Research on Thai Markets in general and the SET Index
Not many papers can match his thoughts and insights and whilst this one is the must-read that last month’s was, he does take a step further utilising sports as an analogy for his analysis on investments, here’s the conclusion and a link to the rest of the memo, enjoy! For most participants, success is likely […]
Read More →So despite all the news that Thailand is falling apart, that economic growth is in tatters, that the political environment is rubbish, Thailand’s unemployment rate continues to be incredibly low. Or one could say, Thailand has a huge labour issue which is preventing the old fashioned form of economic growth (i..e. manufacuring) and forces companies […]
Read More →Biggest state bond issue to be launched this month – proceeds to be used for 2016 budget deficit. The Finance Ministry will issue government bonds worth Bt50 billion, the highest ever, with three-year maturity and 3-per-cent interest, to apply to the 2016 fiscal budget deficit of Bt390 billion, while the Government Pension Fund is set […]
Read More →Wow, 2,000 posts! It’s been a fun 4 years (!!), and now just looking back on the database I can see that my very first post was about SMID’s in Thailand on the 1st April 2011 (lovely coincidence) and here it is… Small And Mid Cap Investments In Thailand Every large company used to be […]
Read More →Whats the news going to be this week? Well 3Q15 is over, financials will begin to announce their financial performance followed by every other industry/company in the market in the coming 30 days, it’s going to be a hectic fun period, but I doubt that there’ll be many positive growth stories and am expecting to […]
Read More →Given that last week’s email didn’t go out, here’s the link to last week’s Random Thoughts: ADVANC, Pattaya/Utapao, Indonesia Property Stimulus: While I doubt there will be a huge positive impact from this stimulus measure, it’s still worth noting a few things: The cabinet has approved property stimulus measures to help boost the economy. Some […]
Read More →4G auctions set to generate B1.3tn – The imminent fourth generation (4G) spectrum auctions could stimulate direct and indirect investment valued at 1.3 trillion baht over the next five years. (Bangkok Post, 13/10/15) Tris Rating downbeat on GDP growth prospects next year – Thailand’s economy will expand between 2.5% and 3% next year, says Tris […]
Read More →Thailand exports are continuing to decline, some say this is a function of the declining growth of countries receiving the goods or that the value of the goods being exported are continuing to decline. To us its a combination of both Average selling price of soft commodities are some 50% lower from their peaks […]
Read More →The thai market (along with the rest of the region) has experienced a nice recovery rally on the back of … delayed fed interest rate hikes? Well why not? In the meantime we are still facing the same story of sluggish economic growth, infrastructure projects likely to arrive shortly and potential elections in 2017.
Read More →In the past week you’ve seen ADVANC drop into the 210’s only to rebound back to 230’s levels – why? Well its the usual noise between a government and a private operator where concessions are in play, its standard for any emerging country to have these issues. So what were the headlines that drove the […]
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