positive following sovereign outlook in April 2020. On April 2, 2020, Fitch Ratings revised BBL’s ratings due to large-scale economic disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic. Details of the Bank’s credit
Subordinated Debt Instrument Baa2 Baa2 Baa2 Baa3 Subordinated Debt (Basel III-compliant Tier 2 securities) Baa3 Baa3 Baa3 - Financial Strength (BCA) baa1 baa1 baa1 baa2 Outlook Stable Positive Positive Stable S
V3 27/02/63 0 V3 27/02/63 1 Management Discussion and Analysis Overview of the Economy and Banking Industry Thai Economy in 2019 In 2019, the Thai economy grew by 2.4 percent year-on-year, down from 4.2 percent in 2018. Against the backdrop of a global trade slowdown and US-China trade uncertainty, merchandise exports and imports for the year contracted by 2.7 and 4.7 percent from 2018, respectively. Private investment slowed to 2.8 percent from 4.1 percent in 2018 while manufacturing production...
., 2009). Their evidence indicates that there are valuation premiums for firms surpassing three benchmarks. Several studies suggest that incremental positive effects on prices or returns, also known as
up 56% Driven by positive internal and external outcomes LTM 2Q18 Core EPS THB 3.86 – up 61% YoY post 9.8% dilution from warrants exercise Net Operating D/E 0.45x, Core ROCE 15.8% on LTM 2Q18
and regulatory control variables. We also find the year after volatility in the stock market increases, gambling markets performance is positive and significant, revealing these gambling investors
particularly the tourism sector, Q1 outlook is optimistic for Golden Lime as the new dolime product gains traction and with the positive impact from the sugar season. The delayed 3.2 trillion baht budget is
support of the positive CSR effect on firm value irrespective of which proxy is used to identify CSR latent variable. Third, this study shows that CSR strategies based on a single pillar of ESG or the
Research Hypotheses •𝐻1: Cryptocurrency-related announcements are associated with positive stock returns. •𝐻2: Firms announcing direct investment in cryptocurrency earn higher market reaction. •𝐻3: Firms
maximize market opportunities in 2018.” 2. Outlook General economic conditions are favorable: there is growing expectation that Q4 2017 GDP growth in Thailand will have accelerated to 4.5% y/y (versus 4.3