NEWS FROM THE SECRETARY GENERAL

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Dear Members,

Since our last newsletter in November, our network has expanded to 110 members. I would to give a warm welcome to:

7N A/S

AVT Institute of Executive Education

Christopher Bo Bramsen (Individual member)

Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S

Eversheds

Fritz Schur Technical Group (FSTG)

Jan Sønderlyng (Individual member)

Rockwool International A/S

Sydbank


I would also like to welcome Bonnie Dræby Lind at the DCBF secretariat. Bonnie Dræby Lind will function as Executive Assistant I would also like to welcome Bonnie Dræby Lind at the DCBF secretariat. Bonnie Dræby Lind will function as Executive Assistant with special focus on the establishment and maintaining of working groups. 

Ms. Lind holds an MSc in Economics and Business Administration (International Marketing and Management) from Copenhagen Business School.

Having received suggestions for new topic areas from our members, we have decided to restructure the Knowledge Base, making it more flexible for different areas of competence, and more user-friendly. To facilitate this, please inform us about your experiences, positive as well negative, with the Knowledge Base by contacting Bonnie Dræby Lind at 33 32 97 78 or bdl@dcbf.dk.

The new structure will divide the areas of competence into four main sections:
1.) Core activities (comprising such major business activities as sourcing, distribution, production, etc.).
2.) Support functions (including issues of culture, law, finance, education, etc.).
3.) Macro structures (with topics concerning overall agreements, institutions, and policies in China).
4.) Sector activities (our current focus sectors are food, medico, clean tech, education, and tourism). The scope and focus of these activities will be adjusted in accordance with the needs and requirements of our members.

You will be notified when this new structure is up and running. Also, you will have received an email with your company’s individual login information. Remember, you can always contact info@dcbf.dk or call DCBF to retrieve your username and password for the Knowledge Base, which, as before, can be accessed from the home page www.dcbf.dk. 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (SEB) held the first Member Meeting of 2008 with the theme: “Brief update on the Chinese Economy and Banking in China”. Speeches were given by Carl Christensson, General Manager SEB Shanghai Branch, Fredrik Hähnel, Senior Vice President SEB Shanghai Branch, and James Z. Li Managing Director E.J. McKay. At the meeting, China’s present economic state of beginning overheating and the current credit crunch were discussed as well as topics such as the Chinese banking system, financial instruments and cash management for foreign companies in China. Finally, the Chinese market for mergers and acquisitions was presented. The very informative slides from this Member Meeting can be found in the Knowledge Base under the topic Financing / Advice.

Please make a note in your calendar of the next meetings:

27 February Carlsberg’s Go-West Strategy (from 16.00 – 18.00)
Hosted by Carlsberg Breweries, Copenhagen.
Speaker: Jesper B. Madsen, Vice President
(E-mail invitations have gone out – please register).

13 March Security in China (from 16.00 to 18.00)
Hosted by ISS, Copenhagen
Speakers (TBA)

Finally - to welcome you into the Chinese Year of the Rat, I would like to close by saying:
Shunian kuaile!

Yours sincerely,

Tom Jensen

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