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Siam Commercial Bank opens branch in HCM City

May 20th at 08:32
20-05-2016 08:32:42+07:00

Siam Commercial Bank opens branch in HCM City

Thailand's Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) recently celebrated the opening of its new branch in HCM City at the Kumho Asiana Plaza Building in the heart of HCM City's business district.

 

The branch provides a full range of international financial services for both Thai customers and Vietnamese businesses, and supports trade and investment between CLMV countries and ASEAN.

The opening ceremony was officiated by Anand Panyarachun, SCB Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Vichit Suraphongchai, SCB Chairman of the Executive Committee.

Manopchai Wongpakdee, Thailand's Ambassador to Viet Nam, attended the ceremony, as well as Tongurai Limpiti, Deputy Governor for Financial Institutions Stability at the Bank of Thailand, and Nguyen Hoang Minh, Deputy Director for the State Bank of Vietnam's HCM City branch.

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