ADVANC has awarded GULF a 16.5MW solar PPA contract for Bt532m under 10-25 year period terms for data, contact, switching centers, base stations and transmission node buildings. Comment: Well, this is becoming left pocket, right pocket. B.Grimm weighs stake sale in Thailand  BANGKOK POST: LONDON – B.Grimm Group is considering selling a minority stake in […]

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BEM reported August MRT ridership +5.3% mom (Blue line +9.94%, Purple line +6.8%), 1H-Sept avg daily traffic within 480k-500k while tollway traffic 1.2m-1.4m trips/d. Comment: Perhaps a late mover for the reopening? COCOCO sees rising orders from China will help it achieve 30% revenue growth target this year, new machine installed and ready for test […]

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NBTC’s chairman said ADVANC’s takeover deal of 3BB will be concluded at meeting tomorrow, after lingering on for > a year, Tabloid. Comment: Let’s see if the change in government & friends + the latest spectrum acquisition has helped this deal quicken. IVL to acquire remaining 34% stake of Israel technical fiber producer, Avgol, for […]

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AOT: Civil Aviation Authority (CAAT) affirms readiness of DMK airport to accommodate high season, handling capacity 57 flights/hr. able to cope with increased flight slots. Comment: The issue isn’t in TH, the issue is that China is isolating itself and making life difficult for citizens to easily fly overseas, and that incredible India doesn’t have […]

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BH: anticipates rec high profit this year, sees int’l patients reached 65% of total rev above pre-Covid level, visa-free scheme for Chinese sets good tone for 4Q. Comment: Yes of course. ERW: completed acquisition of 3 budget hotels in JPN, comprising of 2 project in Iidabashi & Ueno Tokyo and 1 project in Kyoto, target […]

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The market stuck in a range, the bull story I’ve raged on about for a while 1. Commodities 2. New government policies, the bear story 1. Higher rates 2. A weak global demand situation Let’s see.

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Week 11/09 – 15/09 bid.vn, ctr.vn, eib.vn, gas.vn, fpt.vn, hvn.vn, nvl.vn, ocb.vn, pnj.vn, vic.vn, vjc.vn, vpb.vn, Company BID VN: announced a plan to issue private bonds worth VND2,500 bn in 2023. CTR VN: recorded, in August, net revenue of VND1,013 bn (+17% YoY) and PBT of nearly VND59 bn (+7% YoY). For 8M2023, CTR’s net […]

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CPALL to sell 3 tranches of CD rating A+, interest rates w/in 3.55-4.4% range, open for subscription on Oct 9-11 & Oct 26-30. Comment: It’ll be interesting to see if CP(take)all’s CD’s easily sell out – of course we all expect that it will. CRC to launch wholesale business, GO Wholesale, in Oct to boost […]

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