Mrs. Piyarat Suntornpong (second right), First Vice President of Strategy and Business Development Department, Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Thailand), recently welcomed speakers from Ministry of Commerce and the Federation of Thai Industries (F.T.I.), namely, Ms. Orathai Leksakulchai (far left), Chief of East Asia and ASEAN Division, Department of Export Promotion, Ms. Chiyawan Chongvatana (second left), Director of ASEAN Integration Study and Evaluation Section, Department of Trade Negotiations (DTN), Ms. Supawan Pornvuthikorn (center), Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Working Group, F.T.I.’s Automotive Industry Club, and Mr. Kovit Wongkolkitsilp (far right), Secretary General of F.T.I.’s Auto Parts Industry Club, at a Focus Group seminar on “Implications of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) on SMEs in the Automotive and Auto Parts Industry.” The seminar was jointly arranged by EXIM Thailand and DTN at EXIM Thailand’s Head Office.