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Former Bank of Thailand governor Chaiyawat Wibulswasdi has been appointed chairman of the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
The SET’s board of governors voted on the new chairman yesterday.
Chaiyawat was nominated to the board on Tuesday, representing the Securities and Exchange Commission.
He succeeds Sathit Limpongpan, whose term ended on Wednesday.
Chaiyawat will serve a two-year term.
He served as governor of the Bank of Thailand in 1997, shortly after the baht’s devaluation.

ASEM FOREIGN MINISTERS’ MEETING
The 12th ASEM Foreign Ministers’ Meeting will take place on November 5-6 under the theme “Working Together for a Sustainable and Secure Future”.
It will be chaired by Federica Mogherini, high representative for foreign affairs and security policy and vice president of the European Commission, and hosted by the government of Luxembourg.
 Foreign Ministers from 30 European and 21 Asian countries as well as the secretary-general of Asean are expected to participate in the two-day meeting. It will be an important occasion to confirm the region-to-region dialogue and cooperation in the context of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM).
The 51 ASEM partner countries represent about 60 per cent of the world’s GDP, population and global trade.
The Foreign Ministers’ Meeting will prepare ASEM’s 20th anniversary to be celebrated at the 11th ASEM Summit in Mongolia in July next year.
A few weeks before the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris that begins this November 30, ASEM is expected to build consensus towards an ambitious, global and legally binding agreement under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Disaster management and the future of ASEM, along with international and regional |issues will also feature high |on the agenda. Ministers will |also discuss various ways to enhance connectivity between Europe and Asia across a range of sectors.