AAV Joint venture with AirAsia X — AirAsia X says it has set up a joint venture company with Air Asia Thailand and the advisor to the prime minister called Thai AirAsia X. This is the first time that AirAsia has entered into a foreign partnership. (Khao Hoon, 20/09/13) BEC Ad slots full — BEC […]
Read More →ANAN Treasury program spurs price — Price of ANAN rocketed to hit a one month high after the company announced plans to repurchase 333.30mn shares (10% of total shares). The total value of the repurchase scheme is estimated to be Bt500mn. Management is confident that earnings will exceed market expectations, and promised dividend will start […]
Read More →BAY bullish on SME loans despite economic slowdown – The Bank of Ayudhya (BAY) maintains its 15% growth target for its small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) loans this year on expectations that the country’s economy will return to normal growth in the next six to 12 months. Thailand’s fifth-largest lender by assets typically sets its […]
Read More →CK CK optimistic — Thailand’s third-largest contractor by market value expects the cabinet to approve today a contract worth over Bt20bn to supply trains and operation system of the Purple mass-transit rail line. Following the endorsement from the cabinet, the SET-listed subway operator Bangkok Metro Plc will sign the contract with CK this month for […]
Read More →AOT Strong July traffic growth — AOT reported strong traffic in July 2013, with passenger and aircraft movement growth of 16% YoY. This is the tenth month in a row that it has reported double-digit growth. (Company press release) Comment: This is really only one of the few strongly growing large cap co’s in Thailand […]
Read More →ANAN Buying more land for a luxury condo — ANAN is investing Bt1.417bn to acquire a new land plot to develop a luxury condominium project worth Bt6.5bn and expects presales to start in 4Q13 with transfers in 2016. The company said revenues will grow by 100% this year and expects transfers for 2013 to amount […]
Read More →Amata: Still confident of EIA backing. Amata Corporation is confident the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for its 3,500-rai expansion at Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate will be approved this year, ending a long dispute with communities. The company maintains the land sales target of 3,000 rai in 2013, up from 2,800 rai last year. (Source: Bangkok […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →CENTEL May be setting up REIT — CENTEL announced that it is in the process of studying to set up a property fund under REIT and is negotiating with domestic banks and foreign banks. It expects record breaking revenues in 1Q13, as revenue in the first two months for hotel and food and beverages has […]
Read More →BMCL BMCL discussing with MTRA over OTM contract for Purple Line — BMCL will be negotiating with the government on OTM contract for the Purple Line, Bangsue–Taling Chan. If negotiations fail, the MRTA will manage the project itself. BMCL expects the number of passengers on its current lines to grow 17% from last year. (Tun […]
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