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Thailand FY2016 budget approved – The economic ministers’ meeting chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday approved 2.72 trillion baht worth of expenditure to run a 390-billion-baht budget deficit in fiscal 2016. The budget framework is based on projected economic growth of 3.7% to 4%, with inflation of 1.2%. (Bangkok Post, 25/4/15) FIDF contribution kept […]
Read More →AOT AOT revises down investment for Suvarnabhumi Phase 2 by Bt10bn from Bt62bn. The bidding will begin at the end of this year. Revenue is expected to grow 15% this year because of the increase in passengers. The Ministry of Finance is requiring a higher dividend but this does not affect its performance. (Khao Hoon […]
Read More →AOT Don Mueang commercial area in Terminal 2 up for bid – AOT plans to open bidding for the commercial area in Terminal 2 at Don Mueang airport. (Khao Hoon, 29/04/15) BAY 7-9% loan growth this year – Bank of Ayudhya (BAY), Thailand’s fifth largest bank by assets, expects loan growth of 7-9% this year, […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC expected 1Q15 profit to rise YoY due to greater use of its data services. The company maintains its revenue growth (excluding interconnection fee) at 3-4% YoY in 2015 with new service in high-speed internet (1Gbps) called “AIS Fibre†to attract 100,000 users. (Khao Hoon, 28/04/15) Comment: This could very well be the end […]
Read More →On the back of weak bank earnings for 1Q15 and with little bump from trigger funds over, the market looks like it can’t maintain its levels for the time being. Plus all eyes are now on what the Fed and the BOT will do in regards to both interest rates this week.
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 134 mn BLA – It’s not often that we see the family buy shares in BLA, times changing for BLA? MK – Looks like a switch between the family Sell(s) THB 476 mn BEAUTY – Block sale to a foreign institution PL – A director sells off thb 24 mn, looks […]
Read More →ABC Revenue will turn around and reach Bt3bn in 2015 due to the property business. The firm is working on development some land in Hua Hin, after which it will sell the land. The firm will have a campaign with financial institutions for point reduction. (Khao Hoon 27/04/15) AEONTS AEONTS expects loan growth of 8-10% […]
Read More →BA CEO says give BA some time – The Chief Executive Officer of BA, Khun Prasert Prasartong-osoth told shareholders yesterday that the reason the price of BA shares has fallen below IPO price is that it has been listed only six months and needs at least a year to prove itself to investors. Shareholders voted […]
Read More →ABC ABC expects shareholder approval to increase capital and list ABC-W2. The company hopes to use the capital to expand its property business. It has land of over 4,000 rai in Hua Hin. It is ready to push M-Commerce business to be its main source of revenue in the future. (ThunHoon, 23/04/15) Comment: So this […]
Read More →Thailand Lots of interest in IHQs promotion – The Board of Investment (BoI) said many companies from China, Japan, and US are joining the International Headquarters (IHQs) and International Trading Centres (ITCs) program to use Thailand as a hub for AEC trading in the future. The BOI also believes a new tax incentive measure from […]
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