BBL BBL gets into auto lending with specific loans for first car buyers — Even though Bangkok Bank is not ready to enter the hire-purchase (lease-to-own) business, it has developed a product called Bualuang Poonphol for First Car to help it become more familiar with the car-loan market. “We are learning about the auto-loan market […]
Read More →ADVANC – Expects to be #1 in 3G — ADVANC states that its four core strengths, “network-equipment-application-service”, will help it compete in the 3G market. The company is ready to invest Bt13bn in the first phase to expand its network, as it targets to be the number one provider for 3G service. (Khao Hoon, 18/01/13) Comment: […]
Read More →Applications for Board of Investment (BoI) privileges in 2012 topped 1.46 trillion baht, the highest ever, Industry Minister Prasert Boonchaisuk said on Thursday. The number of projects rose from 2011 by 29.7%, while investment worth was up 131%. These investment projects would create an estimated 348,866 jobs, the minister said. Source: Bangkok Post Booyah! This […]
Read More →BBL BBL funds CTH with Bt4-bn loan deal, expects strong growth in lending demand from fast-developing sector — Bangkok Bank, which yesterday signed a Bt14bn loan agreement with Cable Thai Holding (CTH), is confident that lending demand from the cable- and satellite-television sector will now begin to flourish due to the development of broadband services. […]
Read More →Just received this in my mailbox, its a rather nifty little infographic showing which publicly listed companies in Thailand will benefit from the recent issuance of 3G licenses to the telecom operators. Source: Not sure, if someone knows do inform me so I can credit them properly
Read More →Analysts have been sending me this table most of today with the headlines that Thai Bank’s loan growth has been slowing in the month of August but a MoM growth of +1.0% for the whole sector isn’t bad. Based on the figures this is what I see: The Small financial institutions (KK and TISCO) have […]
Read More →Ploy has put together a plethora of charts and information, she’s still hesitant on the market as whole and lists out key factors to look for. SET made a low at 1,101.59 last week. Although there have been rebound for 3 consecutive trading days, and the SET made a beautiful rebound from the support at […]
Read More →I touched on the fact that the government was trying to transfer the FIDF (Thailand’s loans from the ’97 asian financial crisis) from the government’s balance sheet to the Bank of Thailand’s balance sheet. And now there is a recent development, according to local news today the BOT Governor is exploring ways to make up […]
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