Thai referendum: Military-written constitution approved — A clear majority of Thai referendum voters have backed a draft constitution written by an army-appointed committee. Unofficial tallies show that 61.45% voted in favour. The military threw out the old constitution when it took power in 2014, after months of political instability and sporadic violence. Supporters of the […]

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AKP AKP reported 2Q16 net profit of Bt18.08mn, up 61.6% YoY. It expects 2H16 performance to achieve its target. (Thun Hoon, 11/08/16) BCH BCH expects 2H16 earnings to be good supported by a faster breakeven at WMC than expected. It plans to increase Social Security clients to 800,000. It expects 2016 revenue to grow no […]

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ASK ASK expects revenue and loan growth of not less than 15% on seasonality. It plans to issue a debenture to replace the old one of Bt7.3bn that is expiring. (Thun Hoon, 10/08/16) Comment: It’s more likely that the continued improvement will come from decreased financing costs   BLA BLA reported 2Q16 net profit of […]

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AMATA AMATA is studying invest in a solar roof to be installed on AMATA Summit ready-built roofs and expects to make a decision this year. It targets 2016 revenue growth of 20%. It plans to open an industrial estate in Myanmar which will focus on customers in India, Bangladesh and China. (Thun Hoon, 0 9/08/16) […]

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BIZ BIZ reported 2Q16 net profit of Bt8.10mn with total revenue of Bt106.59mn, growth of 502% backed by more orders. (Kao Hoon, 06/08/16) GPSC GPSC reported 2Q16 net profit of Bt686mn or growth of 45%, with 1H16 net profit of Bt1.56mn, growth of 55%. It plans to invest in new projects in Thailand and abroad. […]

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Both the big boys came out with papers in the past week, JG gives a rather decent explanation on immigration, brexit and markets in general whilst Bill Gross does touch upon questions that have been on his mind. Snippets are below and a link to both papers. Oh and I haven’t forgotten that today is voting day […]

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Call to reinstate power of FIDF on bailouts — The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) will propose that Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong reinstate the power of the FIDF to bail out failing financial institutions in a bid to avert future financial meltdowns. (Bangkok Post, 1/8/16) Fitch predicts increase in Thai bad loans — Fitch Ratings expects […]

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