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AOT AoT: Politicians need not apply for top job – Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) began the process of seeking a new chief executive yesterday with the new prerequisites barring applicants with political affiliations. (Bangkok Post, 14/10/14) Comment: Well thats a positive first step BANPU BANPU studying coal power plant expansion through a second unit […]
Read More →CPALL CPALL expects 8,100 7-Eleven branches in 2014from currently 7,900. It expects the Thai economy to continue to grow. The company is preparing to launch a large campaign in December. (Kao Hoon, 13/10/14) EASON EASON to focus on foreign markets by setting up factories in Vietnam and Indonesia and a trading company in Malaysia. The […]
Read More →Market took a wobble last week with all sectors except Agri&food taking a dive. What were the reason(s) for it? Some say the King’s health, some say the valuations, some say the weak global economy, some say the Fed potentially raising rates at the end of this month. My viewpoint – It was probably the […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 141 mn SAM – A share swap between two directors SYNTEC – They expect for earnings to grow strongly this year because of the extra income that will push earnings to more than THB 300mn from last years THB 80 mn Sell(s) THB 221 mn SAM – See above TFD – […]
Read More →Demco Plc is an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor focusing on electrical systems in Thailand for the utility, telecommunications and renewable energy industries and an investor in renewable energy projects. Chairman Phongsak Siricupta discusses the company’s strategy and outlook. What is Demco’s business model? Demco is an EPC contractor that covers the electrical, mechanical, […]
Read More →Thailand Thailand, Myanmar to twin provinces – Thailand and Myanmar will sign three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to foster a closer relationship between their key bordering provinces when Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha begins his official visit to the country’s western neighbour today. (Bangkok Post, 09/10/14) Drought fears overseas spur rice orders from Thailand – Alarmed […]
Read More →BBL BBL approves loan of Bt7bn to MILL for the acquisition of a steel business in Thailand. It also sold shares of TSI to MILL for Bt220mn. MILL’s board has approved a capital increase of Bt1.5bn to restructure its company and expand its businesses. (Kao Hoon, 10/10/14) Comment: It is very rare in Thailand for […]
Read More →With the (military) government rapidly selling the inventory that the Yingluck government had stored because of falling rice prices, international research agencies  expect for Thailand to resume its position as the #1 rice exporter globally by next year. Top global rice exporters (in thousand metric tons) 2013/14 2014/15 Thailand 9,000 10,041 India 10,000 8,388 Vietnam […]
Read More →You have to hand it to the management of BTS, they aren’t just sitting on their hands happily bathing in their THB 30 bn worth of cash post the BTSGIF. In the past few years they’ve bought VGI, IPO’ed VGI, IPO’ed BTSGIF, bought MACO and other co’s through VGI, commenced a share buy back of […]
Read More →According to Alcoa’s latest earnings report yesterday (8th Oct) things around the world still appear to be doing fine with the usual caveat for Europe. Source: Alcoa
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