Bangkok Bank Executive Vice President of International Banking Group and Bangkok Bank (China) Chief Executive Officer Suwatchai Songwanich welcomed the Economic Reporters Association committees and other journalists who joined the Advanced Development of Economic Journalists’ Project in 2018, led by Economic Reporters Association Chairman Thiraput Pemaprayunwongsa, on their visit to Bangkok Bank (China) Head Office in Shanghai. Mr.Suwatchai also gave a lecture together with Office of Commercial Affairs, Royal Thai Consulate-General, Shanghai Commercial Consul Jeeranun Hirunyasumlith. Bangkok Bank has had a presence in China for more than 25 years and was granted a licence from the Chinese government to operate a local bank in China. Bangkok Bank (China) has six branches in Shanghai, Beijing, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Chongqing and a sub-branch in Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone. All branches are located in China’s important economic zones.
This trip is part of the ongoing Advanced Development of Economic Journalists’ Projects, which aim to provide knowledge to journalists on the topic of Digital Money, an innovation that is changing the financial industry. The bank has sponsored this project for 13 years and this is the 7th year that the bank provided an additional budget for overseas travel, so journalists were able to get a complete range of knowledge.