BANPU BANPU plans to boost sales in 2H15 and expects average coal price of around US$59 per ton. The company plans to expand its power business abroad with the aim of increasing its generating capacity to 4,000MW by 2020. (Khao Hoon, 17/08/15) Comment: The only thing we are all waiting for is it’s power IPO […]

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Survey: Capacity at 55% in H1 – The weak global economy has led to declining orders from overseas importers, forcing Thai industries to cut their production capacity and overtime payments to employees, reports the Employers’ Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (EconThai). EconThai’s survey showed overtime payments in the first half of this year dropped by 21.1% because of […]

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The evil chinese are devaluing their currency to ruin the world! Right…that’s the headline I’ve been reading the past few days, and this is the only chart that I care about at the moment. And these quotes from El Erian China is now following a path that many other advanced and emerging economies have been attempting […]

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ANAN ANAN launches 4 new projects worth of Bt11bn. It has set a presales target of 40% per project within Aug 12-16. It is cooperating with Thai Samsung Electronics. (Khao Hoon, 14/8/15)] Comment: And they’re spending quite the small fortune on marketing these projects, you can see their advertisements everywhere in Bangkok ATP30 ATP30 IPO […]

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The image below does explain a lot in terms where FDI is going within the region, for the 2nd largest economy in ASEAN, Thailand hasn’t been able to attract the #’s that one would expect, I wouldn’t be surprised in 5 years to see Vietnam attracting far more capital than Thailand.    Source: Bangkok Post

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AOT AOT says there is no impact from the Chinese yuan depreciation. Growth in Chinese tourist was 10-14% for eight months. (Post Today, 13/08/15) Comment: For once, I concur with this government enterprise. ARROW ARROW reported 2Q15 earnings of Bt56mn (+92%YoY). It plans to pay an interim dividend of Bt0.15/share, XD on Aug 21. It […]

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Another paper out by Bill Gross 10 days ago also with rather negative overtures towards the markets and the debt levels/interest rates, here are some snippets and a link to the full piece. Draghi’s ECB and the Merkel controlled EZ ascribe to the old theory of “Feed a fever, starve a cold” – the “fever” […]

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ADVANC ADVANC is talking to TOT to become a business partner; it expects this to be finalized in August. ADVANC is ready to bid for both 1800 and 900 spectra in the 4G auction. It plans to expand its market in 2H15. It targets 2015 revenue growth of 3%. (Khao Hoon, 11/08/15) BCP BCP targets […]

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AIS AIS pushes for joint venture with TOT, Mobile leader wants to rent telecom towers – Mobile leader Advanced Info Service Plc (AIS) has submitted a joint-venture proposal to TOT Plc to operate telecom tower sites after its mutual second-generation (2G) mobile concession expires next month. (Bangkok Post, 10/8/15) Comment: Well they need it given […]

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