Industry leader HomePro builds on solid foundations Home Product Center Plc (HMPRO), established in 1995 and listed on the SET since October 2001, is the largest home improvement retailer in Thailand, with 69 branches nationwide. Khunawut Thumpomkul, director, executive director and managing director, discusses the company’s strategy and outlook. HomePro is continually improving staff skills, […]

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ADVANC ADVANC announced the dividend payment in 2H15 Bt5.96/share, raising the full year dividend to Bt12/share. This year, it targets revenue growth of 3-4%. It has budget of Bt40bn to expand 3G, fiber optic and broadband. (Kao hoon, 6/2/15) CRANE CRANE will propose board to pay dividend more than 50% within 1Q15, following from the […]

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Thailand BoT: Rate slash still a possibility – Even though the Bank of Thailand believes the current policy rate would boost economic recovery this year, it has left the door open to a possible cut if the economy is slower than expected or unexpected effects emerge. The central bank expects economic growth to reach 4% […]

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AMATA AMATA continues to invest in Vietnam via subsidiary AMATAVN, to develop an industrial park called Long Thanh. It believes this investment will support revenue growth for the company for many years to come. The firm also plans to list AMATAVN this year. (Thun Hoon, 05/02/15) Comment: As I’ve said for the a while, AMATA […]

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Thailand Infrastructure takes centre stage as panel convenes on digital economy – The government has set up an ad hoc committee to begin working on the preparations for the digital economy, starting with the urgent agenda for infrastructure. “Infrastructure is the fundamental factor of the digital economy. We need to process this while waiting for […]

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Here are the key facts: Investment projects approved last year by the Board of Investment (BoI) hit a 50-year high The BoI approved 3,469 investment projects worth 2.19 trillion baht in 2014, surging 73% in terms of project numbers and 117% in terms of value. In 2013, it approved 2,347 projects worth 1.11 trillion baht. […]

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AAV‎ AAV expects no significant impact from the recent oil price rebound although the fuel cost is 35% of total cost. The company already hedged 50% of fuel use for the next six months which is more than the hedging position policy of 30%. (Post Today, 04/02/15) AAV announces resignation of Mr. Porn-anan Kerdprasert, the Chief Financial […]

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