Interesting news out of the BOI this week, here are the facts: Approved promotional privileges for 793 investments projects worth THB 217 bn approved in the first quarter, 6x that of last year Investment projects gaining BOI approved were valued @ THB 34.65 bn Industries that received this include  — services and public utilities, electrical and […]

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Amata looks beyond industrial estates What is Amata’s business model? Amata Corporation Plc is the largest listed company in the industrial estate sector of the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Viboon Kromadit, director and chief marketing officer, discusses the company’s strategy and outlook. Amata plans to launch a REIT and list a Vietnamese affiliate, Mr Viboon […]

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Finally some positive news and this shows that the government agencies are finally doing some work. Which listed companies benefit? Simple, AMATA, WHA, HEMRAJ, TICON Here are the facts: The Board of Investment (BoI) is more upbeat about Thailand’s investment prospects after approving some 700 projects with a combined investment cost of 110 billion baht […]

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AMATA AMATA to join with Labor Department to develop Thailand’s labor market. (Khao Hoon, 03/04/15) BECL BECL’s shareholders okay merger with BMCL. In July, the two companies will hold a joint shareholders meeting. The merged firm is expected to trade in the stock market in August. (Khao Hoon, 03/04/15) Comment: What will be interesting is […]

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AAV AAV expects strong recovery this year and targets 14.5mn passengers and double-digit revenue growth. The company said 1Q15 cabin factor will be strong at more than 84%, driven by the influx of Chinese tourists. (Kao Hoon, 24/02/15) New CFO — AAV has informed SET that the Nomination and Remuneration Committee has approved the appointment […]

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AMATA AMATA continues to invest in Vietnam via subsidiary AMATAVN, to develop an industrial park called Long Thanh. It believes this investment will support revenue growth for the company for many years to come. The firm also plans to list AMATAVN this year. (Thun Hoon, 05/02/15) Comment: As I’ve said for the a while, AMATA […]

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Here are the key facts: Investment projects approved last year by the Board of Investment (BoI) hit a 50-year high The BoI approved 3,469 investment projects worth 2.19 trillion baht in 2014, surging 73% in terms of project numbers and 117% in terms of value. In 2013, it approved 2,347 projects worth 1.11 trillion baht. […]

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Note: Scroll down to see commentary for the past 3 days. Stocks in the news (amata, arrow, bay, bkd, cbg, ecl, kbs, ldc, pf, ptg, ptt, spali, super, tcap, thai, ttcl, wha) 27.01.15 AMATA AMATA plans to invest in industrial estate in Myanmar, in addition to its existing investment in Vietnam to prepare for the […]

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AKR Solar license soon — AKR’s management said that the state should decide on the licensing of the total 800MW of solar license sometime in February-March. It expects to receive license for 20-30MW, which should help profit. (Thun Hoon, 21/01/15) AMATA AMATA sees good 2015 ahead as it expects to book Bt4bn in revenue from […]

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AMATA Amata to invest in Vietnam’s Dong Nai – Thai industrial-city developer Amata will invest in three high-tech industrial-park and urban-development projects in the southern Vietnamese province of Dong Nai, news website dddn.com.vn reported. Amata Vietnam will be the investor in a 753-hectare urban-development project in Tam An commune in Long Thanh district. (The Nation, […]

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