The Role of SME Bank in Thailand

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							“ The Role of SME Bank in Thailand ”



           Mr. Nattapon Dejvitak
              Vice President

     SME Development Bank of Thailand

              16 February 2006
     Established as the Small Industry Finance Office (SIFO) under
1964 the Department of Industrial Promotion, Ministry of Industry
1964

       Re-established by Act of Parliament as the Small Industry
1991
1991   Finance Corporation (SIFC) under the Ministry of Finance and
       Ministry of Industry


1993   Commenced operations in Jan 1993 with an initial registered
1993
       capital of THB 300 million


       SIFC was recapitalized to THB 2.8 billion, with Ministry of Finance
2001
2001   holding 92% of the shares


          Re-activated by Act of Parliament as the SME Development
2002
2002      Bank of Thailand (SME Bank) with authorized capital has been
          increased to THB 10 billion
  Historically, the commercial banking sector has been highly
averse to SME lending. The government thus utilized specialized
                        (“SFIs”
financial institutions (“SFIs”) – most notably SME Bank – to ease
the lack of liquidity in the SME sector

 SME Bank does not compete directly with the other SFIs - Bank
of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives and Government
Savings Bank – which perform lending roles with an emphasis on
different areas

  The government has 95% ownership of SME Bank and
provides supervision

 Quasi-                    Moody’
 Quasi-sovereign rating by Moody’s : Baa 1
SME Bank’s Public Policy Role is based on:

      • SME Bank being instrumental in implementing the
      government’
      government’s policies:
              - Promoting and developing SMEs and the
         grass-
         grass-root economy
                              nation’
              - Improving the nation’s competitiveness and
         fostering sustainable economic growth
           Bank’
   • SME Bank’s provision of vital services to the SME
   sector that other private or public entities cannot provide
   • Various financing schemes based on specific
   government policies
     Bank’
SME Bank’s role and objectives are well stipulated by law —
Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand
Act of 2002, Section 11

     “The Bank shall have the objectives in conducting the
business in the aspect of development, promotion, providing
assistance and supporting the establishment, business
operation, expansion or improving of medium and small
enterprises by granting loans, providing security guarantee,
making joint investment, providing consultation and advice
or other necessary services under the provision of the Act.”
        2002 :   44 branches
        2003 :   65 branches
        2004 :   80 branches

     Number of Staff as of Dec. 2005
2,000
1,800
1,600
1,400
1,200
1,000
  800
  600
  400
  200
    0
    1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005
To be the bank which
  helps build Thai
Entrepreneur Society
1) To support the creation and lasting success of
   new entrepreneurs
2) To promote and develop the sustainable growth
   of Thai SMEs and their evolution into SMART
   SMEs
3) To promote value creation in Thai SMEs in
   order to contribute to the national interests
SME Bank restructured its businesses into 10 clusters
  in line with the government’s economic strategy

                   Food       Hi-tech. &
                               Energy
           Fashion                         Wholesale &
                                             Retail
 Automotive
                     10 Clusters              Packaging &
    Services                                    Logistic

               Tourism               Franchise &
                                       OTOP
                     Manufacturing
                               Small                            Medium

                  Number of       Fixed Assets      Number of      Fixed Assets
                  Employee        excld. land       Employee       excld. land
                                   (THB mil.)                       (THB mil.)

Manufacturing     50 or less           50 or less   51-200        > 50 to 200

     Services     50 or less       50 or less       51-200        > 50 to 200

   Wholesale      25 or less       50 or less       26-50         > 50 to 100

       Retail     15 or less       30 or less       16-30         > 30 to 60


      The total number of small, medium and large enterprises throughout
       The total number of small, medium and large enterprises throughout
  Thailand is estimated at 1.87 million. Out of these, 99 % or approximately
  Thailand is estimated at 1.87 million. Out of these, 99 % or approximately
  1.85 million are SMEs
  1.85 million are SMEs
                                  Employment
                                  Employment
                                   Creation
                                   Creation                   Creating
                                                              Creating
        Creation of
        Creation of                                       Competition and
                                                          Competition and
            New
            New                                            a High Quality
                                                           a High Quality
       Entrepreneurs
       Entrepreneurs                                      Service Culture
                                                           Service Culture



 Development
 Development                                                      Generating
                                                                   Generating
  for Various
  for Various                                                       Foreign
                                                                     Foreign
Types of Skills
Types of Skills                                                 Currency Income
                                                                Currency Income


                   Linked with
                   Linked with                  Increasing
                                                 Increasing
                  Businesses of
                  Businesses of                Utilization of
                                               Utilization of
                      Large
                      Large                      Domestic
                                                  Domestic
                   Enterprises
                   Enterprises                    Products
                                                  Products



SMEs account for nearly 80% of non-farm employment, 42% of GDP
            and 38% of manufactured exports
         SME Development                        Bank of
         Bank of Thailand                   Agriculture and
                                       Agricultural Cooperatives
           “SME Bank”
Building an entrepreneurial society   “Rural Development Bank”
          Total Solutions
           Smart SMEs                   On-farm and Off-farm
       First-time exporters            community enterprises


                                              Export-Import
          Government Savings                 Bank of Thailand
                Bank
                                         “Exporter’s Bank”
          “People’s Bank”
                                        Full banking service
      To develop human capital            Export insurance
                                         Investment abroad
        Lack of                                           Deficiencies in

Competitive Advantages                                  Good Governance



                          Problems & Obstacles
                                of SMEs



 Limitation in Gaining                                  Government Efforts in

   Access to Funds                                        Promoting SMEs




   To successfully implement the government’s national agenda with regard to
SME sector development, SME Bank, as a specialized financial institutions, has
been mandated to provide various forms of financing and business development
services to SMEs
             Bank finance alone is not a guarantee for project success.
             Bank finance alone is not a guarantee for project success.
Philosophy
Philosophy   Advisory and development services are created to help
             Advisory and development services are created to help
             promote sustainable growth of SMEs
             promote sustainable growth of SMEs



             - To improve clients’ business management skills
             - To improve clients’ business management skills
             - To develop clients’ ability in formulating and –
             - To develop clients’ ability in formulating and –
               implementing business strategy successfully
               implementing business strategy successfully
  Goals
  Goals
             - To expand clients’ market base & opportunities
             - To expand clients’ market base & opportunities
             - To enhance clients’ business performance and to
             - To enhance clients’ business performance and to
               develop sustainable ability to repay debt
               develop sustainable ability to repay debt
          SME Bank’s next five year plan is aimed at building
              an entrepreneurial society in Thailand

                               Paradigm Shift
                        Past Role                      Current Role

Role            Financial institute for SMEs    Institute to build an
                                                entrepreneurial society
Process         Act as an advisor to focus on   Provide full range development
                credit and investment           Cultivation    Funding   Advisor

Focus           Focused on product / work       Focused on entrepreneur /
                function                        customer
Target Group    General SMEs                    Strategic business group x area

Operation       Dealing and coordination from   Networking and full range of
                time to time                    aggressive operation
                      Local                Policy                  Supporting
                  Servicing Group      Controlling Group            Group

                                        • 10 Clusters         • Financial and Risk
                   • 80 Business                                Management Group
  Strategic          Development
Target Group         Centers                                  • Operations Group
                                        • Entrepreneur
                   • 19 Area Offices                          • Management
                                          Development
                                          Policy Group          Support Group



                        What have been changed ?

Past structure                                 Current structure
• Financial solution                           • Total solution
• Branch office plays a credit based           • Branch office to lead business
  marketing role                                 cultivation
• 7 business strategic groups and 8            • Expand to 10 business strategic
  Area Offices                                   groups and 19 Area Offices
“ The Role of SME Bank in Thailand ”



          Mr. Nattapon Dejvitak
           Vice President

    SME Development Bank of Thailand

              16 February 2006

						
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