1. SBA News
EuroCham is now up and running. Swedish Business Association is a founding member and I have taken the seat as a vice chairman in the board. There are still some practical things to handle, but so far it has been decided that EuroCham will reside in WTC with a secretariat. Sector groups are currently being worked on and I will keep you all posted here and we will set up a EuroCham page on our web site. It is estimated to have the EuroCham page up and running in beginning of August, in time for the next newsletter. Also to put in your agenda is a Nordic Event in end of August. The preliminary date is set to Thursday August 26, so put that in your agenda. The subject will be legal certainty with a look at what really is happening. How does it work? Can I be declared bankrupt as Prudential or can I get in to trouble like Michael Olsson in Balikpapan. Well, I can promise that you will get some very real and useful tips and tricks.....

1. SBA News
SBA will participate in the General Meeting of EuroCham in the coming week and there we will elect a board and make an action plan for the future. It's going to be interesting to see if all the European businesses finally can get their act together. Also to note, intitial discussion on our WEB project has been conducted with the EU commission. We hope to have this project off the ground after the holidays.

1. SBA News
We had a signing ceremony at Mercantile on May 11 where the new EuroCham was created. We are a founding member and if anyone want's to see the articles please let me know. The first meeting and the actual creation of the EuroCham will be in June, date yet to be determined. One news is that IKEA has joined us as a member and they are welcomed in to our family. Other news is: The Board of Directors of the Sulawesi Regional Development Cooperation Board (BKPRS = Badan Kerjasama Pembangunan Regional Sulawesi) cordially request the honour of your presence at a business luncheon on Monday, 17 May 2004, at Kirana Room, Kartika Chandra Hotel Jakarta, at 11:00 - 13:00. For confirmation of attendance, please call Hadijah on 789 2938 (hunting). It's free of charge and I believe that it can be nice and interesting. Sulawesi's provinces are rather aggressive in getting investors so who knows what they offer.

1. SBA News
The work in converting EIA (European Indonesian Association) to EuroCham continues. It's a more complicated road than anyone can imagine and it has all the flavors that I assume all EU project nowadays have. What seems clear is that companies can be members direct and/or via bilateral chambers or associations (like SBA). Most important with this project is to get a larger pool of resource for European companies to use in their efforts to succeed with business here in Indonesia. For anyone that is interested in more details, please don't hesitate to contact me, there is plenty of reading.... We will have a board meeting at the Swedish Embassy on Thursday April 22 at 17.00, let me know if you can make it. There are several items on the agenda, including new member applications.

1. SBA News
Our annual meeting went well of as planned and our little pool competition left us all behind the victor, Ilpo, that showed skills worthy of a master. The current board was re-elected and will have the following composition for the next year: Chairman: Per Brandt, Vice Chairman: Ilpo Saarisivu, Treasurer: Per Thuresson, Secretary: Michael Olsson and Auditor: Stefan Meurling. As before all voting members are also members in the board and the other members are deputies. Another thing, on Tuesday March 23, EIA present a luncheon with a speaker on the coming election. More information about that on our web site.