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Fitch Ratings (Thailand) has downgraded CIMB Thai Bank Public Company Limited's (CIMBT) National Long-Term Rating to 'AA-(tha)' from 'AA(tha)'. The agency has also downgraded the guaranteed bonds issued by subsidiary, CIMB Thai Auto Co., Ltd. (CIMBT Auto) to 'AA-(tha)' from 'AA(tha)'. At the same time, Fitch has maintained the Rating Watch Negative (RWN) on CGS-CIMB Securities (Thailand) Co., Ltd.'s (CGS-CIMB TH) National Long-Term Rating of 'AA-(tha)' and National Short-Term Rating of 'F1+(tha)'. A full list of rating action is at the end of this rating action commentary.
The downgrades are a result of Fitch's revised view of Malaysia-based CIMB Bank Berhad, which we have aligned with our consolidated view of parent, CIMB Group Holdings Berhad (CIMB), due to their integrated management and strategy. The downgrades also reflect Fitch's expectation that key financial indicators for CIMB Bank Berhad, which have remained at the lower-end of local peers, are not likely to approach levels commensurate with our previous view, notwithstanding the improvement in the previous few years.
SI Group , a leading global developer and manufacturer of performance additives and intermediates, has received its third silver rating for corporate social responsibility from EcoVadis , an international organization that provides sustainability ratings
Better economic prospects, with a pick-up in consumer purchasing power, should support continued premium growth for Thailand's motor, industrial and property and marine insurance segments for the remainder of 2018. However, profitability could be
Fitch Ratings (Thailand) Limited has assigned Thai Beverage Public Company Limited's (ThaiBev, BBB-/AA(tha)/Stable) new senior unsecured debentures amounting to THB70 billion a National Long-Term Rating of 'AA(tha)'. The debentures are in five tranches
Fitch Ratings-Bangkok/Singapore-02 August 2018: Fitch Ratings has affirmed Thai Beverage Public Company Limited's (ThaiBev) Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating at 'BBB-', and its National Long-Term Rating at 'AA(tha)'. The Outlook is
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Thai Beverage Public Company Limited's (ThaiBev) Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating at 'BBB-', and its National Long-Term Rating at 'AA(tha)'. The Outlook is Stable. ThaiBev experienced challenges in its domestic
The 1H18 results for listed Thai banks show that the asset-quality cycle has started to stabilise, with positive impact on banks' profitability and buffers. The trend is in line with Fitch Ratings' expectations (see Fitch: Thai Banks' Asset Quality
MADRID (S&P Global Ratings) July 31, 2018--S&P Global Ratings today assigned its preliminary 'AA' long-term insured rating to the debt to be issued by U.K.-based limited-purpose vehicle Mount Oswald Colleges LLP (the project). The preliminary
Fitch Ratings (Thailand) Limited has affirmed the National Long-Term Rating and the senior unsecured rating of The Siam Cement Public Company Limited (SCC) at 'A+(tha)'. The Outlook on the National Long-Term Rating is Stable. At the same time, Fitch has
Fitch Ratings (Thailand) Limited has affirmed JWD InfoLogistics Public Company Limited's National Long-Term Rating at 'BBB+(tha)'. The Outlook remains Negative. Simultaneously, the agency has affirmed JWD's National Short-Term Rating at 'F2(tha)'. The
Fitch Ratings (Thailand) Limited has affirmed the National Long-Term Rating on Mercedes-Benz (Thailand) Limited's (MBTh) medium-term note (MTN) programme of up to THB15 billion (MTN-2) and its THB10 billion MTN programme (MTN-1) at 'AAA(tha)'. The
Fitch Ratings (Thailand) has assigned Navanakorn Electricity Generating Company Limited's (NNEG, A-(tha)/Stable) upcoming senior unsecured amortising debentures of up to THB6.4 billion a National Long-Term Rating of 'A-(tha)'. Proceeds will be used to
Fitch Ratings (Thailand) Limited has affirmed Thailand-based SCB Asset Management Co., Ltd's (SCBAM) National Investment Management Quality Rating (IMQR) at 'Excellent(tha)'. The Outlook is Stable. KEY RATING DRIVERS SCBAM's National IMQR reflects its
Fitch Ratings (Thailand) has maintained the Rating Watch Negative on CGS-CIMB Securities (Thailand) Co., Ltd.'s (CGS-CIMB TH) National Long-Term Rating of 'AA-(tha)' and National Short-Term Rating at 'F1+(tha)'. Fitch placed CGS-CIMB TH's ratings on
Fitch Ratings (Thailand) has affirmed Finansa Public Company Limited's (FNS) National Long-Term Rating at 'BBB-(tha)' with a Stable Outlook. It also affirmed the company's National Short-Term Rating at 'F3(tha)'. KEY RATING DRIVERS The ratings reflect
Fitch has today upgraded the National Long-Term Rating on Asia Plus Group Holdings Public Company Limited (ASP) to 'A(tha)' from 'A-(tha)'. The Outlook is Stable. At the same time, the agency has upgraded ASP's National Short-Term Rating to 'F1(tha)'
Fitch Ratings (Thailand) has affirmed refining and petrochemical company Thai Oil Public Company Limited's (TOP) National Long-Term Rating at 'AA-(tha)' with a Stable Outlook after the company announced its final investment decision on its clean-fuel
Fitch Ratings-Bangkok-12 July 2018: Fitch Ratings (Thailand) has affirmed KTB Securities (Thailand) Public Company Limited's (KTBST) National Long-Term Rating at 'BB(tha)' with a Stable Outlook and National Short-Term Rating at 'B(tha)'. KEY RATING
Fitch Ratings-Bangkok-12 July 2018: Fitch Ratings (Thailand) has affirmed Finansia Syrus Securities Public Company Limited's (FSS) National Long-Term Rating at 'BBB+(tha)' with a Stable Outlook, and its National Short-Term Rating at 'F2(tha)'. KEY RATING
Thai commercial real-estate developers' increasing need for funding and the potential growth of REITs were discussed during Fitch Ratings (Thailand) Limited's semi-annual "Property Investment Outlook" briefing today. The conference also highlighted
Handheld Group , a leading manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, today announced that the Nautiz X2 enterprise handheld now comes with the Android 7.0 operating system. The popular Nautiz X2 was first introduced in February 2017 and is built for data
SAN FRANCISCO (S&P Global Ratings) July 5, 2018--S&P Global Ratings corrected by withdrawing its short-term rating on New York City Housing Development Corp. 's series 2008J, 2008K, 2009I-2, 2010H, 2011F-2, 2011F-3, 2013 D-2, 2014B-2, 2014D-2,
CENTENNIAL (S&P Global Ratings) July 5, 2018--S&P Global Ratings raised its long-term rating to 'A' from 'A-' on St. Gabriel, La.'s series 2016 limited-tax revenue and refunding bonds based on the application of its "Issue Credit Ratings Linked
CENTENNIAL (S&P Global Ratings) July 5, 2018--S&P Global Rating has assigned its 'AA-' rating to Maumelle, Ark.'s series 2018 sales and use tax bonds. The outlook is stable. "We expect the pledged revenue stream will likely remain steady as the
MILAN (S&P Global Ratings) July 5, 2018--S&P Global Ratings today raised to 'BBB- (sf)' from 'BB+ (sf)' its credit rating on Estia Mortgage Finance PLC's class A notes. Today's upgrade follows our June 25, 2018, raising of our long-term sovereign
TOKYO (S&P Global Ratings) July 5, 2018--S&P Global Ratings today said it has affirmed its STRONG servicer ranking on Capital Servicing Co. Ltd. (CSC), which it categorizes as a commercial loan special servicer. The outlook on the ranking is
MELBOURNE (S&P Global Ratings) July 5, 2018--S&P Global Ratings said today that it has revised its rating outlook to negative from stable on SAI Global Holdings I (Australia) Pty Ltd. We also affirmed the long-term issuer credit rating on the
SINGAPORE (S&P Global Ratings) July 5, 2018--S&P Global Ratings today said it has assigned its 'BBB-' long-term issue rating to a proposed issue of U.S. dollar-denominated senior unsecured notes issued by Gansu Provincial Highway Aviation Tourism
LONDON (S&P Global Ratings) July 4, 2018--S&P Global Ratings today took various credit rating actions in two Spanish residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) transactions, AyT Genova Hipotecario IX Fondo de Titulizacion Hipotecaria and AyT