year. This is due to the lower sales than in the same quarter of the previous year, affected by the higher intensive competition in stainless steel pipes aluminum and copper in the market and resulting
2- and 3-Carrier Aggregation (CA) technology. During the quarter, the competition focused on acquiring/maintaining quality customers in postpaid segment through handset campaigns and pricing strategy
4G network and value-for-money price plans continued to be localized in some key cities. On fixed broadband, competition remained intense in pricing and acquisition whereby the incumbents continued to
the year. Foreign purchasing power was greatly contracted by the impact of trade war affecting the sales volume while the falling price of raw materials in global market and intensive competition among
expansion and higher marketing expenses from more frequent events and activities at malls. Additional administrative expenses in 2018 include costs associated with transfers of condominium units, rental
expansion, higher marketing expenses from more frequent events and activities at malls, including the opening of Central Phuket Floresta. Other cost drivers include administrative costs associated with
Competition 1.1 Electricity industry and Economic situation in Thailand In 2018, Thailand’s peak demand in Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT)’s system was 28,338 megawatts, occurred on April 24
front, the lower employment rate and high household debt causing most of the financial institutions to offload their NPLs and NPAs for asset management companies (AMCs) to manage further. The competition
derivatives such as forward contract to hedge against the exchange rate risk associated with the import of machinery for power plant projects under construction. B.GRIMM POWER PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED