Thailand More state rice sold- The government expects to deliver between 900,000 and 1mn tons from rice stocks by year-end through government-to-government contracts. (Bangkok Post, 31/10/14) FPO cuts growth forecast to 1.4% amid weak exports – The Finance Ministry’s think tank yesterday trimmed this year’s economic growth forecast to 1.4%, assuming that second-half growth comes […]
Read More →BCP Bangchak earmarks B7bn for refinery rejig – BCP plans to spend Bt7bn to improve its oil refinery in its bid to gain a higher refinery margin. Executive vice-president Phichet Emwattana said the spending would start next year and run until 2018. (Bangkok Post, 31/10/14) CPF CPF maintains revenue growth of 10% YoY to reach […]
Read More →CK Ch. Karnchang maintains revenue target – Ch. Karnchang Plc (CK), Thailand’s second-largest construction firm, expects to maintain its revenue target of Bt30bn this year despite delays facing the government’s megaprojects. Its current backlog of more than Bt100bn will help it meet the target, said senior executive vice-president Prasert Marittanaporn.(Bangkok Post, 30/10/14) DELTA DELTA expects […]
Read More →AOT Board gives nod to Phase 2 first-stage expansion plan — The board of the Airports of Thailand (AoT) has approved the plan for the first stage of the Phase 2 expansion of Suvarnabhumi airport that is estimated to cost a total of Bt66bn. The first stage of the expansion consists of three construction projects. […]
Read More →John Mauldin of Mauldin Economics, put out his latest thoughts regarding the investment environment in the world today and given that the focus was on emerging markets and that Thailand is still one, this article is therefore worth sharing. He has several charts and insights on the debt issues and more importantly the potential impact […]
Read More →What happened? Yesterday both the shares of WHA and HEMRAJ were suspended/halted from trading by the SEC on the news that an M&S may potentially take place with WHA’s CEO saying it would be with a company of a THB 50 bn market cap. So why no deal? Both shares resumed trading today with both […]
Read More →BCP BCP says EBITDA this year will hit Bt10bn supported by revenue from its solar farm and investment in Nido Petroleum. It will go on a roadshow with the SET in the US. (Kao Hoon, 28/10/14) Comment: I’ve never liked their E&P expansion and with the refcent 20% decline in oil prices I do wonder […]
Read More →It’s coming to 3Q14 earning seasons time, the banks were the first to release their numbers and everything has been so-so, petrochemical/energy co’s are likely to have crap #’s b/c of the decline in oil prices (inventory losses), and I doubt consumer names are going to be exciting. There’s a lot of pressure coming in […]
Read More →AAV Thai AirAsia X eyes broad expansion – An aggressive expansion appears on the horizon for Thai AirAsia X (TAAX) with the addition of five wide-body jets and expanded coverage over Japan next year. On the radar screen for Thailand’s first long-haul low-cost carrier are services to four Japanese airports – Haneda (Tokyo), Nagoya, Fukuoka […]
Read More →Remember how we were all told that Europe’s financial system is fixed? Not by the looks of the latest ECB report detailing how 25 (out of 130) failed the recent health test. So not only do we have to deal with the Fed talking this weekend, relatively high equity valuations, a struggling global economy, you can […]
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