach of over 80 million.
- Supporting research:
- Human capital development: Upskilled over 16,000 capital market professionals.
- Professional standards: Enabled over 1,300 individuals to obtain Global and Local Certifications.
- CMRI Website: Disseminated over 65 research articles with more than 36,000 views.
- Research Distribution: Distributed more than 664 research publications to over 30 organizations.
For more information, please visit www.cmdf.or.th/grant/result-announcement/
