one of the future growth strategies. The expansion plan for the first quarter is still in line with the plan. The company has opened one new HomePro S store at The Paseo Kanchanapisek. As of the first

E_1 Legal_FA_2015_12_29-c A CorpL4.1hig A Executive Summary of Management Discussion and Analysis 1 For the Year Ending December 31, 2019 Thai economy in 2019 showed decelerating growth at 2.4

Economic Growth Sources: Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board and Ministry of Commerce Projection by KResearch Ye ar -o n- Ye ar C ha ng e (p er ce nt ) 2 throughout 2018 to

growth of 4.6 percent, over-year, following the 4.9 percent growth seen in the first quarter. The expansion was driven largely by exports and tourism, which benefited from trade partners’ brighter economic

Economic Growth Sources: Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council and Ministry of Commerce *Projection by KResearch Ye ar -o n- Ye ar C ha ng e (p er ce nt ) 2 1.2 Banking Industry

1.50 percent to accommodate the recovery path of domestic activity for the remainder of this year. Thailand Economic Growth Sources: Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board and

may grow within a range of 2.9-3.3 percent in 2019, down from the growth of 4.1 percent in 2018. Development of Thai economic sectors during the rest of this year merits close watch after the Monetary

revenue under Concession Agreements 5% Cost of Jan-Jun 2019 = 1,311.59 million Revenue of Jan-Jun 2019 = 2,360.75 million EASTERN WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED MANAGEMENT

percent 3.0 3.3 3.9 4.0 -0.9 0.2 0.7 1.1 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 GDP Headline Inflation Thailand Economic Growth Sources: Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board and Ministry of Commerce

guarantee assets at certain banks, however, banks’ performance was still under Thailand Economic Growth Sources: Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council and Ministry of Commerce