10.9% QoQ respectively, since the production became smoothly after the accidental shutdown for repair and maintenance in Q2/2018. This quarter, the company had more than double production and sales

due to its lofty international reserves. Meanwhile, Thai and US interest rates and bond yields were declining due to several factors. There were, for instance, political strife between North Korea and

E_1 Legal_FA_2015_12_29-c A brWCorpL.1hig A Executive Summary Management Discussion and Analysis For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2018 The Thai economy in the second quarter of 2018 gained further traction from the first quarter. The ongoing economic rebound was mainly driven by exports and tourism, whereas domestic spending and investment only gradually picked up. Still, the economy has yet to see strong across-the-board growth. The business sector remained challenged by new modes of competition...