Rents rose 0.9 per cent in 2023, raising Hong Kong from 10th to ninth place in the latest Knight Frank Prime Global Rental Index Singapore sits in fourth place with a 5 per cent annual gain, while ...
HSBC arranges H2H integration for Hirdaramani Group
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Hirdaramani Group in Chattogram, Bangladesh have recently signed an agreement to offer Host to Host payments solutions for Hirdaramani Group ...
Finance leader defends Hong Kong stock market after US economist claims it is ‘over’
The chairperson of Hong Kong’s bourse operator has defended the city’s stock market after a US economist wrote in the Financial Times that the Hong Kong market was “over”. Outgoing chair of Hong Kong ...
Hong Kong stocks drop as Asian fund managers show no urgency to chase market amid China’s policy support, intervention
Stocks struggle to sustain a winning start to the Year of the Dragon as fresh economic challenges emerge. Funds are in no rush to chase Chinese equities despite Beijing’s recent intervention, a Bank ...
Lionel Messi ‘was asked to play in Hong Kong during match to appease angry crowd’
The organisers behind the Inter Miami pre-season fixture in Hong Kong that sparked anger and a diplomatic incident after Lionel Messi didn’t play have revealed that they spent the first half ...
Hong Kong’s SFC warns jailed Macau ‘junket king’ Alvin Chau’s former firms over Russia deal
The SFC warned it may delist two companies formerly headed by Alvin Chau because of concerns about a US$116 million sale of assets in Russia.
Your chance to represent Hong Kong Asia’s Premier Business Hub
As a leading international financial centre, Hong Kong is a premier business hub for companies expanding business in Asia and tapping into fast-growing opportunities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau ...
BPAHK Urges HK Govt to Withdraw Spicy Measure in Property Mkt, Reduce Stamp Duty on Stocks
Lo said that the recovery of Hong Kong's property and stock markets was not as expected. Lo hoped for the withdrawal of spicy measures in the property market and the reduction of stamp duty in the ...
Rents Start to Dip for Luxury Apartments in NYC and Hong Kong
Tokyo and Toronto also saw declines in the fourth quarter, according to a Knight Frank report tracking prices in 10 cities across the globe.
FWD mulls options for US$10 billion insurer after IPO delay: sources
FWD Group Holdings, the Asian insurer controlled by billionaire Richard Li, is considering options including a potential stake sale after delaying a planned initial public offering, according to ...
Hong Kong’s West Kowloon arts hub to run out of funds in 2025, CEO warns as gov’t urged to approve finance plan
Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District will use up its financial reserves next year, the head of the authority overseeing the arts hub has said as she urged the government to approve a plan ...
Hong Kong Shares Tipped To Open In The Green On Thursday
The Hong Kong stock market returned from the Lunar New Year break on Wednesday by snapping the three-session losing streak in which ...
Timely rule change to help flat buying in Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Area
Relaxing daily cross-border remittance caps will make it easier to purchase homes in the development zone, and thus provide incentive for jobseekers and entrepreneurs to move Hongkongers are often ...
Hong Kong’s corruption-busters to take the world to school with new academy designed to train fraud fighters using hi-tech virtual reality
First course this month gets 40 applications from around the world for just 20 places, Independent Commission Against Corruption says Danny Woo, the ICAC commissioner, says inaugural academy course ...