Bank of China was nimble in executing the transaction,” Alan Roch, head of credit for Asia Pacific at Crédit Agricole CIB, told GlobalCapital Asia, referring to a narrow issuance window in Asia after ...
China’s Central Bank, Pandemic Undercut Hong Kong Stock Market
The Hong Kong Hang Seng Index opened lower Thursday and stalled, finishing down 1.2% after the People's Bank of China warned of inflation risks and as COVID-19 tallies continued to rise on the ...
FINTECH POWERS THE NEW NORMAL ECONOMY
The coronavirus crisis has provided a catalyst for a digital transformation through financial technology — or fintech.
Hong Kong’s leader to join China’s Xi for APEC, in bid to revive the city’s reputation
Hong Kong leader John Lee has arrived at a regional economic summit in Bangkok in the first appearance by the city's chief executive at an international event in nearly three years -- as the Asian ...
Hong Kong’s August-October unemployment eases to 3.8%, improving for 6th straight period
Hong Kong's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate eased to 3.8% in the August-October quarter, improving for the sixth consecutive period as economic activities revive in an easing COVID situation, ...
Hong Kong to Cut Covid Testing Requirements for New Arrivals
Hong Kong will cut in half the number of laboratory Covid-19 tests new arrivals must undergo starting next week.
Hong Kong’s once-vibrant movie industry now walks a fine China line
As censorship increases at home, independent Hong Kong filmmakers are increasingly looking overseas to fund and show their work.
Hong Kong salaries seen growing 3.8 per cent in 2023 with bankers enjoying the best upside, Mercer survey shows
Hong Kong's government last week said the economy could shrink ... Higher paychecks are expected across most industries, Mercer said in its annual survey, with the banking and financial services ...
Hong Kong stocks close with another loss
Hong Kong stocks fell on Thursday following a Wall Street retreat, as strong US retail data and comments from Federal Reserve officials dented hopes ...
Unlocking US$5M funding access for social enterprises, Choco Up partners with Dream Impact to bring Hong Kong’s impact ecosystem to new heights
SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 17 November 2022 - Choco Up, Asia's leading revenue-based financing and growth platform, today announces its partnership with Dream Impact, Hong Kong's largest network of ...
Art Basel Hong Kong Plans Largest Edition Since Onset of Pandemic
Art Basel Hong Kong has announced the 171 exhibitors from 32 countries and territories that will take part in its 2023 edition, slated to take place March 23–March 25, 2023, with two VIP preview days ...
Hong Kong stocks fall 2% as Tencent slashes Meituan stake; Japan posts $15 billion trade deficit
Tencent said the tranche of shares is roughly 90.9% of its stake in the company and 15.5% of total shares Meituan has issued as of Oct. 31. Tencent said the stake was worth about 159 billion Hong Kong ...
HSBC HK names new VP of customer journey and engagement
HSBC Hong Kong has appointed Watson Tan (pictured) as vice present of customer journey and engagement. According to Tan's LinkedIn, Tan describes herself as a big believer in the power of ...
Race to launch Hong Kong’s first retail crypto futures ETF begins
Exchange traded fund providers are busy working towards submitting applications to launch retail-oriented crypto futures ETFs after the local regulator announced it would open the door to such ...