The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has rolled out the new head office in a Bangkok business district, highlighting the first investment discovery museum in Thailand called “INVESTORY” and the “Maruey Knowledge & Resources Center,” the forefront financial digital library, as such becoming a new investment landmark while reinforcing a SET’s role to enhance financial and investment knowledge among Thais.
SET President Kesara Manchusree said, “SET’s new building started operating on January 4, offering a complete range of investment services for investors, entrepreneurs and general public, while significantly creating an ideal investment learning hub, underlining SET’s mission to lay a strong foundation of personal finance, savings and investment to benefit youth, working people up to retirement age.”
In addition, the bourse has kicked off INVESTORY, its unique investment discovery museum with the state-of-art technology, offering inspiring and thought-provoking essence on financial discipline and wealth management, as well as exhibiting the story of Thai capital market development through digital multi-media, including games and simulation.
The new building also houses a new and vibrant look of Maruey Knowledge & Resource Center, a digital investment library for the Thai capital market with more than 20,000 media items in the total area of 842 square meters, providing self-service borrowing, digital bookshelves and digital content services for tablet and computer devices.
INVESTORY is open from 9.30 a.m.-7.00 p.m. from Tuesday to Sunday. Maruey Knowledge & Resource Center is open daily from 8.30 a.m.–9.00 p.m. Location is at “B” floor of the SET building. For INVESTORY, free admission fee is offered from today until May 31, 2016.
Furthermore, SET aims to making this building an environmentally friendly building showcase with the world-class design and construction in line with “Green” building” concept in accordance with the Leadership in the Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification program of the U.S. Green Building Council, focusing on energy-efficiency and environmentally friendly features.
SET’s new address is at 93 Ratchadaphisek road, Dindaeng, Bangkok 10400, easy to access via MRT (Thailand Cultural Centre station).