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Thailand’s rice export is expected to exceed the year’s target of 10 million tonnes this year.
Nuntawan Sakuntanaga, the Commerce Ministry’s permanent secretary, said exports reached 9.2 million tonnes in the first 10 months of this year, making Thailand the top rice exporter in the world, followed by India.
Rice export prices have also risen to about US$952 (Bt31,262) per tonne for Hom Mali rice, up from $715 million per tonne last year, she said.

AXA GROUP PICKS NEXT CEO FOR ASIA, JAPAN 

French multinational insurance firm AXA has appointed Gordon Watson as CEO for Asia, which includes Japan, and a member of the management committee of the AXA Group. 
He will assume the role on January 1, 2018 and will report to Thomas Buberl, CEO of AXA.
 “I would like to welcome Gordon to AXA and look forward to working with him to expand our Asian markets business, a key growth generator for the AXA Group. Gordon is an experienced and energetic leader who has a strong track record of delivering results,” said Buberl.
Watson has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, the majority of which was spent with AIG/AIA.