Process Type of Socio- economic outcome Target Population Indicators European Union’s definition and categorization of SMEs. • Not be engaged in any business activity described under the Exclusionary

due to its lofty international reserves. Meanwhile, Thai and US interest rates and bond yields were declining due to several factors. There were, for instance, political strife between North Korea and

, 4, 20 Protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems 1, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Not targeting environmental objectives (out of scope) This categorization

Annual Report 2009 1 Annual Report 20092 Over the past year, the Thai economy experienced a recession for the first time since the Asian economic crisis in 1997. The first quarter saw a 7.1 percent contraction as a result of sluggish export in the midst of global financial crisis, diminishing demand of domestic private sector, and lack of confidence in economic and political directions. All these factors played out against a backdrop of weakening economies of our trade partners worldwide, which...