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Invest Fair 2012 attracts firms to Central Airport
Deputy PM and Finance Minister Kittirat Na
Ranong was joined by Deputy Governor Chuchart Keelapaeng and company
representatives and sponsors at the opening of the Invest Fair.
Shana Kongmun
The Invest Fair 2012 was opened on Friday, February 3 by Deputy
Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittirat Na Ranong and Chiang Mai Deputy
Governor Chuchart Keelapaeng and saw attendance by the expected life
insurance companies and banks but also firms looking for investors and
offering a higher rate of return than banks.
The Invest Fair isn’t so much a financial consultant event as it is firms
looking for potential investors. One such firm, Asia Forestry, grows Agar
Wood for perfumes and cosmetics and offers a 12% return on your investment.
There were other companies there looking for investors, such as a firm
producing “silver” clothing that offered bacterial protection along with the
expected banks, the SME Bank and the Islamic Bank as well as the Government
Bank were there. The Government Bank is offering commemorative notes for HM
the King’s birthday in 2011. Most of the companies there had English
speaking representatives and were open to foreign as well as Thai investors.
The Invest Fair is open at Central Hall at Central Airport Plaza through
Sunday the 5th of February.
Representatives from GH Bank were
on hand to discuss the savings rates on offer.
Asia Forestry offers investment in an Agar wood
farm.
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Municipality offers health education for the elderly
The Chiang Mai Municipality
held a health education seminar for the elderly in Chiang Mai at Buddha
Sathan on January 27, 2012 in conjunction with the Department of Public
Health. The number
of elderly in Chiang Mai is increasing and so are the health problems
associated with an aging population such as increased cases of diabetes,
respiratory ailments, high cholesterol and heart disease. The
Department of Public Health held the seminar in conjunction with the
Municipality and area hospitals to teach older people proper diets and the
importance of exercise. Health checkups were also offered with eye, ear,
dental and mental health checkups available for the many elderly people who
attended the free event.
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