On February 23rd, 2010 -Dr. Jakarin Srimoon, an Executive Director of the SEA-LAC Trade Center was a speaker at “Tisco Latin America Fund” Seminar at Four Seasons Hotel, Bangkok. He gave a presentation in a topic of Latin America as an Emerging Markets.

In 2008 Latin America’s GDP is as large as that of China’s GDP (Latin America’s GDP: 4.38 trillion USD and China’s GDP (2008): 4.32 trillion USD), while ASEAN’s GDP (2008) is 2.58 trillion USD. Latin America is named as the world commodities market because majority of the world main commodities exported by Latin American countries such as Coffee 13.30% exported by Brazil, Sugars and Sugar Confectionary exported by Brazil 17.50%, Ores exported by Brazil 12.20% and Chile 9.70%, Copper exported by Chile 14.40%, and Soybeans exported by Brazil 31.21% and Argentina 13.10%. Moreover, Brazil and Argentina have large rooms for growth in agriculture business. In 2014, Brazil will be a host of World Cup and a host of Olympics Game in 2016.