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Vol. 4: No. 2, February 2009

Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), Bethmannstr. 58, 5. OG, 60311 Frankfurt am Main/Germany,
Tel. +49 69 929 123 0, Fax +49 66 929 123 20, E-Mail: fra@boi.go.th

	Informationsveranstaltung "Geschäfts- und Investitionsmöglichkeiten in Thailand" am 23. April 2009 auf der Hannover Messe, Hannover			June 2009: BOI Frankfurt Office is going to organise a seminar on "Business and Investment Opportunities in Thailand" in Oslo
	Visit Forbrugermessen forar 2009 in Aalborg/Denmark between 27-29 March 2009 and meet with the BOI at Thailand-Pavilion			Visit Thai Festival in Tallinn/Estonia between 14-15 March 2009, Venue: Viru Keskus, Atrium and inform about Business and Investment Opportunities in Thailand, an emerging market in Southeast Asia
	SUBCON Thailand 2009: Subcontracting Exhibition of Thailand, 13-16 May 2009 at BITEC-Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre, Bangkok			CEBIT 2009: Besuchen Sie den Gemeinschaftsstand Thailand unter der Leitung des Software Industry Promotion Agency (SIPA) Thailand in der Halle 3, Stand Nr. D 58 und informieren Sie sich über den Softwaremarkt in Thailand -- Visit Joint Stand Thailand at the CEBIT 2009 and learn more about Software Market in Thailand
	Information about trade fairs in Bangkok -- Messen in Bangkok

General News	Thailand 'back on track,' PM tells Japan Japan shows overwhelming interest to Thailand's roadshows No changes to Foreign Business Act: Abhisit Plan for ASEAN markets to be combined in six years With investor confidence left in tatters by last year's political upheavals, the BOI is going on the offensive to attract capital Cabinet approves 7 tax measures
Business News	BECL expects 5% gain in revenue Bio-Net to spend B300m Prasert: Good time to invest Plastic power the natural way Japanese steelmakers still keen to invest Panasonic Khon Kaen has no layoff policy SCNYL eyes 15% growth Standard chartered opens opportunities for the blind McThai to invest Bt600m on up to 17 mew outlets LH Bank seeks partner to expand overseas PM Abhisit: International business still wants to invest in Thailand 2008 auto exports remain in positive territory
Environmental & Energy	Draft of the Fifteen Year-Alternative Energy Plan Thailand's PTT plans to become regional ethanol hub Coastal Energy moves forward with Gulf of Thailand development