Bangkok--7 Mar--EXIM Thailand EXIM Thailand Appoints Daiwa Securities SMBC Singapore Limited Arranger and Lead Manager of 150-Million-USD Floating Rate Notes Dr. Apichai Boontherawara (second right), President of Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Thailand), and Mr. Akihiko Kanamura (second left), Chairman of Daiwa Securities SMBC Singapore Limited, recently signed a contract for the appointment of Daiwa Securities SMBC Singapore Limited as arranger and lead manager of the Bank’s 5-year Floating Rate Notes worth 150 million US dollars at EXIM Thailand Head Office. The USD-denominated proceeds will be used for refinancing Bank’s maturing debts and lending to support Thai investors’ overseas projects. For further information, please contact Public Relations Division, Office of Top Management Tel. 0 2271 3700, 0 2278 0047, 0 2617 2111 ext. 1140-6