BBL BBL is planning to expand its custodian business into CLMV countries. BBL is the first bank to be awarded a custodian license in Laos, paving the way for foreign investors to invest in Laos’ capital market with interest in 3-4 foreign funds licenses. Vietnam is BBL’s next target. (Krungthep Thurakij, 20/02/15) Comment: After talking […]

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AOT New entity for duty-free – perhaps. The Minister of Transportation met with management of Korea’s Lotte, which wants to run a duty free business at Thailand’s airports and in towns. The Thai government is promoting fair competition in the duty-free business, but has to study conditions with King Power Duty Co., who has the […]

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AKR 2015 to be a good year — AKR says business will be strong in 2015 with revenue expected to grow 30%, supported by the government’s plan for alternative energy projects. Further, it will start booking revenue from solar panel sales. It is waiting for results on its bid to supply an electricity transformer worth […]

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AIT AIT says 2014 revenue will touch Bt6.4-6.5bn, far exceeding its target of Bt6.2bn, as it has already booked Bt4.4bn in revenue in 1H14 and expects to book Bt2bn of the Bt2.8bn of the current backlog in 2H14. It is waiting for bid results on a project worth Bt930mn and plans to bid for more […]

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BWG Revenue target achievable — BWG is confident that revenues will reach its target of 30% growth this year due to the higher volume of customers, especially industrial customers, driven by increases in waste and better unit prices. Sales to PTTGC, a customer, will depend on the amount of waste generated by its oil spill. […]

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