excess palm oil in the system to solve the problem of falling palm prices by subsidized palm fruit price, increase the proportion of biodiesel blends to B10 in some parts of Thailand and B20 for fleet in

shelters on the land, bought by the Company in 2016 with the purpose to raise and breed the Company’s excess animals, were not able to proceed as planned. The development was prolonged until the additional

% 1,572 7.8% Equipment – net 1,615 16.8% 1,695 8.4% Investment in JVs, associates and other long-term investments 1,421 14.8% 7,685 38.1% Goodwill and excess of acquisition costs and net assets 1,748 18.2

and the increasing in competition among entrepreneurs under the situation of excess supply from products and raw materials coming in from various countries. Therefore those factors have been affecting

due to the remaining excess capacity. Average headline inflation in the second quarter of 2017 is at 0.10 percent, slightly lower than a 0.30 percent rate in the same period last year and a 1.25 percent

, remained under pressure from excess production capacity. Headline inflation in the third quarter of 2017 averaged at 0.45 percent, up from 0.26 percent in the same period last year, following higher energy

the Company approved the share repurchase program in the amount not exceeding 40 million common shares in year 2018. The share repurchase is made to maximize the benefits of the Company’s excess

, leaving the market with a surplus of Gasoline supplies. Gasoline and Dubai crack spread (UNL95/DB) declined by 1.15 $/BBL compared to the average 4.92 $/BBL in the previous quarter. China’s car sales during

a rebound in December. Consequently, the current account surplus came in at USD 37.7 billion in 2018, narrowing from USD 50.2 billion in 2017. Global financial markets continued to experience

maintain its strong economic fundamentals, with a current account surplus of USD 37.3 billion, approximately 6.8 percent of GDP, and international reserves standing at 1.3 times its total foreign-currency