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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BBL maintain 4-6% FY loan growth t/g despite +0.6% in 1H, no plan to increase interest rates on both deposits & loans aft 25bps policy rate hiked in Aug, expects working cap demand grows on more predictable interest exp, jump start investment aft govt formed, will continue to grow business franchise in China, sees Chinese […]

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ADVANC rolls out iPhone 15 bundle package to boost ARPU, mulls expanding 5G coverage after obtained 700 MHz from NT lifts capacity from 2 x 15MHz to 2 x 20MHz, aims to boost marketshare up country. Comment: And every isheep shall proclaim how USB-C is the greatest gift to mankind and the rest of us […]

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