Thai-Danish Trade News - March 1999

TI{AT-DANISII Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce

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March 1999

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TREASURER

Mr. Axel Blom Scandinavian Airlines System Tel.: 260-6252 Fax: 260-6269 BOARD MEMBERS

Mr. Anders Normann The East Asiatic (Ihailand) Plc. Tel.: 285-6677 Fax: 285-5031 Mr. Poul Weber, TWF Ltd. fe|; 261 -2524 Fax: 261 -0738 Mr. Michael B. Ascot

Amrop International

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Mr, Terawat Tishabhiramya

Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. Tel.: 709-3346 Fax: 709-2533 Mr. Hans Ulrich Hansen Jessen & Jebsen ffhailand) Ltd. Tel. 714-3939 Fax: 714-3900 Mr.: Theinsiri Theingviboonwong ISS/ESGO

Tel.: 552-5015 Fax: 552-1260 Mr. Lars Boe Diethelm & Co., Ltd. Tel. : 332-6060-89 F ax: 7 42- 4387 EXECUTIVE DIFECTOR

Ms. Monica Holmgren Tel.: 651-2805 Fax: 651-2652 HONORARY BOARD iIEMBERS

HE Niels K. Dyrlund Royal Danish Embassy, Tel.: 213-2O21-5 HE Apiphong Jayanama

Royal Thai Embassy Copenhagen Tel.: (45) 3962 5010 Dr. Charoen Kanthawongse Tilleke & Gibbins'fel.i 254-2640 Khun Thamnoon Wanglee Thai Airways International Ltd. Tel.: 51 3-01 21 Khun Chote Sophonpanich Krungthep Sophon Public Company Limited Tel.: 871 -31 91-5 Fax: 427 -0964

ROYAL DANISH EMEASSY

Commercial Section, 1O Soi Attakarn Prasit Sathorn Tai, Bangkok 10500 Thailand Tel.: 213-2021 -5 Fax: 213-1752 Mr. Hâ&#x201A;Źnrik Petersen . Counsellor, Head of Section Mr. Lars Friis Jensen, Commercial Counsellor Mr. Attakorn Saropala, Senior Comm. Officer Ms. Srisuda Vilyalai, Comm. Officer

The IMF and other international bodies have over the past year praised Thailand for the decisive way the economic crisis has been dealt with, and the way problems have been solved. The other day, however, the IMF issued a stern warning to Asian countries in general that an improving economy might tempt some "to put off reforms aimed at strengthening their banks and trimming corporate debt, leaving them open to more

shocks down the road" It is obviously now of utmost importance to keep up the momentum of successful reforms. A 1 % growth rate is forecasted for Thalland in 1 999, but the structural changes to the financial system - however painful they may be - are still necessary. The introduction of modern bankruptcy, foreclosure and foreign investment laws wrll hopefully proceed within the next few months, as well as an acceleration of the corporate debt restructuring. All in order to ensure a permanent, long-lasting recovery, and to attract further foreign investments, as well as having the banks speed up lending and thereby eliminate the credit crunch, which was a problem for some export industries during 1 998.

So where are we heading? Will Thailand still be the first country to pull out of the CriSiS?

Yes, I believe so, considering the determination of the government of Prime Minister

Chuan Leekpai, and the announcement that new fiscal measures to stimulate the economy will be unveiled within the next few weeks. The question is rather: when?

Where we previously talked about reaching the bottom of the crisis in fourth quarter 1998 or at latest during first quarter 1999, recent figures now point more towards middle of 1999 as a realistic time for a turn-around.

Gome forward with your ideas When you read this message we have just had the annual general meeting of the Chamber. The past year of 1998 was a busy year, and a good one I believe, with several types of events, ranging from company presentations (lSS, Danske Bank International, Jebsen & Jessen, Europaeiske Rejseforsikring), to an evening with Uffe

Ellemann-Jensen, a presentation by the Wonderful Copenhagen goodwill ambassadors, and the traditional Christmas Lunch at the Stable. Also severaljoint Nordic Chambers as well as joint Foreign Chambers events, amongst others with speeches by Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai and Dr. Henry Kissinger, and a visit to the Eastern Seaboard.

We have never had so many members attending meetings, between 35 and 100 for every event, and always an enthusiastic participation - thanks to everybody.

Let's keep this good momentum going! We will be happy to receive your suggestions to Chamber events during 1999. Please simply call or send a fax to the Chamber office, or call one of the Board members with your ideas.

Finally, to finish off the Chamber year 1998, a big Thank You to H.E. Ambassador Niels Kaas Dyrlund and Mrs. Birgit, for hosting several of our events at the Embassy and for an always keen and sincere interest in the work of the Chamber.

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Her Royal Highness,

Princess Mahachakri Sirindhorn presented HE Niels K. Dyrlund, Ambassador of Denmark to Thailand, with a commemorative gift at the opening of the Annual Dairy Fair in Muak Lek on January 18th, 1999.

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the Annual Dairy Fair in Muak Lek, also presented a commemorative

gift to HE Niels K. Dyrlund, Ambassador of Denmark, in recognition of Denmark's outstanding contribution over the years to establish a strong and highly skilled dairy sector in Thailand.

Indeed, Denmark paft icipated this year as the only foreign country with an official stand at the Annual Dairy Fair, which it shared with the Danish supplier of equipment for the dairy industry APV flhailand) Co., Ltd,

Every evening, the fair traditionally transforms itself into the "Annual Party" of the Thai dairy sector, but during the daytime farmers usually spent some serious time talking shop with busiVisitors interested on a more

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ness acquaintances and col-

serious level were also handed out brochures and leaflets provided by the Danish Agricultural

Board, which had also supplied

leagues and looking at the latest equipment on display.

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the display materials used to decorate the stand.

Apart from Ms. Srisuda

Vilyalai of the Royal Danish Embassy and staff from APV [hailand) Co., Ltd., the stand was at-

tended to by Mr. Jesper Vibe Hansen, the Danish agricultural sector expert based in Kuala Lumpur.

"Pafticipants at the show who visited the Danish stand was introduced to dairy farming in Denmark and farming in Denmark in general," Mr. Vibe Hansen says.

"Apart from that, samples of Danish dairy prodr-lcts were also handed out, among others Lurpak butter and cheese samples from Caroline, the Danish-Thai cheese

joint venture established in - of course - Muak lek."

Agricultural exhibition with record high Danish participation - the lnternational Trade Fair for Intensive Animal Production held every year at the Queen VIV Asia

Sirikit National Convention Center - will this year March 1B-20 feature a record breaking number of twenty three Danish exhibitors.

Nine of them will be present on two stands set up bythe Royal

Danish Embassy. Another nine

will be exhibiting on their own stands, while the remainder are

to be found on the stand of their joint export company, the AMI Asia Group ApS. "lt is indeed rare to see that many Danish suppliers of agricultural equipment in an exhibition this far away from home," says Danish agricultural sector expert, Mr. Jesper Vibe Hansen. "ln my opinion it is, however, quite justified," Mr. Vibe Hansen adds.

"Thailand has a large agricul-

tural sector which is managed professionally and Danish farming equipment is typically aimed

at the professionally managed farms looking for the most cost effective production methods."

"The Thai emphasis on increased agricultural productivity has also contributed to making Thailand a very interesting market for Danish manufacturers."

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Maersk buys Safmarine The A.P. Moller/Maersk Group has agreed to acquire the South Af

rican shipping company,

Safmarine Container Lihes from the South African Marine Corooration Limited at a total price of USD 240 mill.

Safmarine Container Lines operates approximately 50 vessels and about 80,000 containers. lts network - covering a total

of 10 trades - complements Maersk Line's existing network.

Safmarine Container Lines will join the A.P. Moller/Maersk Group as an independent unit with its

own activities

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the existing names and be represented by its own agency netvvork.

ln order to offer customers improved geographical coverage and transit times, Maersk Line and Safmarine Container Lines envisage to co-ordinate their respective liner network.

Refugees to be paid to go home The Danish government is hoping to encourage older refugees to return home by offering them a monthly payment of DKK 2000.

Home Secretary Thorkild Simon-

sen wants to alter legislation in order to ofier financial support to refugees, writes the newspaper Berlingske Tidende.

The Danish government acts on a reouest from the UN to do

more to help refugees return home willingly, not because it feels the refugees are creating too

many problems in Denmark.

Asian refugees in Denmark most of them long naturalized as Danes - consist mainly of Vietnamese boat people who passed through the Phanat Nikom camp in Thailand, and ethnic Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka.

One recent refugee to Denmark, who choose by himqelf to return to his home country as

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soon as it was at all politically possible, was Pol. Capt. Chalerm Yubamrung, who fled the military couo in Thailand in 1991 .

Today, Mr. Chalum Yubamrung is a orominent MP from New Aspiration Party, but still recalls his around two years time in Denmark together with his family.

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Denmark and Mr. Gunnar Ortmann, State Secretary of the North Group of the Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

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didacy to the post as Secretary General for the World Trade Or-

issues, but also the current situ-

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Denmarkto ioin the euro currency?

Following the successful introduction of the new single European currency, the euro, it seems to be a matter of time before Denmark will join the countries who has already adopted the new currency.

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joining the euro. Mr. Ersbsl is worried that if a date is not set soon, Denmark could be sidelined within the EU.

Minister of Economy, Mrs. Marianne Jelved has however refused to speculate on when a ref-

erendum on the common currency would be held. She has only

maintained, that the government

would not be influenced by decisions on the euro in Sweden or

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referen-

dum in the autumn of 2000 and if

that is positive. then Denmark

visit to Thailand of a high level

could join the euro on January'1 , 2002," Mr. Christensen said.

Norway, who a few years ago at a referendum decided not to join the EU has suddenly been turning on its charm to try to establish some links to the euro "as if" they were an EU-member. So far, an appeal to colleagues in the

Danish business delegation.

Social Democratic parties of its

Great Britain.

Mr. Hans Skov Christensen, Secretary General of the Confederation of Danish Industries, also

touched on the matter in

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speech to Danish businessmen in Thailand held at a luncheon at the Royal Danish Embassy during a

neighboring Scandinavian countries to help bring this about, has been met with a cool response.

"Norway must first decide for itself what it wants out of its cooperation with the EU. We can do nothing before we know more precisely what sort of agreement

Norway has in mind," says Denmark's Prime Minister, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen.

=.Thai government officials and businessmen interested in acquiring new knowledge while at the same time spending a few memorable days of vacation in Denmark will highly appreciate a new Danish tourism initiative aimed at making Denmark an even more interesting travel destination for the business traveller and the incentive tour market.

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months be far more available to ordinary Thai companies or Thai government institutions as well as local Thai authorities while at the same time be much more pleasurable to obtain.

This follows an agreement reached recently between Danish governmental institutions. local Danish authorities and individual

Danish companies to create a unique offer to foreigners to go on a "Know How Vacation" to Denmark - a "look krueng" be-

tween a technical visit and a plea; sure "We are presently establishing a catalogue with public insti-

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and energy," Mr. Sandahl explains.

Mr. Sandahl revealed the new

inil.iative during a luncheon in Bangkok organized by Magellan Corporation Limited, the representative in Thailand of the Dan-

as individual companies willing t<.r accept visitors on technical tours interested in their technology and

Lars Sandahl, Director General of the Danish Tourist Board revealed during a recent visit to Thailand.

"We have a general commitment from the Ministry of Industry, the Association of Local Municipalities, the Danish Provincial Authorities and the Confederation of Danish Industries to contribute to this catalogue," Mr. Sandahl

ish Tourist Board, and key clients for the Danish tourism industry in

"Technical tours are on the

Board directly or their branch as sociation linking them to the Con federation of Danish Industries."

While welcoming the news, Mr. Henrik Petersen, Commercial Counsellor of the Royal Danish

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rise. This is also the one segment

Embassy, urged the Thai travel in-

"So far, main interest in the know-how of the public service sector, which will be available to technical tours, has been on en-

which has not been hud signifi-

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vironmental protection issues and social welfare - e.g. care for se-

tion has declined since the on-

nior citizens and handicapped persons.

tutions and private companies

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interest has so far been on agriculture, environmental technology

Thailand as well as Mr. Henrik Petersen, Commercial Counsellor at the Royal Danish Embassy.

cantly by the economic crisis. The

only difference is, that the number of participants in each delega-

slaught of the crisis," Mr. Sandahl explained as the background for the new initiative.

"Within about half a year we will have a catalogue with institutions in the public sector as well

know how Companies interested in joining the program may con-

tact either the Danish Tourisl

the degree of actual and serious interest could be somehow indicated or specified when this kind of trips were being organized at least if the embassy was to be involved in the facilitation of the tour.

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Danish tourism representation assured support egations requesting our assistance in arranging their visits and

in some cases we have gone through great lengths in setting up meetings with high level people in Denmark - only to see the delegations cancel these visit in the last minute when already in Denmark," Mr. Petersen says.

"We have no problem with visitors who have only a 'casual' interest in any given subject, but it would have been nice to know in advance," Mr. Petersen says.

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Mr. Lars Sandahl was in Thailand as part of a round trip to also Sydney and Singapore be-

gone and our time limit expires on 1 . Jan. 2000. This trip to Thailand and Singapore is to evaluate if we should continue," he says.

will ultimately have to be taken by the board of the Danish Tour-

ist Board.

Board set up its representation in

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Thailand the economic bubble

organizations through the excel-

continue the special Danish representations in South East Asia,

had not yet burst. When this hap-

since most other European nations have not established similar marketing institutions.

"Two and a half year ago we decided to test, whether it would make a difference to have our own representation in South East Asia and at that time we set a time limii of three years before we would re-evaluate the situaiion," Mr. Sandahl explains.

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lent care of Magellan Corporation Limited. The representation was initially awarded the Berli Jucker owned company Pacific Leisure but this company has since been closed down. Today,

fore taking his impressions of the markets back to Denmark.

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to Denmark dropped drastically. However, since September last year, the number of visitors from Thailand has slowly been picking up again, and Lars Sandal is convinced that

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Mr. Romhild, who has been work-

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ing with EAC for the past 26 years, has through the past 10 years built up EAC's chemical activities in Thailand as well as elsewhere in ihe region.

Mr. Romhild's resignation followed a decision by the East Asiatic Company to merge the position of Mr. Romhild with the oosition of Managing Director of EAC Thailand presently occupied by Mr. Anders Normann. "l'll be looking around for a while first before deciding what to do next in my life," Mr. Romhild says of his new situation.

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cently within the Asian economies, our chemicals business has grown substantially both in Thailand and regionally."

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The Thai government has approved Danish softloans of a combined

value of around 104 mill.

US-dollars for three major provincial development projects.

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The government at its cabinet The Danish government plans to pass the legal framework for a

meeting on December 1st, 1998 approved financing three major

complete deregulation of the

Danish projects with softloans offered by Danida - the Danish agency for development cooperation - at a combined value of

Danish electricity sector.

According to Mr. Svend Auken, Minister for Energy and the Environment, it will be possible within the next couole of

around 104 mill. USD or approximately 4,000 mill. Baht. For each

years for the individual household

individual project the cabinet

to decide whether or not to buy

must further approve the technical requirements before orocurement order wiil be issued.

The three projects are aimed at 1) restructuring the agricultural education institutions under the Department of Vocational Education, 2) strengthening ihe provincial skill development centers un-

electricity from the local electric-

ity board or any other agent even one outside of Denmark.

In putting forward the idea, Mr. Auken exolains that the aim is to

increase benefits for the consumer. However, he stresses this will not hinder current olans for increasing the use of renewable energy sources in energy production.

der the Department of Skill Development and 3) developing the

quality of services of the public

conditionally approved by NESDB

health care center under the Min-

-

istry of Public Health.

The first project aims at strengthening training within ag-

riculture. lt will contain educational equipment for farming and

irrigation, dairy, aquaculture, swine production, seed production, fruits and vegetables and cut flower production.

The cabinet's approval of the Danish financing for this project was uo to USD 34.9 mill. or 1.37 bill. Baht.

The project underthe Department of Skill Development aims to supply technical educational equipment to the 53 provincial centres for skill develooment as oart of these centres overall re-

quirement for technical educa-

National Economic and Social Development Board. The cabi-

net's approval on December '1st, 1998 of the Danish financing for this project was up to USD 13.27 mill. or 521 mill. Baht.

The health care project is an extension of the existing major Danish health care project, which has been fully delivered in terms of medical equipment but in

which training activities are still going on. This project - which has been approved for its technical requirements will contain additional medical eouioment to the 93 provincial hospitals most likely concerning ultrasound, anaesthesia, intensive care monitoring and dental equioment as well as autoclaves, central units and hos-

-

tional equipment. The Danish

pital incinerators. The cabinets

equipment is likely to consist of equipment for automobile workshops, welding and metal sheet workshops as well as carpentry and construction workshops. lt is

approval on December 1st, 1998 of the Danish financing for this project was up to USD 56.09 mill. or 2.2 bill. BahL More projects within the marine sector are still being finalized between the involved Thai and Danish authorities.

expected to be installed in phases, - of which the first phase covering 1 2 centres has been

13

Danish business d visited Thai land "lt is time for Thailand to remove its current liberalization obstacles to avoid being the place for only'smart guys'to establish themselves," says the Director General of the Confederation of Danish Industries during a factfinding mission to Thailand and South Korea in February.

By Gregers Moller Photos by Virat Chimpol Federation of Thai lndustries

Thailand Korea

-

-

together with South

is clearly recovering from

the economic crisis but it will still be a while before Danish exports can resume their previous levels.

In the mean time, it is still possible to enter mergers or acquisitions with Thai companies on very reasonable conditions.

This is the short version of the findings of a Danish business del-

ther to be in any hurry nor to be really convinced that it is such a good idea," Mr. Hans Skov Christensen noted.

the Board of Investment. "lt should be in Thailand's own interest to stay the natural

"The problem with your obstacles to foreign majority ownership are not the regulations themselves - obviously, any owner of a Danish company in Thailand can tell you how to live

center for activities in South East Asia that it is today and which we as Danes would like to see continued and even expanded if possible," he said.

"From a Danish point of view,

with them

- it is the impression

it

egation visiting Thailand from

gives the foreign investor, that

February 3rd till February 6th this year. The fact-finding mission was headed by Mr. Hans Skov Chris-

Thailand is the ideal place only for the guys who like to "play tricks" or "be smart". lf you are a serious

tensen, Director General of the Confederation of Danish Indus-

company, who prefers to play by the rules in order to enjoy maxi-

tries and comprised of top executives of leading Danish manufacturing companies as well as representatives of Danish authorities.

The delegation had visited South Korea before coming to Thailand. The most surprising difference had been the speed of liberalization in Thailand.

"While South Korea is actively

dismantling barriers io foreign ownership in local companies, the authorities in Thailand seem nei-

I4

Federation of Thai Industries and

Thailand's special position is not just due to its geographical situ-

sector, but only talked about, would prefer to wait for another

I

year before

I would decide

whetherto make any investments in Thailand even though my acquisition might by then turn out to be somewhat more costlv than today," he said.

"But then again I am an accountant by nature - never was a

gambling man," Mr. Knutzen added with a big smile.

On another subject

mum protection under the law,

ation in the region and the friendly ties between our Royal families which go back over 400 years what is most important is the way Danes and Thais feel at ease with each other. We share the same

you should rather go somewhere

sense of humor and enjoy the

During the 1 and 1/2 years which

else," Mr. Skov Christensen

same relaxed life-style."

noted.

Most participants agreed, that it was a favorable time to

have passed since then Thai imports have dropped significantly, while Thai exports have remained high in some cases even increased. Before the crisis, Thai exports used to rely 40 per cent on imported components. lf this has not changed too significantly, the present level of imports are simply not sustainable. Either the exports musi drop or the import

Mr. Skov Christensen added,

that it was a point of view which he and the delegation had put forward quite bluntly in all their discussions with Thai authorities

and business associations. ln Thailand they had conducted meetings in the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce, the

-

enter mergers and acquisitions iri Thailand with distributors or suppliers or even former competitors.

Only Mr. Tom Knutzen, NKT Holding A,/S was somewhat more cautious: "When structural changes are not implemented in the financial

- the

reMr, Knutzen noted his personal perception, that a recovery was eminent:

covery of the exports

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"The crisis hit in mid-1997.

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IFU ready

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In Thailand, Mr. Heinrich Kusch, vice president in the Dan-

ish association of,companies within the plastic industry, met with Mr. Thongchai Ampiegulwatana.

"Mr. Thongchai made quite an

impression. He is tipped to be-

come the next chairman of the Asean associaLion oI companies within the plastic industry and if so, I am sure that we will be in touch with each other quite often in the future," Mr. Kusch said.

During the delegation's visit to the Federation of Thai Industries, a note was furthermore signed to

tions.

The Confederation of Danish lndustries represents the member companies in collective bargaining with the Danish trade unions

and promotes the political interests of business vis-d-vis Govern-

ment, Parliament and local authorities and on the international

enhance the cooperation be-

tevet.

tween the two industrial associations. Both associations will disclose their member directories to the other and seek to establish links between any obvious part-

tion of Danish Industries offers a full range of services to member companies. These services include market information and in-

ners which may arise from the comparison of the materia,.

The Confederation of Danish Industries is the central organization of the Danish manufacturing industry. Around 5,800 industrial enterprises are members of the Confederation through one of the 70 affiliated employers' or ganiza-

developing

nies in restructuring their

Thai participants at the meeting listening to M r. Christensen's speech. of parts and ingredients must be resumed. My guess is, that the stocks are depleted and that the time has come to import ingredients, components or - at the very least - spare parts for the manufacturing machinery" Mr. Knutzen reasoned.

Apart from surveying the actual situation for doing business in Thailand and South Korea, the Danish delegation was confirming and establishing new connec-

in

countries but in fact is also to help existing Danish compa-

Furthermore, the Confedera-

ternationalization.

The Confederation of Danish

present capitalization. "lf in a period of recession a Danish company is set back we are in a position to enter and create a more stable financial foundation," Mr. Risker explained.

"This option is in fact nothing new," Mr. Riskrer added. "lt has in the past just never been necessary to mention it.

But in the present situation

I

feel it might be a useful piece

of information to know for some companies."

Among Danish companies

with previous experiences of having IFU as a financial partner, the fund is referred to as a "highly professional partner". In

Industries is a member of the Union of Industrialization and

Thailand they include dz thailand ltd. - the prominent

Employers' Confederations of Eu-

manufacturer of plastic cards - and Carlsberg Brewery [hailand) Co., Ltd. GM

rope (UNICE) and the lnternational Chamber of Commerce.

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paftner in their customers' development plans

in the production of mechanical and electronic pafts as is tfie case with the switchgear cabinet production for ABB Thailand.

GPV takes over production

of mechanical parts for ABB in Thailand as it's first major contract in Asia.

The GPV Group at the end of last year signed an outsourcing contract with ABB Limited ffhailand) to oroduce mechanical oarts for ABB for the next four years. The agreement will see GPV take over all sheet metal work and surface treatment forABB switchgear and capacitor cabinets which takes place at ABB's five y'ear old plant in Bangpoo.

At present, the factory caters primarily to the domestic Thai market. But it is understood, that GPV is free to expand the client base to include ABB comoanies in other countries in fhe region as well as clients outside the ABB group.

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Asia f|hailand) Co., Ltd. since the

incorporation of the company only last year, the turnover is expected already this year to be in excess of 50 mill Baht.

The advantage for ABB in outsourcing the production of mechanical parts to GPV is the possibility to concentrate fully on ABB's core businesses.

According to the contract,

GPV rents the building

in Bangpoo from ABB and buys the existing machinery at the factory.

Furthermore, new machinery will be sourced in Denmark and delivered to the factory during this year.

ln an interview with the Danish industrial magazine "Jern og Maskinindustrien", Mr. Jorgen K. Hansen, CEO ofthe GPV Group of companies, explains that Thailand was picked to be the Asian Headquarters of the Group because of its geographical position, its relatively stable political

and economical climate and its

flexible public services sector.

"We believe that - in spite of the present crisis - it should be possible to increase ihe sales of mechanical parts in Thailand and

other Asean-countries,"

Mr,

Stop state allowances for children The Chairman of the Danish National Council for Children, Mr. Per Schultz Jargensen has proposed,

that government funded state child allowances be scrapped and the money used instead to improve the welfare of children in Denmark in general. His point is that in far too many cases, child allowance payments by the Dan-

ish state are being misused by lJdrvr rro qr rywoy.

The Danish debate over child allowance payments is not new, Last August a prominent Social Democrat Mayor proposed that wealthy families should be excluded from receiving child allowance cheques. This was however quickly rejected by Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen. Mr. Schultz Jorgensen's move goes one step further in proposing that all the approximately DKK 1O billion kroner per year spent on child allowances should be channelled etsewnere.

"l'll probably get a box in the ears for saying this but frankly believe that most Danes shouldn't be receiving child allowance payments at all," Schultz Jorgensen said to the Danish daily Berlingske Tidende.

Mr. Schultz Jorgensen would prefer to see the money invested in child care institutions, new music schools for children and betI

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Greek Embassy

Jorgen K. Hansen says.

Mr. Svante Svensson, Senior Manager of ABB's Transmission and Distribution activities in Thailand, added that ABB could have

stormed

decided to carry on its produc-

A Kurdish woman set fire to her-

tion itself, but were only happy let someone else take over.

"Although ABB is a big com-

self and 48 people were arrested

pany we cannot be experts in everything. The contract with GPV is completely in line with the future developments of the ABB

during a protest at the Greek Embassy in Copenhagen following the decision of the Greek Embassy in Nairobi to hand over

the Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan to Kenyan authorities.

group which we are about to

The 2S-year-old Kurdish

implement world wide," Mr.

woman who held a German passport suffered severe burns and was rushed to hospital. The episode in Denmark was one of a

Svante Svensson says.

Gregers Moller

number of protests across the EU.

Danish exports of goods in first ten months of '98 Danish exports of goods world wide were reduced by 0.5 percent in the first ten months of

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The weakening of Danish competitiveness and diminished growth on a large number of markets are the key explanations to the disappointing performance of Danish exports of goods. Falling prices on energy and pork are important factors as well.

75 percent of Danish exports

of goods go to the Western Eu-

France

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representing more than

50 percent of the total Danish exports of goods of 1,5 percent.

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a fall

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markets grew by around 1 percent. Aggregate exports to Ger-

markets in Asia exports experienced a large drop. Leaving out exceptional transactions, total

many, Sweden, UK, Norway, and

exports of goods to Asia were reduced by more than 20 percent. Exports to Japan which represent more than one third of total Danish exports to Asia were

result after the first six months of 1 998.

Exports to Central and Eastern Europe and CIS grew by only 2.6 percent. This is especially due to the dramatic fall in exports to Russia since the beginning of its

current crisis. Furthermore, ihe growth rate of exports to Poland

reduced by about 22 percenl which, however, is a significant

is decreasing.

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and former President of the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce, on January 29, 1 999 on behalf for the Ministerfor Foreign Affairs and External Trade of lceland, HE Mr. Halldor Asgrimsson, invited the

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opened at the hotel to inform about the various business opportunities, which lceland has to

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have been set up to manage the activities of the House. An annual membership costs 10,000 DKR. In a letterto selected companies active in Asia the foundation

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Companies already members of the foundation include Danisco Ingredients, FLS lndustries og Sjrellandske Kraftveerker.

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for Torture Victims (www. irct.org).

Thanks to Genefke's efforts, more than 100 treatment centers are now open worldwide, saving lives

Dr. Inge Genefke, a Danish physician who has devoted her life to

help torture victims worldwide, was last year nominated by all the Nordic countries to receive the United Nations Human Rights reward which is only bestowed every fifth year. ln January this year, the editors of Europe's most widely read magazine, Reader's Digest with more than 28 million readers and 20 European editions, honored the prominent Dane with the title "European of the Year". With her title came a cheque of 10,000 US dollars for her work in mending thousands of lives left shattered by torture - and for her extraordinary global campaign to expose

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Most of the funds raised by

centuries," Genefke explains,

IRCT are being used in to establish new centres and to train local staff,

adding that fully one-third of the United Nations' 185 member states still practice torture or tol-

"Sadly, her work remains far

erate its use.

from complete," Mr. Kiechel

Genefke came face to face

added. "But rest assured that she will refuse to give up, refuse to be

with torture two decades ago,

silenced until every last torture chamber has finally been shut down."

when she responded to a plea by Amnesty International to examine several Greek political prisoners.

Horrified by their injuries, and

"lnge Genefke is not a house-

moved by their suffering, the

these government-sanctioned

hold name worldwide. But thou-

atrocities.

Dr. Genefke received the award from Conrad Kiechel,

sands of people around the globe know her very well, as the woman who has saved their lives and re-

young neurologist in 1979 established the first clinic anywhere specifically devoted to their care. "ln the beginning, Genefke

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stored their faith in humanity,"

aging Editor, at a ceremony at

added Yngve Skovmand, editorin-chief of Det Bedste, the Danish edition of Reader's Digest.

The January 1999 issues of Reader's Digest editions throughout Europe recounted Genefke's tireless 2O-year crusade to reha-

Copenhagen's Hotel d'Angletene.

"Dr. Inge Genefke exemplifies

the finest European tradition of courage and dedication to others," said Kiechel.

Dr. Genefke founded IRCT

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the International Rehabilitation

Council for Todure Victims - in 1985. As its Secretary General,

Dr. Genefke continues to ensure the coordination cii the worK ar the around 200 rehabilitation centres for torture victims world wide in around 70 countries in Europe,

Asia, Africa and Latin America.

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bilitate torture victims, not just physically but emotionally - healing the deep emotional scars that leave survivors terrified, ashamed

recalls, "we thought, 'OK, we patch them up, we set the broken bones and send them home.'

But soon we realized it was the pain in their hearts and souls that

was devastating them."

So Genefke and her small band of colleagues dedicated themselves to curing not just the physical but the emotional scars,

the inner demons that leave sur-

vivors terrified, ashamed and

electric shock and other modern

withdrawn. In 1982 she founded the Rehabilitation and Research Center for Torture Victims, fol-

techniques, "torture has been a dark side of human history for

lowed three years later by the International Rehabilitation Council

and withdrawn.

From beatings and rape to

and restoring souls

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That day she went straight home and wrote a telephone script and then started calling

ther Brennan as a volunteer with the handicapped children for the first two months.

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"She had a lot of energy," recalls Thomas Givskov, Calberson ffhailand) Co., Ltd. "We needed that, when the shipment got stuck in the customs, and they wouldn't release it unless we paid both customs and VAT for it, although we were bringing in a free donation to help poor Thai children - who were not only socially disadvantaged but also physically disabled - to have a better life..."

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Thailand and once arrived there, how to deliver it to Father Brennan's orphanage down in Pattaya.

Nobody was very forlhcoming...

Finally, she called a Danish

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transport company, Samson

sons. The day before she had just seen a video from the Pattaya Or-

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that perfectly functional equipment, knowing that half way around the world, there would be all these Thai children who would love to have equipment like this.

It just wasn't right," she recalls.

posed to slash the national defence budget with a reduction tar-

get for next year of around DKK 900 million and further cuts in the future. Such cost cutting would mean the loss of around 3,500 jobs. The Danish armed forces currently employ around 34,000 people.

tre parties such as the Liberal Party and the Danish People's

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Party as well as the centre party the Centre Democrats.

The proposal follows a recent study carried out by State Auditors, slamming the armed forces procurement policy for the last 1O years, saying there is insufficient registration and record keeping on stocks and that much of the armed forces resources are gathering dust in warehouses. Con-

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Food Technology. Seoul.

04.20- 29

China: Danish Health Care.

Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou.

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Hong Kong Thailand: Entech Asia 99.

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Japan: Japan International Seafood & Technology

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