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New Cabinet lineup
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has removed 10 people from the Cabinet and brought in new faces including a red-shirt leader Nattawut Saikua, in another reshuffle of the Cabinet endorsed by…
Bancassurance in Europe
In most European countries, the share of banks in the distribution of both life and non-life insurance is continuing to grow: but which groups are best-placed to take advantage of…
NGV and gas prices increase
The government has raised the natural gas for vehicle (NGV) price by 50 satang per kilogram, from 8 baht 50 satang to 9 baht, beginning today. Meanwhile the PTT has…
Siam Cement Plc. (SCC.BK/SCC TB)
Siam Cement Plc. (SCC.BK/SCC TB)*: Earnings set to recover in 2012 Though we revised down our earnings forecasts for SCC in 2011 by 9% and 2012 by 11%, we anticipate…
PMU Faculty Attends International Conference on Smart Grid Communications
Al-Khobar | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A female faculty member from the College of Computer Engineering & Sciences in the Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University (PMU), Dr. Dilek Dustegor attended…
PTT Plc. (PTT.BK/PTT TB)*: Key takeaways from site visit
We attended PTT’s site visit on Friday and met with management to discuss its new five-year CAPEX plan and LNG business. There were no major surprises, and the key positive…
4.8% growth forecast this year
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) forecasts a brighter economy in 2012 with a 4.8% growth, remarking that government spending will remain an important factor boosting the Thai economy. Director of…
Tesco Lotus helps victims of cold for fifth year running
Tesco Lotus Senior Corporate Affairs Manager – Public Affairs Charkrit Direkwattanachai recently sent off a caravan of over 11,000 blankets worth 3.3 million baht to help victims of the cold…
Energy sector: Oil & Gas: Positive near term outlook
We expect the price of Brent oil to remain robust at an average of US$100/bbl for 2012, down 10% YoY, but still 22% higher than the three-year average (2009-2011). Our…
stable outlook for the Asian structured finance sector
Hong Kong, January 05, 2012 — Moody’s Investors Service says the outlook for the Asian structured finance sector is stable, amidst global economic uncertainty. “The Asian economy has shown…
