Research on Thai Markets in general and the SET Index
The latest article from Forbes covers quite a few points related to the currently military ruling of Thailand and goes into the background (basically Thaksin et al) of how Thailand turned into this situation today. There are several interesting points such as: Equally important is the long-term. The interim constitution, “drafted without public consultation,†noted […]
Read More →Thailand Panel OKs tax cuts for small firms – The Joint Public-Private Consultative Committee yesterday agreed in principle with a proposal to cut corporate income tax for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for three years in a bid to help them stay afloat. Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, secretary general of the National Economic and Social Development Board, […]
Read More →Key news out this week will be Thailand’s 4Q14 GDP numbers (most likely poor) and the EU is going to meet on Greece (personally I’m hoping that Greece is kicked out – although yes financial markets may be hurt). Thai co’s that will release earnings this week include PTTGC, BANPU, PTT, IVL, AMATA, CPALL, and […]
Read More →The SEC is finally becoming a bit more clever in regards to PP’s, which if you remember has been a recent method for speculators to purchase a serious amount of shares and control the supply in the market. Here are the measures that they will try to implement: One-fourth of the silent period shares would […]
Read More →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, […]
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