FPO raises GDP growth projection. The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) upgraded its economic growth forecast for this year to 4.2% from 3.8% and raised its estimate for exports. (Bangkok Post, 30/1/18) Cabinet affirms wage hike, relief measures. The cabinet yesterday endorsed the daily minimum wage hike nationwide from April 1, an increase of 5-22 baht […]
Read More →BAY BAY targets 2018 loan growth at 6-8% and it believes performance will be better than last year’s in tandem with economic recovery. It will maintain NPLs under 2.5% and coverage ratio to be at least 140%. It has budgeted Bt20bn for a three-year investment in technology (2018-2020) in order to expand to digital. (Thun […]
Read More →BTW BTW says big projects received this year will grow revenue and earnings. It projects 2018 revenue growth of at least 10%. It currently has backlog of Bt900mn, of which 80% is going to be booked as revenue this year. It plans to bid for new projects worth approximately Bt7bn. It also plans to expand […]
Read More →AMA AMA targets 2018 revenue growth of at least 30% and plans to budget Bt1.45bn to buy three ships, aiming at a capacity increase to more than 100,000 DWT from 86,000 DWT last year. It says palm oil shipping is going well. (Thun Hoon, 31/1/18) Comment: Well its a shipping company, nothing overall special, looks […]
Read More →BEAUTY BEAUTY plans to expand to Russia and India as it has a positive view on beauty market growth. It expects to finalize the plan in two years. It targets 2022 revenue of Bt10bn with Bt4.29bn in 2018. It projects market capitalization of at least Bt100bn, as it plans to continuously expand its business both […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 41 mn N/A Sell(s) THB 79 mn AEONTS – The share price went through the roof on the back off better than expected #’s in this thinly traded name and this director is unloading shares
Read More →And it continues, up4.3% already for the year, the news about a delay in the elections hasn’t hurt this uptrend at all. What’s driving the market? Easy petrochems + oil
Read More →I would love to see this implemented throughout the world. Companies do forget at times that shareholders, no matter how small, are owners of the business and in the end they have to answer to them. So it’s a refreshing to see this type of letter being published and distributed. As usual here’s some snippets […]
Read More →Howard Mark’s latest memo is as usual, a must read. This time around he does more than the past in terms of outlook by explaining both his positive and negative viewpoints on the markets. There’s an interesting discussion that he has on the impact of the new Tax laws in the US and how it […]
Read More →BOT admits inflation in 2018 might be higher than it expects as crude oil price is rising continuously. Analysts point out crude oil price has risen by 10% which will lead inflation to rise and central banks may raise interest rate to cope up with inflation. ( Krungthep Turakit , 22/1/18) Ministry of Finance says […]
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