There’s a lot of sectors in the red…and unless the government pulls a magical rabbit out of the hat, I have my doubts that the market will remain positive by year end. Consumer spending may still be weak, infrastructure spending isn’t exactly setting things alight and won’t really impact the economy until 2019 at the […]

Minister of Transportation to propose Purple Line to cabinet this week. The contract for the Thai-Chinese railways will not be finished this month. (Thai Post, 24/7/17) Finance seeks cabinet nod for B40bn in handouts. The Finance Ministry will seek cabinet approval in the next week or two for a 40-billion-baht budget to assist people who […]

And so the bank earnings came out with a general disappointing trend across the board. The next 3 weeks will be fun as every other company will be releasing their 2Q #’s by mid August. Is there anything else interesting? The THB has continued its recent strengthening trend and finally the electronic manufacturing names are […]

Bt15bn to be injected into communities. THE National Village Fund plans to inject Bt15billion into the grassroots economy next month in a bid to shore up consumption in rural areas amid declining prices for farm products and rising household debt. (The Nation, 18/7/2017 FTI: Car exports to disappoint for 2nd year. Vehicle exports are likely […]

ITD, CK, STEC, UNIQ, TRC and PLE sent documents for Hua-Hin and Prachuab dual-track projects worth Bt7.3bn. The e-auction will be held on 27 July 2017. (Khao Sod, 7/7/2017) Progress on Thai high-speed trains today. Rayong high-speed lines to connect Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi, and Utapao airports worth Bt200bn. The auction will be held on November […]

What’s interesting? The insurance sector continues its struggles over the past few years, Agri is getting weaker, automotives are still on a decent run. Anything new this week? Financials with TISCO leading earnings announcement.

MPC lifts economic growth, export outlook. The Bank of Thailand’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) yesterday raised its 2017 economic growth forecast slightly to 3.5% from 3.4% earlier predicted after revising up export growth to 5%, but kept the policy rate unchanged at 1.5%. (Bangkok Post, 6/7/2017) Improved exports, budget disbursement to spur growth. Krisda Chinavicharana, […]

This are NOT exciting times for Thailand. Media & publishing has been doing quite well mainly because RS has made a strong move, why? Not because of digital ad rates but instead due to their shifting into cosmetic and beverages.