17 December 2021
Bangkok (17 December 2021) – Krungsri (Bank of Ayudhya PCL) joins forces with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the largest financial institution in Japan and one of the world leading financial groups, to organize Krungsri-MUFG Virtual Business Matching Fair 2021, a global business matching event through online channels for the second consecutive year. The virtual event was attended by participants, consisting of entrepreneurs from Thailand, Japan and ASEAN. The collaboration between Krungsri and MUFG in arranging business matching activities for 9 years in a row reinforces the synergies between Krungsri’s local expertise and MUFG’s global network in driving the growth of Thailand’s business sector according to the 2021-2023 Medium-Term Business Plan (MTBP) of Krungsri in an effort to enhance the business potential of commercial banking customers and propel Krungsri towards the aspiration of being the preferred Thai bank connecting customers’ needs across ASEAN.
Mr. Pornsanong Tuchinda, Krungsri Head of Commercial Banking, said, “Under the prevailing situation that the COVID-19 pandemic still has an adverse impact on the undertaking of international business, Krungsri and MUFG continued to organize Krungsri-MUFG Virtual Business Matching Fair 2021 in an online format to foster business growth and increase the opportunity of business expansion of our customers continuously. This year, we focused on the participation of entrepreneurs from the food industry and retailing business, in order that they joined the business talks intensively which would help increase the success rate of business matching. This business matching event reflected the strong synergies of Krungsri and the extensive network of MUFG in offering differentiated services and meeting the needs of commercial banking customers which reaffirmed the leadership of Krungsri as a partner bank with local and regional expertise aiming to become the preferred Thai bank connecting customers’ needs across ASEAN.”
Mr. Yoshiyuki Horio, Krungsri Head of Japanese Corporate and Multinational Banking (JPC/MNC Banking), added, “Krungsri-MUFG Virtual Business Matching Fair 2021 which took place in the form of virtual conference this year attracted more than 80 participants who are entrepreneurs and traders from the food and retailing businesses in Thailand, Japan, and ASEAN countries. While international travel is still subject to restrictions, adoption of technology in organizing virtual conferences and business matching events as well as the collaborations of Krungsri, MUFG and the participants combined to seamlessly meet the needs of customers in their business operations. This business matching event is part of Krungsri Business Empowerment service which aims to provide customers with business insights through seminar activities and business networking in addition to financial products and services in order to continuously generate new business opportunities and create growth prospects for Krungsri’ s business customers.”