On February 27, 2019, at the headquarters of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), Deputy Govenor Doan Thai Son had a meeting with Mr. Pattarapong Kanhasuwan, Executive Vice President of Kasikornbank Public Company Limited.
An overview of the meeting
Speaking at the meeting, the SBV Deputy Governor welcomed Mr. Pattarapong Kanhasuwan and his Delegation to visit and work with the SBV. The Deputy Governor emphasized that the cooperative relationship between Vietnam and Thailand has continued to develop and achieved encouraging results. Thailand is currently Vietnam’s largest trade partner, while Vietnam is the second-largest trading partner of Thailand in ASEAN. At the same time, Thailand is among the ten largest foreign investors in Vietnam.
The SBV Deputy Governor shared that in recent years, the operations of Vietnamese banks have seen remarkable positive changes, achieving quite comprehensive results in all aspects. The presence of Thai banks in Vietnam has contributed greatly to the development of Vietnam’s banking system, as well as the bilateral economic, trade and investment relations between Vietnam and Thailand. The SBV has always been creating favorable conditions and providing effective and timely support to the foreign financial institutions, including Kasikornbank Public Company Limited, for the purpose of smooth and efficient operations in Vietnam.
For his part, Mr. Pattarapong Kanhasuwan thanked Deputy Governor Doan Thai Son for taking the time to meet the Delegation. He reported to the Deputy Governor on the operational situations and the business strategy of Kasikornbank Public Company Limited in Vietnam. He also expressed his desires for Kasikornbank Public Company Limited to continue to receive the support from the SBV in order to promote further its development, contributing positively to the development of the relationship between Vietnam and Thailand in general, and between the two financial and banking sectors in particular.
Le Hang