BMCL SRT advised not to take BMCL rights offer — The SRT’s financial advisor has concluded that SRT should not inject equity into BMCL, as it will remain in control despite the dilution of its holding to 14% if it does not take the capital increase rights offering. SRT will host a meeting today to […]

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CPN 23rd Central Festival open in December — CPN will open its 23rd Central Festival shopping mall in Had Yai on December 14. It has invested over Bt7.2bn in the project. The construction is currently at 95% completion. (Khao Hoon, 21/11/13) HMPRO HMPRO to expand aggressively in the last 2 months. HMPRO will open its […]

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CKP CK’s power unit foresees electrifying 2014 revenue – CK Power Plc (CKP), the SET-listed power unit of Ch. Karnchang Plc (CK), expects revenue growth of 20% to Bt6.8bn next year. It will be the first full year of operation for its cogeneration power plant in Ayutthaya. The higher 2014 revenue contribution of Bang Pa-in […]

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ADVANC Economic slowdown leads to cut in target — ADVANC slashed its revenue target for the year to 5-6% from 6-8% due to the slowdown in the economy. Its 3Q13 net profit shrank to Bt8.34bn, with 9M13 net profit of Bt27.46bn, growth of only 3.9% YoY. (Khao Hoon, 06/11/13) Comment: Will this dividend behemoth finally […]

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CPN Central Festival Chiang Mai opening November 14 — CPN will open Central Festival Chiangmai, its 22nd retail outlet, worth more than Bt7bn, on November 14. This will be the north’s largest shopping mall. The company will partner up on promotional campaigns. (Khao Hoon, 05/11/13) Comment: They are just dominating the upcountry area with their […]

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This an incredibly good article on Bloomberg evidencing the growth of Thailand’s provinces ex Bangkok. Its something that we’ve thought internally for the longest time that Bangkok doesn’t have much more business growth which as been evidenced by its growth numbers, whereas the provinces are growing @ 2-3x the rate of the country’s GDP. Of […]

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AGE Wins coal orders from China — AGE won new coal orders from China of 300,000 tons and this will help push its international sales for the year to more than 1mn tons. Management expects total 2013 coal sales of 2.5mn tons, with revenue of over Bt5bn. (Khao Hoon, 21/10/13) CPALL Bond issue — CPALL […]

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ABPIF  Amata B.Grimm sets IPO price – Amata B.Grimm Power Ltd, majority owned by the local trading conglomerate B.Grimm, has priced its Bt600mn IPO trust units of its infrastructure fund at an indicative range of 10.50 to 11 baht. The IPO is expected to generate up to Bt6.5bn to finance the company’s business expansion. The […]

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BAY bullish on SME loans despite economic slowdown – The Bank of Ayudhya (BAY) maintains its 15% growth target for its small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) loans this year on expectations that the country’s economy will return to normal growth in the next six to 12 months. Thailand’s fifth-largest lender by assets typically sets its […]

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CPN At CPN, B53.2bn for new Rayong mall – Despite the gloomy global economy, leading local retailers vow to maintain their business plans in order to meet sales projections this year. Central Pattana Plc (CPN) is the most active, intending to use Bt3.2bn to build a new shopping mall in Rayong and capture rising spending […]

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