margin rose by 0.14 percent from an improvement in yield on earning assets in all categories, combined with an increase in loan volume. As a result, interest income rose by Baht 1,782 million from the same
remaining strong. Rotterdam PTA expansion required a tie-in shutdown lowering PTA production by 45KT. European market is displaying strength which continues in 3Q17 therefore the doubling of PTA output to
quarter of 2018 continued to grow year-on-year on the back of buoyant domestic demand. Private consumption continued to gain traction, supported by improvement in income and employment. Furthermore, there
declined. The improvement in credit demand also came from the government’s measures to provide loans to small and medium sized enterprises (SME) as well as loan interest rate cuts. However, loan demand for
the nonferrous mining segment is likely to underperform versus previous years and we face competition in Laos. The potential strength of the Thai baht, which is forecasted to appreciate 4% in 2019, will
conditions and increasing competition in the Japanese restaurant industry. Other brands such as AKA and On the Table were meanwhile able to maintain positive SSSG due to the strength of the brands and the
. Outdoor media’s strength is as a medium that reaches consumers when they are on-the-go to create brand awareness with extensive reach. Over the last few years, the outdoor media segment has consolidated
temporarily. For private investments, that decreased from the same period of last year in all sectors from instability of the economy, except for ongoing projects of improvement, maintenance and automation
for consumption to decelerate. Government investment expanded as a result of the disbursement for mass transit and telecommunication projects, while private investment, in spite of signs of improvement
. The SEC also encouraged audit firms to prepare for compliance with the International Standard on Quality Management 1 to drive the improvement of the quality control system of audit firms in the capital