It’s going to be wild ride for equities in the emerging markets this month and in August. Why? China’s equity weighting within the MSCI Emerging Markets indices will be increasing from 5% to 20%. Source: MSCI What it was only 5% in the past? Yes, according to MSCI “The 5% initial inclusion of China A […]

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Rebound in Chinese tourists lifts airport passenger numbers : The number of passengers travelling through the six airports run by Airports of Thailand (AOT) reached 38 million in the first quarter this year, up 4.49 per cent over the same quarter last year and largely driven by a rebound of Chinese arrivals, according to the […]

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The Int’l Finance Corp (IFC) will work with AMATA, a provider of smart cities and industrial zones, to develop sustainability pjs in Thailand and the broader Mekong region. Comment: I still have question marks over AMATA and the EEC story. It isn’t happening unless the PPRP can force it through a weak coalition government AYUD: […]

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AIMIRT to buy 4 assets combined worth Bt4.3b including JWD cold storage, TIP cargo warehouse, Siam Chem’s chemical storage and cargo warehouse in Bangkradi Industrial Estates Comment: JWD has a great story, the question is valuation. AOT said repair at Suvarnabhumi’s East runway had been completed. ERW expects earnings momentum remain strong thru 3Q from […]

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