Bangkok Bank Executive Chairman Kosit Panpiemras (3rd from right), Director Piti Sithi-Amnuai (2nd from left), President Chartsiri Sophonpanich (right), and General Manager Indonesia branch, Chalit Tayjasanant (left), welcome the Governor of North Sumatra Island, Gatot Pujo Nugroho (4th from left) , who co-presided over the opening ceremony of the Bangkok Bank Medan branch at Medan, the capital city of North Sumatra province and Indonesia's third-largest city. The Medan branch is Bangkok Bank’s third branch in Indonesia. The Jakarta branch was established in 1968, more than 45 years ago, and the Surabaya sub-branch was established in 2012. Now the bank has branches in both Java and Sumatra islands. The opening of the new branch will strengthen the Bank’s capacity to serve the needs of business customers, connecting them with trade and investment opportunities in Asia. Bangkok Bank is Thailand’s only commercial bank with an extensive international network spanning 26 branches plus one representative office in 13 key economies. These are predominantly based in East Asia, the major engine of global economic growth in the years to come.