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Financial Report |
Notes
to the Consolidated and
Company Financial Statements |
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Management
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Note 21. Commitment
As at 31 December 2000, the Company has commitment in respect of purchases of newsprint amounting to USD 464,000 (as at 31 December 1999: USD 393,750).
Note 22. Guarantees
As at 31 December 2000, the Group has commitment with a local bank relating to letters of guarantee issued in the normal course of business by the bank to third parties amounting to Bht 2.4 million (as at 31 December 1999: Bht 5.9 million).
As at 31 December 2000, the Company has guaranteed credit facilities given by a local bank to its joint venture in a total amount of Bht 10.2 million (as at 31 December 1999: Bht 10.2 million).
Note 23. Financial instruments
Foreign currency exchange hedging
Forward foreign exchange contracts are entered into to manage exposure of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on specific transactions.
As at 31 December
2000, the settlement dates on open forward foreign exchange contracts
are between 4 months and 7 months (as at 31 December 1999: between
1 month and 10 months). The amounts to be received and contractual
exchange rates of the outstanding contracts are as follows:
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