Dr. Apichai Boontherawara (far left), President of Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Thailand), who chaired the Asian Regional Cooperation Group (RCG) Meeting, welcomed Mr. Hidehiro Konno (second left), President of Berne Union, an international organization comprising members from export credit and investment agencies worldwide, and Chairman and CEO of Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) as well as participants from 12 member countries at the 2nd Ad hoc RCG Meeting at Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok on August 6-7, 2009. The meeting objective is to exchange information on international buyers’ creditworthiness and debt collection practices in the global financial crisis.