(CEPA) has a resolution for adjusting the proportion of biodiesel mandatory from B7 to B5 to mitigate the impact of rising diesel prices, as the aforementioned measures, the demand for biodiesel and the

by rising credit costs. These tighter lending conditions significantly affected domestic car sales, particularly in the pick-up truck segment, which traditionally relies heavily on availability of

influenced by tighter lending conditions in response to rising non-performing consumer loans including auto loans. Stricter lending practices have reduced the availability of retail financing, particularly

decrease from 188,153 gigawatt-hours in 2016. A decrease in electricity consumption was mainly resulted from an increasing trend of Independent Power Supply and the governmental promotion of energy saving

to high domestic ethanol stock, and the increasing aggregate domestic production capacity. Natural Resources Business Group recorded soften performance though the Company still realized additional

megawatts in 2018 by 7.7 percent. This is a result of higher temperature from previous year and increasing electricity consumption from private sectors. Peak demand for electricity consumption is shown in

from 3.3 percent in 2016 on the back of rising exports and a robust tourism sector, consistent with a stronger recovery in global demand. Headline inflation rose to 0.7 percent, following higher energy

, and China’s increasing export after ending their tax program to stimulate car sales for this year. The Mogas/Dubai crack spread (UNL95/DB) decreased by 0.73 $/BBL compared to the averaged 14.42 $/BBL in

due to lower consumer confidence and overall consumption. Demand for housing loans also fell, especially low-rise housing. Going forward, financial institutions expect increasing demand for loans from

percent increase from last year, due to rising interest income as loan growth accelerated. However, loan impairment charges set aside for credit losses in compliance with IFRS9, which will be effective in