& ANALYSIS 2018 MD&A FY 2018 (ended 31 December 2018) IMPORTANT EVENTS IN 2018 2018 was another important milestone for MACO as we successfully expanded our media coverage in Southeast Asia through our
in Q4/2018 continuously grew. Export-oriented manufacturing businesses continuously expanded but domestic-oriented manufacturing was rather stable as slow recovery of private consumption and high
from ‘International Advertising’ Expanded our footprint to Vietnam market – the fastest growing economy in Southeast Asia Net profit excluding minority interest was THB 161mn KEY BUSINESS AND
from recovery of internal demand of several countries. In the meantime, Thai economy still has continuously expanded in the same direction from investment motivation of both governmental and private
. On fixed broadband business, AIS Fibre expanded coverage to 50 key cities with a focus on quality. In 2017, AIS continued to focus on subscriber acquisition and recorded 521,200 subscribers at year end
is poised to continue in 2018. The Thai GDP expanded by 3.8% in the first 9 month of 2017, (following the growth of 3.3% in the first 9 month of 2016)1. The growth supported by a marked upturn in
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS FOR 2017 2 2. ECONOMIC SITUATION Thai economy continually expanded supported by every economic engine especially merchandise exports that were uplifted from global trade
continuous consumption of private sector mainly covering with supportive factor from recovery of internal demand of several countries. In the meantime, Thai economy still has continuously expanded in the same
these events, the economy has remained resilient overall. GDP growth continued at 6.1 percent with inflation remained low at 2.8 percent. The capital market though affected by uncertainties, performed
carbon and climate resilient economy. The Initiative seeks to develop mechanisms to better align the interests of investors, industry and government to catalyse investments at a speed and scale sufficient