Research on Thai Markets in general and the SET Index
Byron Wien – Latest Commentary – The bond market message You don’t have to agree with someone to enjoy their writing and thought process and this has always been the case for me with Bryon Wein, here’s a snippet and a link to the full commentary Why have interest rates declined when debt has increased […]
Read More →Thai banks’ NPLs increased to Bt400bn in 1Q17, up 5%YoY, led by the big banks; KTB, BBL, and SCB. This is due to the slow economic growth that affects debt payment ability of SMEs. (Bangkok Biz, 21/4/17) MRTA’s boards to cut Orange-line mass transit budget in Cultural Center and Talingchan stations by Bt1.8bn. (Thai Post, […]
Read More →Let’s see how the week starts with the Frenchies kicking out the establishment over the weekend.
Read More →The Treasury Department increased the rental rates on commercial activities on state land to 3-5% of return on assets per year. Previously, it had no clear guidelines. It believed this policy will make renting more efficient. (IQ Biz, 14/4/17) NBTC says it will hold new 4G auction for 1800 and 850 MHZ early in 2018. […]
Read More →Songkran has come and gone and now we are back to watching the wonders of the equities market. The months of March – May are typically the busiest because we have full year earnings out and then 1Q #’s. It’s not too surprising to see that the agro/food sector has been weak this year given […]
Read More →Finance minister signed agreement to further ease border trades with ASEAN member. The 21st ASEAN Finance Ministers’ meeting in Philippines agrees to ease and facilitate crossborder trade. Thai finance minister signs the 2nd agreement with 6 other nations: Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Singapore, and Vietnam. (PostToday, 11/04/17) Motor Show car sales drop 4.9% from […]
Read More →Its rare that the BOT chief will be interviewed on Bloomberg there are one or two decent responses from K. Veerathai regarding the economy and the currency, so enjoy part of the transcript and a link to the rest of the article/video. Question: How concerned are you about a possible protectionist backlash? Answer: In […]
Read More →It is Songkran week and what that should mean is very very very low trading volumes.
Read More →The Minister of Transport confirms progress of rail projects. The contracts for the Pink and Yellow lines are expected to be signed in April. Three more lines (south-bound Purple, eastbound Orange, and Bangkhae-Budhamonthon Blue) worth Bt237bn will be submitted to the cabinet for approval in June. (Kao Hoon, 05/04/17) The State Railway of Thailand board […]
Read More →Well the timeline to the most democratic elections in Thailand’s history is becoming clearer, here’s a table from the clever folks of Maybank Kimeng detailing the events. Fig 1. Roadmap to democracy based on our expected dates Aug-16 Constitutional referendum. Aug-16 Amendment of charter draft by adding provisional clause that the junta’s senators will join […]
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