Article & Research

02-10-2017

Automobile Hire-Purchase

TRIS Rating holds a stable outlook for the automobile hired-purchase (HP) industry.

19-09-2017

Bond Market Update

TRIS Rating believes the rise in interest rates will have little impact on the funding costs for debt issuers and the bond market in general over the next 12 months as the pace of any interest rate rises is likely to be slow.

18-09-2017

Airline Industry

TRIS Rating views the airline industry in Thailand as stable outlook.

11-09-2017

Sugar Industry

TRIS Rating views the sugar industry as a “moderately high risk”.

21-08-2017

Engineering and Construction Industry

Thailand’s Engineering and Construction Industry in 2017 and Outlook

13-06-2017

Commercial Banks in Thailand

Thai banks proved resilient against the recent surge of credit costs.

01-06-2017

Wireless Telecommunications Industry

TRIS Rating holds the view that the risk of the wireless telecommunications industry is “intermediate”.

08-05-2017

Residential Property Developers

TRIS Rating maintains a “stable” outlook for the residential property industry. Despite several lingering unfavorable factors, we believe that most rated property developers will be able to adjust their strategies to cope with the current tepid economic conditions.

22-02-2017

Bond Market Update

Last year saw a rapid increase in the pace of corporate bond issuances as many corporations accelerated planned debt offerings in order to lock in attractive funding costs ahead of potential rises in interest rates.

31-01-2017

Healthcare Services Industry

The healthcare services industry has grown continuously over the past decade. Expenditures for healthcare services from the private sector and the public sector have increased every year. Healthcare spending in 2015 equaled Bt743,944 million, compared with Bt383,799 million in 2006.

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Malaysia in Focus: Growth normalization with fiscal consolidation efforts

TRIS Rating expects Malaysia’s real GDP growth of 4.5% in 2023-2024 moderating from 8.7% in 2022.

Cambodia in Focus: Moderate growth outlook with external sector vulnerabilities

Moderate GDP growth is expected to continue in 2023 from a recovery in exports of services following China’s reopening.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - Banks

We maintain a “stable” outlook on Thai commercial banks. Thai banks’ overall earnings in the first half of 2023 (1H23) were largely in line with our expectations, despite weak credit growth and moderately higher credit costs, thanks to improved net interest margin (NIM).

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