BAY deal approved — The Finance Ministry has approved a bid by Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) to buy a 75% stake in Bank of Ayudhya Plc, minister Kittiratt Na Ranong said yesterday. MUFG agreed to buy a controlling stake in BAY for up to ¥560bn (US$5.61bn) as Japanese lenders expand into fast-growing Southeast […]
Read More →An estimated 200,000 orders of cars reserved under the government’s subsidised first-car scheme will end up being cancelled, according to Suparat Sirisuwannangkura, chairman of the The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) automotive industry club. Source: Bangkok Post So last year the first car buyer scheme pushed up the total of registered car sales to 1.25 […]
Read More →GRAMMY GMM Grammy issues new shares ahead of license bid – In preparation for its bid to secure digital terrestrial TV licenses, entertainment giant GMM Grammy yesterday issued 106,052,989 new ordinary shares at par value of Bt1 each, to be offered to existing shareholders at a ratio of one new share per five existing ordinary […]
Read More →CENTEL 2Q13 good — CENTEL said that earnings for 2Q13 were good, benefited by the higher average occupancy rate of 75%. It plans to add 3-4 hotels to its management portfolio in China and expects the deals to be concluded by the end of this year. Its food business is also enjoying steady growth, and […]
Read More →BAY: Consumer unit eyes regional growth. Krungsri Consumer, the personal finance arm of Bank of Ayudhya (BAY), will continue expanding its retail banking business regionally. The move is in line with the business strategy of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU), which will soon become the main shareholder in BAY. The managing director of Krungsri Consumer, […]
Read More →BBL: Asset quality remains sound in China and Vietnam. Despite the slowing economic growth in China and Vietnam, BBL said that its asset quality in both countries remains good. NPL stood at a low 1% of its loan in China and 2% in Vietnam. This is because their loans are geared towards real sector in […]
Read More →BTS BTS lays tracks for infrastructure IPO — BTS wants to bid for three mass transit rail projects worth a combined Bt100bn, of which Bt30bn will be allocated from the imminent launch of its infrastructure fund, from which it expects to raise more than Bt60bn. Chairman Keeree Kanjanapas said the BTS, the first company to […]
Read More →AMATA AMATA to set up property fund this year — AMATA aims to set up a real estate property fund this year. It said sales have grown by 10-20% from last year’s 2,800 rai. It has also secured a backlog of land worth Bt7.6bn, which is expected to be recognized this year. The company will […]
Read More →BANPU May not make provisions for lawsuit — BANPU may not set provisions for lawsuit by Siva after the Laos government found that BANPU has the right to terminate the contract with Mr. Siva. Management expects this case to take years before a decision is made. (Khao Hoon, 14/12/12) BTS BTS plans US$1.5bn IPO for […]
Read More →Analysts have been sending me this table most of today with the headlines that Thai Bank’s loan growth has been slowing in the month of August but a MoM growth of +1.0% for the whole sector isn’t bad. Based on the figures this is what I see: The Small financial institutions (KK and TISCO) have […]
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