Research on Thai Markets in general and the SET Index
Thailand Technical recession ‘unlikely’ – The economy is not expected to enter a technical recession since economic activity picked up in the second quarter compared with the first quarter’s dismal growth, says a senior Bank of Thailand official. (Bangkok Post, 20/06/14) Foreign chambers hold talks with Prayuth – The Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in […]
Read More →With rice payments completed the next steps are fairly straightforward NPL’s will decrease – Yay for finco’s Motorcycle sales will increase – Yay for motorcycle manufacturers/suppliers/leasing co’s Sales of White Goods will increase – Yay for retailers/finco’s Agricultural machinery sales will increase – Yay for manufacturers/suppliers/leasing BAAC president Luck Wajananawat said the bank had distributed […]
Read More →With the market performing fantastically on a YTD basis and not to badly on a 12 month basis either versus the rest of the region. Now this article from Bloomberg explains quite clearly why market declines in the SET have recovered quickly, local institutions have cash, lots of it, not just the SSO but every Asset […]
Read More →Now we don’t have a curfew and traffic levels have picked up, bars and clubs look full again, life, as it appears continue to return to “normal” levels.
Read More →Thailand NCPO to push Bt900bn out this week — The NCPO will expedite the budget spending that has been stuck in the pipeline out this week. The Permanent Secretary of Finance will urge government offices to start spending on approved projects in September. This is an attempted to boost government spending after only Bt190bn was […]
Read More →The army has been moving quickly with the roadmaps for infrastructure to be announced and the BOI reconvening again, looks like full steam ahead for now.
Read More →Thailand Thailand’s rating held — Moody’s held Thailand long-term government bonds at Baa1 with stable outlook based on strong fundamentals and political resilience. (Post Today, 03/06/14) JSCCIB forecasts 2014 growth of 2-2.5% — The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) forecast that 2014 GDP will grow by 2-2.5% from recovery in consumer […]
Read More →AIT AIT expects revenue to be in line with forecast at Bt6.2bn as it has managed to convert Bt3.75bn of its backlog into revenue. The company is waiting on additional projects worth Bt720mn, with plans to bid for another Bt8.09bn. Management said it has no concern over 2015 as the NCPO is working to stimulate […]
Read More →Be warned – I’m going to ramble… First reaction at hearing the military was going to take over – disappointment, Thailand’s politicians and judicial system, weren’t mature enough to figure out how to solve the issue themselves. I was hoping for the past 6 months that Thailand’s political system would be able to sort itself […]
Read More →The military coup, and the economic plans that they are pushing through, plus the “stability” that has arised from the coup have resulted in the market performing very well in the past week. For the first time in months we don’t really have to worry about any political events.
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