ACG expects big jump 4Q from recovery sales from new launch Honda City hatchback & City hybrid, upbeats outlook on small & mid-size auto market as consumers prudent on spending. Comment: Love Honda’s but the overall industry trend isn’t that positive yet. AOT sees 47.91m passengers next year, rising to 110.88 in 2022, before getting […]

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Government Saving Bank (GSB) to buy 48.59% stake in AMANAH from IBANK in a Bt2b deal, while playing down a JV with SAWAD in car title loan business due to high capital requirement and may endure up to 5 years of losses, Tabloid. Comment: GSB are idiots. Amanah has no network, no franchise name, it’s […]

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AWC: cod 72 villas luxury resort, Banyan Tree Krabi. BBL, KBANK, TISCO passed BOT’s stress test, expects official announcement from BOT within next few days, tabloid. Comment: BBL and KBANK both raised capital, TISCO hasn’t yet, I wouldn’t be surprised to see them require new capital next year. GULF: confirms cod schedule of 2.5k mw […]

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The Thai cabinet approved a “Special Tourist Visa” (STV) scheme this week in principle. Details are: 14 day quarantine at a certified alternative state quarantine (ASQ) hotel or villa. A minimum 90 days length of stay, 2 extensions of 90-days are possible. Fit to fly medical certificate. Proof of medical insurance covering at least USD […]

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AP reports Bt1b presales from newly launched 6 SDH projects on 1st 2 days, 8M20 SDH sales topped Bt18.4b account for 82% of horizontal sales target, maintaining launch plans 16 SDH projects total Bt17.5b for remaining 4 months, Bt12b out of Bt49.33b outstanding backlog to realize this year. AWC seeks M&A existing hotels to scoop […]

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AWC inked deal with Marriott International to expand 4 hotels total 1,638 rooms including Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Autograph Collection, JW Marriott Marquis. Comment: And watch them continue to sell assets from the private co to the public co. BGRIM’s expected to wrap up 2,700MW LNG to Power deal in Vietnam by early next year following earlier […]

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AOT mulls closing some of THAI’s international check-in counter and facilities in accordance with lower number of passenger aiming to curb costs. Comment: Well that took them long enough…with the public announcement re the decline in travelers and no recovery til 2022 in their minds…will they allow King Power to renegotiate? Conspiracy theorists says yes. […]

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AP to transfer 11 JV condo projects under LIFE Asoke-Rama-9 in August, after 95% sold. Comment: This will be interesting to watch. AWC: GIC cuts holding by 0.187% to 4.8684% of total outstanding on Monday (June 8), SEC filing. EGCO sees no impact on power gen from C19, 640mw offshore windfarm in Taiwan (25% holding) […]

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For Thailand here are the key changes: MSCI THAILAND INDEX Additions ASSET WORLD CORP (AWC) BANGKOK COMM ASSET MGT (BAM) KRUNGTHAI CARD (KTC) Deletions BANPU MSCI Small Cap Additions: BANPU Deletions: ANAN, BEAUTY, BEC, ERW, GGC, ITD, LPN, PLAT, PSL, GLOBAL, SVI, TTA, U, UNIQ, UV, WORK Sources: https://app2.msci.com/eqb/gimi/stdindex/MSCI_May20_STPublicList.pdf https://app2.msci.com/eqb/gimi/smallcap/MSCI_May20_SCPublicList.pdf

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ASEFA: announcement of share buyback up to 35m shares or 6.36% of paid-up under Bt 120m budget from May 21 until November 20,20. Comment: Another sharebuyback!  AWC, TOA, KTC may be added in to MSCI Standard Index upcoming announcement on May 12, tabloid. FLOYD: signed 2 construction contracts for HMPRO & BJC total Bt 163.17m. […]

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