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The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), as a member of International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), has launched inaugural “Ring the Bell for Financial Literacy 2019” event in Thailand, reinforcing its role in enhancing financial literacy, a core mission SET has carried on for youths, public, investors and business community for 18 consecutive years.
SET Senior Executive Vice President Krisada Sektrakul said that together with 30 other exchanges worldwide, SET as a member of IOSCO and WFE today organized “Ring the Bell for Financial Literacy 2019” event for the first time in Thailand during the World Investor Week. The event aims to raise awareness globally why financial literacy for investors matters. In line with SET’s vision: To Make the Capital Market ‘Work’ for Everyone, this initiative is instrumental in promoting financial literacy at an early age among young people and the public in general.
“For 18 years, SET has consistently promoted financial literacy for audience across all segments, including youths, the public, investors, and business community as well as capital market professionals. The cascaded actions include organizing diverse topics of seminars and training programs through various learning channels and establishing state-of-the-art capital market learning center at SET’s headquarter in Bangkok, which features Maruey Knowledge & Resource Center and INVESTORY, the first investment discovery museum in Thailand,” said Krisada.
At the same time, Maruey Knowledge & Resource Center celebrated its 15th anniversary by launching a new book corner called “Innovative Entrepreneurship” filled with over 600 Thai and international books as well as electronic resources that focus on business potential enhancement and innovation for new entrepreneurs, in accordance with the government’s direction to groom small and medium enterprises and startups to become key mechanism that drives the country’s economy. The Center is also running an exhibition, providing knowledge about business operators in digital era.
Maruey Knowledge & Resource Center, located at the SET Building (basement), is open daily from 8.30 a.m. - 9 p.m. For more information, please visit www.maruey.com.
