efficient manner. South America is an important emerging market with a domestic demand for PET growing at around 5%. The value of the above acquisition, calculated in accordance with the regulations of the

environment of both the public and private sector remained weak, and private consumption, albeit growing steadily, slowed during the second half of the year. Meanwhile, the Thai economy in 2020 is expected to

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Thai Economy in the Third Quarter of 2018 Overall, the global economy exhibited ongoing growth. However, signs emerged that many countries, particularly emerging economies, which had been under pressure

and partners in each country in cooperatively setting up strategic plans to select the right products and marketing strategy for each focused country, such as emerging countries in ASEAN as well as

of 3.7%. The revision reflects higher-than-expected growth momentum in several countries in the previous year and the continued pickup in global growth, specifically in Emerging Market and Developing

% ownership of Long Quan Safe Food JSC (LQSF), a major beverage producer in Vietnam. LQSF’s cost competitiveness will enhance the Company’s production base for emerging markets in Southeast Asia, while LQSF’s

tax cut packages and accommodative fiscal policy. Broadly speaking, both developed and developing economies, excluding China, showed signs of improvement in concert. Looking forward, the global economic

Contents Page Executive Summary A 1. Overview of Operating Environment 1 1.1 Global and Thai Economy in 2018 and Outlook for 2019 1 1.2 Banking Industry, Competition and Emerging Risks 2 1.3 Regulatory

continued to see limited support, after growing by 2.30 percent in the second quarter. The Thai economy did show some signs of strength in the third quarter, due mostly to the low base effect of the same