Thailand BoT warns of slump in GDP growth – Gross domestic product (GDP) growth could come in below last year’s 2.9% if the political stalemate persists throughout the year, says a senior Bank of Thailand official. (Bangkok Post, 01/03/14) BAAC plans to issue its own bond in order to finance rice payment, but is uncertain […]
Read More →BTS BTS passes first step to become co-ticket system developer worth Bt430mn.The Office of Transportation and Traffic Policy and Planning will ask candidates to offer technical plan and pricing in late April. It is expected to announce the winner in May.(Khao Hoon, 07/03/14) Comment: There is no reason why BTS shouldn’t win this LPN LPN […]
Read More →Well I’ve been trained and raised in the equity asset space only and I’ve always laughed @ the point of asset allocation, however I do look @ these annual returns per asset class every quarter just to remind myself of whats going on in the rest of the investing world and to realise that things […]
Read More →AP AP taps Japanese know-how, designs – Mitsubishi Estate Group (MEC), Japan’s biggest property developer, is looking to expand its property investment in Thailand after injecting Bt2.5bn this year through three joint venture condo projects with SET-listed developer AP. MEA signed the joint venture deal with AP in December, starting with three new condo projects […]
Read More →Ok slightly sensationalist headline, because Japanese firms are still heavily investing in here however at a slower growth rate and we’ve commented here before that Japanese automanufacturers are looking more closely towards Indonesia for the following reasons: The perception that Indonesia is now politically less risky and cheaper than some neighbors is adding to the […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 127 mn CM – This is an odd purchase as we mentioned earlier only b/c the company doesn’t appear to be doing anything interesting RS – Are the two main shareholders fighting each other to accumulate more shares? Sell(s) THB 326 mn ITD – Nearly THB 300 mn sold by the […]
Read More →AOT AOT says political unrest is pressuring operations. Passengers in Suvarnabhumi fell 9% but passengers at provincial airports increased supporting it operation. Foreign funds request its business plan to decide whether continue to invest or divest. (Khao Hoon, 05/03/14) Comment: So as we’ve commented in the past, Bangkok is hurt yes, but the rest of […]
Read More →Byron Wein of Blackstone has just released his latest monthly letter and as usual its good reading, he covers the markets, the US, Japan and China, see below for a snippet and a link to the letter. Everyone had made money in the stock market in 2013, although few had done as well as the […]
Read More →AOT Airport departure tax hike stalled — A bid by Airports of Thailand (AoT) to increase airport departure taxes has been stalled by the political conflict but counter check-in fees will go up anyway, by five baht. Department of Civil Aviation chief Woradej Harnprasert said it was unlikely the planned departure tax increase would be […]
Read More →The whole world appears focused upon the Ukraine, whilst locally we still have our own political trouble (albeit less of an issue in terms of global relations than the Ukraine) and there is also recent news of soft PMI data out of China and Korea
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