Export growth provides ray of light: Expansion reaches 11-year high as outbound shipments in June surge almost 44%. Despite the country facing its worst outbreak of Covid-19, exports are continuing to maintain growth momentum, surging by 43.8% year-on-year in June, representing the highest uptick in 11 years. Bangkok Post Prayut orders stimulus rejig: Prime Minister […]

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CGD: major holder, Tommy Taechaubol, cuts holding by 0.8952% to 4.7957% of total outstanding on Monday CPW in talk to buy mobile retailer, IBIZ Plus, expects to spend less than Bt1b on deal, plans to wrap up within Oct, firms on 20% revenue growth target. DREIT reports net loss Bt56m vs Bt26m np 2Q20, pays […]

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HMPRO will accelerate the rollout of new private-label items, add promotion and expand e-commerce channel to boost sales. Comment: And their GPM will continue to expand. JWD to take 20% stake in ESCO and sign a partner deal with PSA, the largest port operator in the world, and become a prominent operator at Laem Chabang […]

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Last week we were sitting in the office and thought aloud, how did this wonderful Thai Government come up with the idea to open the country on the 1st October? Note: I want to be able to fly openly throughout the world without quarantines (just like in the US and parts of Europe), so I […]

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AMANAH sees marginal impact from lockdown as majority of hire-purchase services are outside Bangkok & vicinity EKH expects ATH profit 3Q from higher average Covid test at 200-300 cases/day, 400 IPD beds & 200 from field hospital fully occupied, tailwind from Sinopharm jab service & 1 hospitel, sees upside from arrival of Moderna alternative vaccine […]

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It’s a short week for the Thai market, 2 public holidays, and the case #’s continue hitting new highs. Market participants have been telling me that no one would be surprised if the daily case figures hit 20k, therefore I interpret this that there is no shock factor left, and with a special someone’s birthday […]

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Strict rules bar hotels from asset warehousing scheme: More Thai hotels may opt to sell their properties if the stringent measures set for financial aid schemes, such as asset warehousing, prevent them from accessing soft loans. Bangkok Post Arkhom: Debt freeze could lengthen: Financial institutions should consider if the Bank of Thailand’s move to suspend […]

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AAV: local fund, KASSET, raised holding by 0.2642% to 5.0528% of total outstanding on Tuesday. Comment: I still wonder about who this mysterious saviour investor is to AAV. ATTA said a spike in new cases in Thailand and other Asian countries is leaving little hope of reviving the short-haul market this year despite the country […]

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APURE inked deal with Walmart to supply canned sweet corn, cream style corn, sweet corn in vacuum pack and canned baby corn thru its hypermarket in US & EU, target 30-40% CAGR over next 3 years, expects to get additional client on board in 4Q. Comment: That’s an incredible achievement. Thus the price wasn’t purely […]

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