The Government launched Thailand's first Capital Market Master Plan in early 2002 in an effort to develop and diversify the country's sources of funds. The plan outlines broad initiatives that are considered the main policy framework guiding Thai capital market development. These initiatives include promoting good governance, enlarging the investor base, increasing the quantity and variety of financial instruments, enhancing infrastructure, and reforming the supervisory system.

The second phase of the plan was released in February 2006 covering the period 2006–2010. It was proposed by the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations (FeTCO) and related government bodies to the Thai Ministry of Finance. Details of the proposed plan can found be found through the link below.

In 2002, the Bank of Thailand (BOT) launched a three-year development plan for the Thai payment systems, comprising five main agendas:

• establishment of a Thailand Payment Association with powers to set guidelines for payment services, technical standards, and promotion of the common use of new payment systems;
• collection of National Payment Data and its publication as a statistical report meeting international standards;
• drafting of the Payment System Act;
• creation of infrastructure for payment systems, with emphasis on straight through processing systems; and
• study guidelines for linking Thai and international payment systems. Three models are being considered: continuous linked settlement (CLS), Hong Kong–payment-versus-payment (HK PvP), and Executives' Meeting of East Asia and Pacific Central Banks (EMEAP)-payment-versus-payment (PvP).

Another related development is the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Core Compliance Project. In an effort to narrow the gap between local and international payment standards, BOT aims to make its payments system compliant with the BIS Core Principles for systemically important payment systems.

In 2003, BOT unveiled a Financial Sector Master Plan to guide the development of the financial sector over the next 5 to 10 years. The reforms targeted under the plan are largely centered on the efficient functioning of financial institutions: rationalizing structures and roles, streamlining rules and regulations, and ensuring adequate measures for disclosure and protection of customers. BOT is currently implementing the reforms. An update on implementation progress and a summary of reforms are provided through the links below.

A comprehensive summary of Thailand's policy initiatives is available through the Government Policy link included below.