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Thai bank holds CLMV market seminar

The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand (SME Bank) has held a seminar offering tips to investors seeking to set up businesses in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.
Thai bank holds CLMV market seminar ảnh 1The SME Bank of Thailand recently held a seminar offering tips to investors seeking to set up businesses in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (Photo: nwnt.prd.go.th)

Bangkok (VNA/NNT) - The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank ofThailand (SME Bank) has held a seminar offering tips to investors seeking toset up businesses in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. 

Theseminar brought together trade experts familiar with the group of countries,known as CLMV, to give Thai investors an insight into different aspects of theseSoutheast Asian economies. 

SME Bankprovides both knowledge and fund to small and medium enterprises planning to makeinroads into the markets of nearby countries, particularly Cambodia andVietnam. The two countries are in the international spotlight thanks to theirfast-growing economies. 

Experts commented that Phnom Penh is an attractive market formanufacturers of consumption products as daily wages are still lower than othercountries. 

Thaiinvestments in Cambodia rank fourth after China, Malaysia and Singapore.-VNA
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