Research on Thai Markets in general and the SET Index
A huge amount of news this week, especially in regards to Europe. Thailand VAT revenue points to revival – The economy is showing signs of recovery, as indicated by higher value-added tax (VAT) collection last month, says Deputy Prime Minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula. VAT collection rose by 11.4% year-on-year to 40.1 billion baht, reflecting improving […]
Read More →There’s not much happening locally this week, we are still waiting for the FY14 numbers to be released for all listed co’s (deadline is end of March) and then dividend season will be amongst us in April so I expect brokers to begin pushing security brokers names shortly.
Read More →Thailand BoT: Rate slash still a possibility – Even though the Bank of Thailand believes the current policy rate would boost economic recovery this year, it has left the door open to a possible cut if the economy is slower than expected or unexpected effects emerge. The central bank expects economic growth to reach 4% […]
Read More →Thailand Infrastructure takes centre stage as panel convenes on digital economy – The government has set up an ad hoc committee to begin working on the preparations for the digital economy, starting with the urgent agenda for infrastructure. “Infrastructure is the fundamental factor of the digital economy. We need to process this while waiting for […]
Read More →We had 2 small bombs go off in Bangkok (at Siam Paragon) this week and I wonder what the fallout will be during the week, will we see the military come out stronger? They’ve already said that they’ll most likely hang around longer. Globally the only real bother of news seems to come from Europe, […]
Read More →Thailand SRT may swap land for debt – The State Enterprises Policy Commission or superboard has endorsed the state agency reform framework including a proposal to swap certain land ownership rights of the loss-ridden State Railway of Thailand (SRT). (Bangkok Post, 27/1/15) BoI hails surge in new projects – Investment projects approved last year by […]
Read More →Given that I’ve had such a busy month/week, all posts for this week will be summarised into a few posts
Read More →Thailand Corruption at lowest level in 5 years : survey – The corruption situation index improved to 49 points last month from 46 in June. Perceived corruption has hit the lowest level in five years, thanks to greater awareness of the problem and scrutiny by society, according to a survey by the university and the […]
Read More →The impeachment case against Yingluck, 47, who was removed from office by a court ruling days before a May putsch, is ostensibly about her handling of an allegedly graft-riddled government rice purchasing program, yet has more to do with a decade-long vendetta aimed at erasing her family’s influence from politics after victories in every national […]
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