. This was driven by a significant decrease in advertising and promotional expenses in the UK market under the operation of ICUK aligning to the spending control scheme in order to achieve an appropriate

Limited (GKBI) amounting to THB 286 million and cash spending for PP&E for THB 214 million mainly from investment in methyl ester plant 2 . In the meantime, the company had received cash dividend from Thai

markets went into a tailspin, whereas turbulence was seen in manufacturing, service and tourism sectors, which in turn dampened domestic spending sentiment. The situation adversely affected the government’s

. The Company had cash received from investing activities of THB 222 million primarily due to an increase in deposits with financial institutions of THB 452 million and cash spending for PP&E and

segment were also severely impacted due to lockdowns, less consumer spending on durables and travel restrictions although Hygiene Fibers had stellar results. • Non-durable end markets for IVL products

rising plus additional coverage of 5G in key area. The growing COVID-19 impact on economy is likely to be less pronounced to telecom spending which is relatively resilient in nature to the economic

consumption, albeit expanding, began to exhibit decelerating growth following a recent ramp-up in spending on durable goods. Likewise, private investment remained weak pending more apparent signs of economic

exhibited signs of ongoing growth, driven largely by exports and tourism. This is in line with the overall global economic improvement. Domestic spending enjoyed promising growth, as evidenced by brighter

spending via QR code with popular merchants, as well as acceptance of payment via Alipay and WeChat Pay.  High Net Worth Individual We are determined to perform at the standard of an international

, private consumption, private investment and public spending were all on the wane. Moreover, exports were still in contraction, beset by the weakening economies of Thailand’s trade partners and tumbling