An economic briefing organised jointly by The Economic Department of the French Embassy, the French Foriegn Trade Advisors and the FTCC was a success with 100 participants.

Presided over by H.E. Laurent Bili, French Ambassador to Thailand, this economic briefing is to give an overview of the economic situations in Thailand, advise of some legal aspects as well as to hear from French executives who shared their experiences in each sector.

Panel on the economic outlook: coping with global downturn
Moderator: Olivier Andretic, Commercial counselor, French Embassy

Dr Supavud Saichuea, Managing Director, Head of Research, Phatra Securities
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Mr Carlos de Cordoue, Country Manager, Calyon

Panel on business environment – Legal aspects
Moderator: Mr Franck Fougère, Managing Director, Vidon & Partners

Debt collection: how to handle insolvency?
By Mr Hunt Talmage (Chandler & Thong–Ek)
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Employee Protection Act
By Mr Frédéric Favre (Vovan & Associés)
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Downsizing your company or reducing your fixed costs
Mr Philippe Kopcsan (Prasena)

Sectors outlook
Moderator: Mr Paul Dumont, President

1. Construction, infrastructure projects and real estate
Presentation on Infrastructure Projects by Mr. Gérald Petit
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By Mr Jean-Marie Pithon (Dextra), Mr Jean-Marie Verbrugghe (Bouygues-Thai Ltd), Mr Paisal Shusang (Bouygues-Thai Ltd), Mr Nazir Rizk (Alstom)

2. Industry
By Mr Eric Durand (Lamberet), Mr Hervé Mouly (Asia Magnetic Winding), Mr Michel Terlon (Essilor), Mr Jean-François Redon (Technip Engineering)

3. Distribution and consumer goods
By Mr Claude Rumpler (L'Oréal), Mr Philippe Broianigo (Carrefour)

4.   Services (tourism)
By Mr Patrick Basset (Accor Asia Pacific), Mr Michel Calvet (Asiajet International), Robert Molinari (Siam and Asia Holding)

Mr Pascal Furth, Economic and Commercial Counselor, French Embassy
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