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 […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC will pay an interim dividend of Bt5.79/share, XD on Aug 15 even though it reported 1H16 net profit of Bt17.70bn, a fall of 10%. It said it is still No.1 in revenue, profit and customers. (Kao Hoon, 05/08/16) Comment: I wouldn’t be surprised to a declining trend in the dividends paid  ATP30 […]
Read More →AAV AAV expects 2Q16 growth to double to profit of over Bt400mn supported by more passengers. It expects Chinese tourists continue strong in 2H16 due to high season. (Thun Hoon, 04/08/16) Comment: And lower oil prices  BCPG BCPG poised for major ‘green’ power expansion – BCPG, a green-power subsidiary of Bangchak Petroleum, has set […]
Read More →BEM MRTA board approved hiring BEM to install a system at Taopoon-Bang Sue station for Bt63mn. It expects to sign the contract in September and finish the project within March 2017. It plans to negotiate with BEM to operate the Blue Line until 2042. (Kao Hoon, 03/08/16) BCP BCP negotiating with Indonesian partner to set […]
Read More →There’s only one thing on the market’s mind this week and that’s the coming weekend’s vote on the new constitution. So far we’ve seen that local institutions are the ones doing most of the selling.
Read More →AJD AJD is adding 20,000 online top-up machines and it is confident that at end of 2016 it will reach 50,000 machines. It has budgeted Bt10mn for marketing and promotional campaigns in 2H16. (Khao Hoon, 02/08/16) Comment: If they could pull off what FSMART has done then perhaps for the first time in a decade […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 28 mn N/a Sell(s) THB 614 mn QTC – The tender offer is still in play, interesting that its @ ~thb 7/share but the stock is at 14… HMPRO – Must’ve been a block sale by this director.. IHL – More selling out of IHL, are things changing at this company […]
Read More →AGE AGE expects revenue from port and warehouse business of Bt100mn. It expects full-year sales to reach target of 2mn tons. It expects 2Q16 earnings to be good. It plans to expand abroad and is waiting for results of its bid for a biomass power plant in South. (Thun Hoon, 01/08/16) AMATAV AMATAV expects 2017-2018 […]
Read More →5% GDP growth target set for 2017-21—The12th National Economic and Social Development Plan (2017-21) has set targets of 5% annual GDP growth and per capita income of US$8,200 (286,200 baht), up from $6,000 now. (Bangkok Post, 25/07/16) First-half loan loss provisions sufficient to handle rise in NPLs in second half, central bank says – LOAN-LOSS […]
Read More →The Thai Government has been rather busy with policies, reforms, projects etc etc just look at the list of things announced in the past 2-3 weeks First infrastructure investment, we have bidding terms for the southern double-track thats worth some THB 16.5 bn http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1036445/bidding-terms-for-b16-5bn-southern-double-track-this-month, then the Eastern Economic Corridor which spans the three eastern provinces of Chon […]
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