Bill Gross Bill Gross is out with his latest paper and he continues on his negative viewpoint on the world today with these keypoints How policymakers plan to solve a long-term global debt crisis: 1. As in Japan, the Eurozone, the U.S., and the UK, central banks bought/buy increasing amounts of government debt (QE), then […]

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TFF: First batch heads for cabinet. The first batch of Thailand Future Fund (TFF) units, worth 40 billion baht, will go before the cabinet for approval this month, with the initial public offering of the government’s infrastructure fund expected to take place early next year. (Bangkok Post, Bangkok Biz, 6/12/16) Poor to get B19bn cash […]

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DRT DRT expects 2017 revenue growth of more than 5% backed by government mega projects that will expand growth in construction materials. It has set an investment budget of Bt100mn to increase capacity. (Kao Hoon, 09/12/16) EPG EPG expects continued growth in 2H16, especially for its automotive business. This will bring 2017 revenue up to […]

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ABC ABC plans to take over AQ project, S Ratanathibet worth Bt2bn. This will add to its revenue. It expects this condominium to finish construction in 2017. It continues to expand business to support its revenue in the long run. (Thun Hoon, 08/12/16) Comment: AQ has been an amazing flop with assets being snapped up […]

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AOT AOT will pay a dividend of Bt6.83/share, XD on Dec 8. Earnings look good on seasonality and government stimulus measures. It expects 26.4% passenger growth and 9.52% growth in number of flights. (Thun Hoon, 07/12/16) Comment: Granted the short term impact of zero-dollar tours from China is going to hurt the #’s from AOT […]

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CSL CSL expects a better performance in 4Q16 than in 3Q16 after recognizing revenue from ICT and IDC (Internet Data Center). It expects 2016 revenue to grow 2-3% as targeted. It plans to invest in IDC to handle new clients. (Thun Hoon, 06/12/16) Comment: Always a good dividend yield from this name but it has […]

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Byron Wien is out with his latest monthly paper and he dissects Trump’s policies and potential impacts on the market, here’s some snippets and a link to the rest of the article Three sectors that should benefit most are energy, health care and finance. We are likely to see more drilling activity on federal lands […]

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Somchai spins 5% growth view. Somchai Sujjapongse, the finance permanent secretary, said the government’s plan to issue 100 billion baht worth of government bonds to finance provincial development and stimulate the economy is expected to spur private investment worth 200-300 billion baht next year. Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said on Wednesday that the government […]

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