Bangkok--Oct 28--Siam Commercial Bank
BusinessWeek magazine’s annual ranking of 150 top performing companies in Asia for 2005 earlier this week named Siam Commercial Bank as the only bank in Thailand and in the Asean region with the top performance in terms of superior growth, sales, earnings, as well as an exceptional three-year growth prospects.
The companies in the Asian 150 list were drawn from the Standard & Poor’s / Citigroup Pan Asia Index as of September 30, 2005. The Pan Asia Index consists of companies in the Primary Market Indexes for the developed and emerging markets of Asia, excluding Australian and New Zealand.
Of the 18 financial institutions around the Asian region that made the list, Siam Commercial Bank was among the five full-fledged banks that were selected. It was also the only bank in Thailand and the only bank in the 10 Asean countries that received the recognition.
Asked to comment on the announcement of the list, Dr. Vichit Suraphongchai, chairman of Siam Commercial Bank, responded that the management team and employees of Siam Commercial Bank are honoured and pleased with this recognition. “The fact that we are the only bank in Thailand and the only bank in Asean that has made the list speaks volume about our strong determination and continuing effort to deliver the best products and services to our customers, while maximizing the returns for our investors.”
“Our mission is clear and simple. We want to be the premier universal bank in Thailand. The recognition from BusinessWeek gives us the encouragement that we need and tells us that we are one step closer to where we want to be,” Dr.Vichit concluded.
Earlier last week, Siam Commercial Bank announced third-quarter profits of 5.2 billion baht, a 23.4% increase from the previous quarter and 45% higher than the same period last year. The resulting profits have made Siam Commercial Bank the industry’s top performer for the third-quarter 2005.
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