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Thailand Spending slump hits direct sales – The direct-sales industry is expected to grow by 5% to about Bt73.5bn this year, down by half from the norm over the past decade, says the Thai Direct Selling Association. President Kittawat Ritteerawee said the slowdown in consumer spending in the sector has been evident since the first […]
Read More →BAY: Consumer unit eyes regional growth. Krungsri Consumer, the personal finance arm of Bank of Ayudhya (BAY), will continue expanding its retail banking business regionally. The move is in line with the business strategy of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU), which will soon become the main shareholder in BAY. The managing director of Krungsri Consumer, […]
Read More →The new personal income tax rates for the 2013 tax year will likely be delayed, says Jitmanee Suwannapool, the Revenue Department’s principal adviser on tax base management. Flip flop on rice and now flip flop on this, so the personal income tax reduction that was at first to be implemented for this year salary folk is […]
Read More →AAV: Thai Post link up for speedy EMS. Thai AirAsia, the biggest low-cost carrier, has joined hands with Thailand Post to introduce an EMS [Express Mail Service] super-speed service as part of its plan to strengthen its financial performance. Currently, ticket sales contribute 84% of revenue, while non-ticket sales make up 16% of total. The […]
Read More →BECL: June traffic growth of 3.3% — BECL reports moderate traffic growth in June at +3.3% YoY. An associate is listing and will begin to trade on July 18, 2013, at which time BECL will sell 20.6mn shares in the company. (Company) BTS: Vietnam subsidiary to bid for VN elevated rail management —BTS’s subsidiary is […]
Read More →Alcoa’s figures are considered to be a bellweather for the global economy and by the looks of this, things are coming along just fine. Â
Read More →BTS wins Jakarta job — BTS has won the contract to design, construct and manage the first monorail line in Jakarta. Management said the job involves two major lines worth Bt24bn. It has also signed a contract for a service and maintenance concession for a period of 40 years with PT Jakarta Monorail. (Khao Hoon, […]
Read More →Lots of transactions happened last month! Notable Transactions Buy(s) – THB 4.4 bn BGH – Massive purchases by the key players of BGH, THB 400 mn worth BLAND – K. Anant back in the fold BTS – K. Keree buy’s back a massive amount, THB 2.3bn, of shares in BTS EPCO – Chairman purchases some […]
Read More →Energy/resources were finally a support for the market last week. But the main theme remains that foreign investors are still selling out of Thailand and the region as a whole. This week the only interesting thing is that the Ministry of Finance is meeting, however we doubt anything will happen except for further downgrades on […]
Read More →Notable transactions Buy(s) – THB 37.4mn Mint – Heinecke continues to purchase shares in his own company despite the 100% increase over the past 12 months. People I think have failed to realise that MINT is not just a thai business anymore with 1/3 of its ebitda coming from overseas markets today. Sell(s) –  THB […]
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