Invitation to 1st Fulbright seminar entitled “The Path to Survival for the Thai Economy”
Thai Fulbright Association (TFA) cordially invites you to 1st Fulbright seminar 2007 entitled “The Path to Survival for the Thai Economy” on March 31, 2007 at Arnoma Hotel, Bangkok, with the following details: 1:00 – 1:15 pm Opening Remarks by Dr.
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Photo Release: KGI organizes seminar for analysts and institutional investors
KGI Securities (Thailand) Public Company Limited gave a presentation on “Global Electronics Outlook”, to inform market analysts and institutional investors about the current direction of the global electronics industry. KGI Securities (Taiwan) analysts Ms.
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AsiaNet Daily Summary- Press Releases for Friday March 30, 2007
W.P. STEWART…
HAMILTON: Following a meeting of the Company’s Board of KELLWOOD ANNOUNCES…
ST. LOUIS: Kellwood Company has announced senior management PATENT LAWSUIT…
DENVER and CHICAGO, Illinois: A Federal District Court’s ANADIGICS INTRODUCES…
WARREN, New Jersey: ANADIGICS, Inc., a leading provider of BABY BOOMERS…
LOS ANGELES: Although the demand for talent continues to FANNIE MAE…
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal NORKOM TECHNOLOGIES…
DUBLIN, Ireland: Norkom Technologies launches a new SCOTIABANK EXPANDS…
BANGKOK and TORONTO: Scotiabank announced that it has CURTIN MOURNS…
PERTH: Curtin University of Technology staff are mourning CYPROTEX EXTENDS…
MANCHESTER: Cyprotex announces that it has enhanced its Cloe FINDUS ENTERS…
LONDON: Findus Ltd.
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AACP presents new prestige package
Ayudhya Allianz C.P. Life Pcl. (AACP) is introducing a new service, AACP Prestige that will provide special privileges to those policyholders who pay annual premiums of 300,000 baht or above. Mr Wilf Blackburn the President of AACP explained that the strength of the competition within the insurance business in Thailand would mean benefits for policyholders as companies were concerned to provide them with more insurance products and services.
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KTC to promote Thai businesses, partners up with 13 major local department stores with the launch of “KTC Titanium MasterCard for TDP department stores”.
Mr. Thawatchai Thitisakdiskul, (6th from left of second row) Senior Executive Vice President, Credit Card Business, “KTC” or Krungthai Card Public Company Limited, Miss Eileen Wee, Vice President and Country Manager of Thailand MasterCard Worldwide, Asia/Pacific Region(center of second row), partnered with TDP (Thailand Department Store Pool) with thirteen Thai managed major local department stores in thirteen provinces to launch “KTC Titanium MasterCard for TDP department stores” with the “Value Near You” concept.
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HSBC launches new integrated financial service platform and enhances its powerVantage service
HSBC is launching a new integrated financial services platform to provide comprehensive banking and wealth management services to help customers manage and grow their wealth more effectively. The new, 3-tier platform will include existing HSBC Premier, enhanced PowerVantage, as well as a newly-launched SmartVantage account.
Services for the three segments are summarised below: Under the new services platform, an integrated account will be provided to the existing HSBC Premier, PowerVantage and new SmartVantage customers for one-stop personal financial services, which entail deposits, insurance, investments, credit facilities, mortgages and credit cards, etc.
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Global banking leaders at international financial services Summit in Jakarta
Jakarta is on the world stage this week as global leaders attend The Asian Banker Summit, the most significant annual gathering of professionals in the financial services industry, from 25 – 28 March 2007. The prestigious annual event opened yesterday and over 500 banking professionals from more than 24 countries are in Jakarta for the most important meeting of its kind in the country.
Global leaders from the US, Europe and Asia, including former Australian prime minister, Paul Keating, to speak and chair sessions at The Asian Banker Summit in Jakarta, 25 – 28 March 2007 Dr.
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Fitch actions ratings on four Japanese regional banks
Fitch Ratings has today upgraded selected ratings of Chugoku Bank, Ltd. (Chugoku) and Hokkaido Bank, Ltd. (Hokkaido), and at the same time affirmed the ratings of Fukui Bank, Ltd. (Fukui) and Kita-Nippon Bank, Ltd. (Kita-Nippon) as follows:
Chugoku: Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) were upgraded to ‘A+’ from ‘A’ with a Stable Outlook.
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Moody affirms Rizal Commercial Banking Corp’s rating
Moody’s Investors Service has affirmed Rizal Commercial Banking Corp’s (RCBC) E+ bank financial strength rating as well as its Ba3 senior unsecured debt, B3 preferred stock and B1/NP long-term short-term deposit ratings. The outlook for all ratings is stable.
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Photo release: Scotiabank Expands Asia-Pacific Operations with a Minority Investment in Thailand
Victory Drum Dance. Executives from Scotiabank and Thanachart Bank participate in a victory drum dance in Bangkok earlier today after Scotiabank announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire 24.99 per cent of Thanachart Bank, Thailand’s eighth-largest bank and leading automobile lender.
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