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BANGKOK, THAILAND, Oct. 21--Mr. Jannik Lindbaek, Executive Vice President of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), will lead a delegation to Thailand from October 23 to 27, 1996. The purpose of the visit is to consult with government and industry leaders on IFC's activities in Thailand, which have expanded in the past two years. In Financial Year 1996, the Corporation approved seven projects for a record total of US$1,082 million, of which US$217 million was for IFC's own account. This represents IFC's largest country program in Asia.
IFC is working in various sectors in Thailand, including general manufacturing, capital markets, infrastructure, hospitals and education, agribusiness, and petrochemicals.
Mr. Lindbaek will be accompanied by Mr. Peter Cook, Director, Asia; Mr. Jean-Philippe Halphen, Director, Chemicals, Petrochemicals and Fertilizers; Mr. Harold Rosen, Manager, Southeast Asia; Mr. Rashad Kaldany, Manager, Asia Capital Markets; Mr. Jean-Paul Pinard, Manager, Chemicals, Petrochemicals and Fertilizers; Mr. Mark Constantine, Manager, Corporate Relations; and Ms. Suellen Lazarus, Special Assistant to Mr. Lindbaek. Mr. Darius Lilaoonwala, Chief of IFC's Regional Mission in Bangkok will also join the delegation.
IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is the largest multilateral source of equity and loan financing for private sector projects in developing countries.
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