Thailand Household debt on upward tilt — Household debt has hit a fresh high, particularly among low income earnings, who remain widely exposed to loan sharks, says the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. The latest UTCC survey of 1,200 respondents found mot of them (64.l5%) had average household debt of Bt188,774.54, up by […]
Read More →Notable Transactions: Buy(s): THB 381 mn BLAND – K. Anantttttt is back in the fold GFM – This seems to be a continuation of a shift of ownership between family members MAJOR – Quite interesting, it isn’t often to see K. Vichai buy shares in MAJOR and this despite the fact its not trading that […]
Read More →AOT: Expects good earnings. Airports of Thailand (AOT) expects arrivals to grow 19% this year to 85m. The company also expects 2H13 earnings to show strong yoy growth on the back of the absence of forex loss. This is because the company has swapped its yen loan to baht (worth Bt10b). (Source: Khao Hoon) Comment: […]
Read More →CPF CPF slashes 5-year investment plan — CPF plans to slash its five-year investment budget by a third to US$1.6bn and pare back revenue targets, as its foreign farms are performing below expectations. It will also cut its revenue growth target to an average of 10% over the next five years from its earlier goal […]
Read More →CKP: To delay IPO. CK Power will delay its IPO date from 26-28 June to 3-5 July. The company plans to sell 220m shares during the IPO at around Bt12-15 apiece. Of the total IPO shares, 180m shares will be newly issued and 40m shares will come from existing shareholders. (Source: Khao Hoon) Comment: This […]
Read More →ADVANC AIS to bring curtain down on 2G service — ADVANC plans to end 2G mobile service after its concession expires in 2015, say executive chairman Somprasong. (Bangkok Post, 24/06/13) Comment: Welcome to the world of tomorrow! Mitsubishi: In talks to buy BAY. Japanese Mitsubishi UFJ is reported to be in the final stages of […]
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