thailand43 - yes I am aware of the pronounciation but was lead to believe that the proper way to anglofi it in writing was "krup" - I bow to your superior knowledge!
Regarding your questions:
Where are the hard figures? I WILL TRY TO GET HARD NUMBERS FOR YOU - BUT I REFER YOU AGAIN TO THE MIKE WALTERS WEB SITE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Is buying distributors a credible strategy? THIS IS WHAT THES GUYS DO. THEY ROLL UP CASH GENERATIVE DISTRIBUTORS IN ORDER TO FUND THE HIGH TECH MEDICAL DEVICES THEY BRING TO THE MARKET. FOR SURE THEY PAID FOR ATA IN PAPER - NOT ALWAYS A POPULAR STRATEGY BUT ONE THAT BRINGS ATA ON BOARD IN THE BIGGER PICTURE AND HAS NO CASH IMPACT ON HCEG.What is the benefit? REGISTRATION - IT IS FAR EASIER TO GET PRODUCTS REGISTERED IN A COUNTRY WHERE YOU HAVE A PRESCENCE - ESPECIALLY NEW TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS EBIOX. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE TO MANUFACTURE MEDILATOR IN THAILAND AT THE WELL KNOWN KAWASAMI PALNT. Where does the medium term performance measurement come from?
THE PROFIT REPORTED TO FEB 2007 - ITS THAT TYPE OF INVESTMENT