Dr. Rak Vorrakitpokatorn (right), Senior Executive Vice President of Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Thailand), recently welcomed Mrs. Apiradi Tantraporn (left), Minister of Commerce, who presided over the opening ceremony of the “Smart Startup 2017” event under the theme of “From Pain to Gain : Opportunities in the New Business Era” at Siam Paragon. The event was held by Department of Business Development, Ministry of Commerce in response to the government policy on “Creative Thailand.” EXIM Thailand joined the event to provide advisory and financial facilities to SMEs and start-up entrepreneurs in support of their endeavors to thrive and add value to the national economy moving forward to achieve the Thailand 4.0 status.