81.   Foreign capital continues to flow out of the country amid the severe liquidity crunch and Thai companies are struggling to stay afloat under worsening economic conditions.

82.   Foreign investors expect more transparency and accountability in Thai companies if they are to return.

83.   Government spokesman Akrapol Sorasuchart said the law will make it possible for Thai companies to buy and sell all kinds of derivatives.

84.   He added that Thai companies should negotiate with their creditors and inform them of their true financial situations in order to jointly solve the problems.

85.   He also believed that most Thai companies will turn to Internet EDI in the future.

86.   He admitted that the country is going through a difficult period and Thai companies need to consolidate to strengthen their financial position.

87.   He said Thai companies will have to look at expenditure on information technology in a different way.

88.   He said the BOT said it does not want to see Thai companies panic and buy dollars, which would destroy the whole market.

89.   He said the Eden Group was a Thai company co-founded by Lisowski and an American, and claims against it should be pursued through the Thai courts.

90.   He said the same taxation benefits available to Thai companies are also available to foreign companies.