1. Thai banks’ loans may rise 6-8 pct this year -c. bank. Thai commercial banks’ loans may increase 6-8 percent this year after rising 4.4 percent in 2017, reflecting the improving economy, a senior central bank official said on Monday. Non-performing loans (NPLs) likely peaked in the final quarter of last year and might fall […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC targets 2018 revenue growth of 7-8% YoY, upon booking 100% of CSL earnings. It plans to invest Bt35-38bn to expand its 4G-fiber network. It expects mobile revenue to grow by 3-5%YoY with 800,000 home internet customers. (Khao Hoon, 16/2/18) BTS BTS 3Q17 earnings were Bt889mn, +89.8%YoY, driven by revenue from mass transit, which […]
Read More →AOT AOT reported 1Q18 earnings of Bt6.219, growing by 22.33% and revenue of Bt15.045, growing by 14.62%, backed by a rise in the number of passengers from six airports to 34.64mn on expansion of tourism and the removal of the ICAO’s red flag. (Khao Hoon, 15/02/18) Comment: And it will continue and continue, still curious […]
Read More →AMATAV AMATAV reported 2017 earnings of Bt422mn, up 585% from last year thanks to booking Bt642mn from land sales, implying growth of 81% and driving total revenue to grow 30% to Bt1.17094bn. At the same time, it cut expenses by 40%. (Khao Hoon, 14/02/18) Comment: And this should continue for vietnam over the next 3-5 […]
Read More →APEX APEX signed a contract with Club Med to open a luxury resort, Club Med Krabi, worth Bt3.8bn. It plans to develop a new tourist spot in Yao Beach, Krabi and targets premium customers for this resort. It expects to start construction in September 2018 and complete in 2021. (Thun Hoon, 13/02/18 ) Comment: This […]
Read More →I love Visual Capitalist for the information that they churn out on a weekly basis in fantastic graphical formats. The latest one was in regards to freedom and how it is in decline throughout the world. A quick email to a friend led to me adding Thailand, Cambodia, Philippines, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Laos […]
Read More →It’s interesting how the perception is changing within the markets in just 1 week. Perhaps it could be just the people I associate with or the articles I read but that’s the feeling I’m having for now. My viewpoint is that until the new Fed Chairman speaks on March 21-22 things could remain choppy. And […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 15.2 mn N/A – but BLAND’s owner is buying again Sell(s) THB 1.7 mn N/A
Read More →Under the constitution, post-election Thailand would have a military-appointed senate and elected lower house. A prime ministerial candidate must achieve a majority in a joint vote of both chambers, making it challenging for Pheu Thai to emerge with the leader even if it takes control of the lower house. “Before this, three years ago, these people […]
Read More →The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIP) concerns on baht deprecation will affect competitiveness of Thai businesses. It says Thai Baht has appreciated by 4% in January and it forecasts the baht at 32 per US dollar on average for 2018. It also says BOT should be stringent on currency speculation and […]
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