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The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), together with The International Monetary Fund (IMF) to organize “International Capital Markets Conference 2015”, the first time for the Thai capital market, on November 30–December 1, 2015 in Bangkok, could attract more than 300 the top financiers, foreign fund managers and forefront capital market executives in the region.
The event was also honored by the participation of distinguished guests especially Robert C. Merton, the 1997 Nobel laureate in economics who gave a keynote speech on the role of financial innovation and derivative markets in financial globalization and capital markets, while Ministry of Finance Permanent Secretary Somchai Sujjapongse presented the government's policies highlighting Thailand's capital market development direction.
SET President Kesara Manchusree said, “The International Capital Markets Conference 2015 is considered a successful conference as it has attracted more than 300 key global and regional key stakeholders, consisting of high-level executives from the government sector, foreign fund managers, and a number of Thai listed firms with investment in the GMS, to exchange views on fundraising opportunities, cross-market investment connection and improvement of clearing and settlement systems which are keys to accelerate regional development among the GMS capital markets, in line with one of SET’s goals to raise its role in international level.”
“During the event, a special workshop is conducted the for the first time with high-level executives from the government sector and central banks, policy makers and GMS capital markets, an initiative to explore regional development among GMS capital markets for future growth. SET has invited international experts to share their valuable experiences and exchange views. In addition, a special workshop has been organized with the support from the Secretary General and high-level executives from the Securities and Exchange Commission to motivate and accelerate GMS collaboration,” added Kesara.
SET aims to organize the “International Capital Markets Conference” continuously, making it a platform for international experts to exchange valuable experiences in order to drive the GMS capital markets’ growth while reinforcing SET’s positioning at the international level.
For more information on “International Capital Markets Conference 2015”, please visit www.set.or.th/ICMC .
