Thai Economy in the First Quarter of 2018 The global economy showed signs of continual growth at the beginning of 2018. However, close attention should be paid to uncertainty surrounding US trade policy
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
of Operating Environment 1.1 Global and Thai Economy in 2017 and Outlook for 2018 The global economy maintained its growth momentum throughout 2017. Positive signs were evident in core economies
the same period last year, respectively. Meanwhile, private consumption increased gradually, as a recovery in purchasing power remained tepid. Private investment has shown signs of improvement
facility in China and Fibers facility in Indonesia in 3Q17. Margins in Asia for PET have shown signs of improvement (ne- gated by IPA cost increase) due to tightness of product in the west, mainly starting
, domestic demand would be restrained by elevated household debt, some signs of moderation in earnings and employment in the export-related manufacturing sector, as well as public spending and public
system 6 remained adequate, thus there were no signs of intense competition in the deposit market, especially amid continuous fund inflows. These factors affected KBank liquidity in various dimensions. We
Environment 1.1 Global and Thai Economy in the First Quarter of 2019 The global economy exhibited signs of slower growth in the first quarter of 2019 amid concerns over uncertainty surrounding the protracted US
economy, especially China, several other Asian countries and those of the European Union, showed signs of a slowdown during the second half of 2018 primarily due to concerns about the US-China trade dispute