THE COMPANY: Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BGH) was established in 1972 and listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) in 1991. BGH is now the largest private hospital operator in Thailand in terms of the number of beds, revenues from patient services and market capitalisation.
Long-term trends have Thailand’s economy tilting ever closer to its own region, renewing a focus that had taken a back seat as the growth of manufacturing in the country led to a greater exposure to the world’s most developed economies. Natural market forces are one catalyst, as consumer demand in nearby countries such as China and Indonesia is on...
What do you see as the appropriate balance to strike between controlling inflationary pressure and supporting economic growth?
THE COMPANY: Established in 1944, Bangkok Bank (BBL) is the largest commercial bank in Thailand and the seventh-largest regional bank in South-east Asia. It had total assets of roughly $69bn as of March 2012 and is Thailand's market leader in the corporate segment with the largest retail customer base in...
One of the most important changes to the Thai economy expected for 2012 came on April 1, when the minimum wage in Bangkok and six other of Thailand’s 75 provinces was boosted from about BT220 ($7) to BT300 ($9.60) – a 36% jump. The wage hike will be applied to all provinces in January 2013, and will fulfil one of the current government’s major...
What have been the direct and indirect impacts of the late-2011 floods on the Thai banking system?
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