GMO’s Jeremy Grantham is out with his latest quarterly paper and as usual its a must read, he goes through his thoughts on the economy, what Yellen is likely to do during her time at the Fed, earnings vs valuations, timing bear markets and so forth. One point he does make is that he (along […]

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This was one of the best interviews I had the pleasure of doing, Mr. Abdullah does come across incredibly passionate about DTAC’s businesses and opportunities. Total Access Communication Plc (DTAC) is one of the leading telecommunication services providers in Thailand with a total subscriber base of 27.5 million users, making it the country’s second-largest mobile […]

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Thailand Foreign institutes worry about rice support — Knowledge Network Institute of Thailand Policy Research Institute (KNIT) says that since the IMF has raised questions about the government rice subsidies scheme, several foreign institutes have asked KNIT to release some of its statistics on the matter, saying that the rich subsidies scheme is one of […]

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BMCL Still no SRT decision on capital increase — The State Railway of Thailand has hired outside consultant to study BMCL’s need for additional capital. The report will be completed by November 29, after which SRT will make its decision. (Khao Hoon, 22/11/13) Comment: It will still most likely go through, SRT can’t risk BMCL […]

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CPN 23rd Central Festival open in December — CPN will open its 23rd Central Festival shopping mall in Had Yai on December 14. It has invested over Bt7.2bn in the project. The construction is currently at 95% completion. (Khao Hoon, 21/11/13) HMPRO HMPRO to expand aggressively in the last 2 months. HMPRO will open its […]

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ADVANC Cuts revenue target — ADVANC has lowered its revenue target for the year to 5-6% from 6-8% as it expects the slowdown in the economy to continue affecting earnings from 3Q13 through to 4Q13. (Khao Hoon, 20/11/13) Comment: And it looks like it will be the same story next year, management isn’t really open […]

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AGE boosts coal exports to feed plants in Asia – MAI-listed Asia Green Energy (AGE) aims at 20% growth in coal sales volume next year as it boosts exports to countries building coal-fired power plants. Managing director Panom Kuansataporn said coal sales volume is seen rising to 2.4mn tonnes this year and 3mn tonnes next […]

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