BOI approved German investment rises significantly in value but not in number of projects in Jan - Jul 2005.

BOI approval of German projects (in number of porjects and value in billion Baht)

39

24

19

1215

6.4

13.8

2.10.4 0.9

0

15

30

45

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Number of projects

Value in billion Baht

BOI approvals from top 16 countries in 2004 (billion Baht)

126

30

18 16 14 12 118 7

4 3 2.4 1.7 1.6 1.3 0.90

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

BOI approval of German projects (in number of porjects and value in billion Baht)

910

0.7

4.4

0

15

2004 (Jan - Jul) 2005 (Jan - Jul)

Number of projects

Value in billion Baht

BOI approved German investment rises significantly in value but not in number of projects in Jan - Jul 2005

German share of BOI approved foreign investment value in percentage of total foreign investment value

6.6

2.1

0.2 0.3

2.3

0

4

8

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 (Jan - Jul)

Thai-German trade balance 1986 - 2004 (in million Euro)

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

Thai exports

Thai imports

Total

Source: German Federal Statistical Office

Thai-German trade 2003 vs 2004 (million Euro)

1,8882,236

4,124

2,0212,433

4,454

-

2,000

4,000

6,000

Thai imports Thai exports Total

+7.1%

+8.8%

+8.0%

Thai-German trade Jan - May 2004 vs Jan - May 2005 (million Euro)

810970

1,780

835 975

1,810

-

2,000

4,000

Thai imports Thai exports Total

+3.0%

+0.6%

+1.7%

Source: German Federal Statistical Office

Thai exports to Germany in 2004 (percentage)

Data processing + other office equipment

21%

Electrical + electronic20%

Textiles + garments10%

Others29%

Rubber + rubber products

5%

Gems + jewellery 6%

Agriculture + fisheries9%

Source: German Federal Statistical Office

German exports to Thailand in 2004 (percentage)

Motor vehicles + parts

8%

Metals, bars, etc.8%

Machines + tools28%

Chemical, biochemical

+ plastic 19%

Electrical + electronic

15%

Others22%

Source: German Federal Statistical Office

Thailand's main trading partners in 2004 (percentage share)

Others33.2%

Indonesia2.9%

Hong Kong3.3%

South Korea2.8%

Germany2.4%

UK2.2%

Taiwan3.4%

Malaysia5.6%

Singapore 5.8%

China7.9%

USA11.8%

Japan18.7%

Source: BOT

German percentage share of Thai foreign trade

4.8

4.1

3.5

2.8 3.0

2.4

0

2.5

5

1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004

Source: BOT

Germany’s relative(!) position as a trading partner of Thailand is constantly declining

The German-Thai Chamber of Commerce (GTCC)

25th floor Empire Tower

195 South Sathorn Road

Bangkok

Bangkok, 8 – 12 November 2005info: gts@gtcc.org

The concept of GTS is MADE IN GERMANY

“Made in Germany” provides synergy:

GTS05 promotes Germany as a brand. Synergy between:

• German technology (from BMW to ThyssenKrupp…)

• German culture (e.g., Goethe Institute)

• German education (Universities, etc.)

• German public sector (BMWA, GTZ, Umweltbundesamt, etc.)

• Germany as a tourism destination

How big will GTS05 be?

The example of GTS02:

• over 8,000 square meter exhibition space• 22,000 trade visitors • 190 German companies and organisations• 73 technical presentations

“the biggest German technology symposium held anywhere in

the world” VDMA, press representative

GTS05: the exhibition hall:

GTS05: outstanding technical symposiums

big names as well

as SMEs

a busy

registration

GTS05 focuses on the following sectors:

• Electrical and electronics• Machinery building and plant• Information and communication• Energy and power• Automobile and automobile supplies• Traffic and transport• Chemicals and plastics• Construction• Environment• Services (banking, insurance, legal etc.)• Research and development• Professional education and training• Study in Germany• New highlight: Tourism to Germany

Visitor profile • The Royal Family, ministers, high ranking

government officials• Decision makers from private industry• Scientists and leading technologists• Academic leaders and technical experts• Students at Thailand’s leading universities –

tomorrow’s leader

Financial sponsors • Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour, Berlin• Association of German Trade Fair Industry

(AUMA), Cologne

Registered companies at GTS05 (examples):• Tourism: Der Tour, LTU,Lufthansa, Munich

Airport, Munich City, Sawadee Travel, Bei Otto

• Automotive: Audi/Volkswagen, BMW, DaimlerChrysler

• AST• Atea environmental technolgy• BASF• Bayer Technology• Bilfinger Berger• Burtchen Umweltschutz• Dueker Eisenwerke• Ematec Maschinen- und Greifwerke• Entex• Festo• GAZ Geraete und Akkumulatorenwerk

Zwickau• German Engineering & Machinery• German-Thai Boiler Engineering• Heatec• InWent• Kloeckner Pentaplast• Krones• Leschaco

• Liebherr• Linde Gas• Linn• Lorenz & Partners• Merz Verpackungsmaschinen• Pacific Navigator• Retech Energy• Roedl & Partner• RIS Swiss Section• Schenker• Schneider International• Siemens• Staedtler• TGI• ThyssenKrupp• TUV Asia Pacific• TUV Sued• XSYS Print Solutions• Banks: KfW, DEG, Exim, DZ Bank• Public sector: BMWA, Umweltbundesamt,

GTZ, Ministry of Economics of NRW (with business delegation), Goethe Institute

• Large number of German universities

Wachsende Märkte stärker nutzen!!

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Application deadline: 7 October 2005