Bangkok--Apr 27--SET
The President of The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong, announced that the SET will be celebrating its 30th Anniversary on Friday April 29, 2005, on its premises. The Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Dr. Somkid Jatusripitak, will graciously deliver a keynote address and preside over the opening ceremony of the “Capital Market Academy”, an institution with the theme “Developing Knowledge and Vision for Future Leaders”, aimed at creating young-blood executives.
“The interesting agenda on that day will include the keynote address of the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Dr. Somkid Jatusripitak, who will also preside over the inauguration ceremony of the “Capital Market Academy”. Also, Mr. Vichate Tantiwanich, the President of the Market for Alternative Investment (mai); Dr. Santi Kiranand, Chief Executive Officer of the Bond Electronic Exchange (BEX); Ms. Kesara Manchusree, Managing Director of the Thailand Futures Exchange Pcl. (TFEX); and Ms. Chanisa Chutipat, Chief Executive Officer of SETTRADE.Com Co., Ltd. will share their insights in the seminar entitled “30 Years of Success and the Challenges Ahead”. This program will focus on the next decade of the SET’s operations, when every conceivable type of investment instrument becomes available in the Thai market. The session will be moderated by Mr. Ratchapol Laovanitch, the Acting Managing Director of Family Know-How Co., Ltd.
“Furthermore, there will be the launch of the “TSD Counter Service”, which has been developed by the SET and Thailand Securities Depository Co. Ltd. (TSD) to provide speedy service for transactions that don’t require much time for processing,” Mr. Kittiratt said.
Besides the activities on Friday, April 29, 2005, the SET and its subsidiaries also have other projects to celebrate the SET’s 30th anniversary, to be launched throughout the year. They are, for example, the “Money Channel”, which will be Thailand’s first satellite TV channel focusing on economics and investment; a game show on the ‘Thai Stock Market’, and the “Fighting Disaster and Fixing the Hearts for the Future of the Andaman” Project co-hosted by the SET and Duang Prateep Foundation to help relieve the victims' emotional problems, so that they’ll be able to continue to live out their lives with strength and sustainability.
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