BBL: Maintains loan growth at 6% yoy in 2013. BBL expects GDP to grow 4% this year, lower than the earlier forecast of 5%. However, the bank still maintains its loan growth target at 6%, supported by resilient domestic demand, especially investment demand. According to the bank, it will be one of the major lenders […]

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Oishi Green Tea: Launches in Malaysia. Oishi Group, the country’s leading ready-to-drink green tea producer, has started its drive to become a regional brand by 2017 by forging a distribution alliance with F&N Beverages Marketing Sdn Bhd in Malaysia. F&N Beverages, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fraser and Neave Ltd in Singapore, kicked off its distribution […]

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VGI VGI ramps up skytrain, Airport Rail Link coverage — VGI will begin selling ads in cross-category packages for the skytrain on October 1. The move will help to increase its gross profit margin by 1-2% and boost revenue to Bt1bn this year. In its cross-category package, clients can buy ad spaces on billboards and […]

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Tarun, of Thai Native Gems, and I have been friends since high school and while I give him a lot of stick, I do respect his viewpoint when it comes to gems and diamonds, despite the fact I’ll never understand why women love it. He just published an article today talking about diamonds as an […]

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