with half of the team from Hong Kong. Of utmost importance to Kristine Romano, McKinsey’s first Filipina partner, are the following: “The problems I wanted to solve on my own — economic problems, how to improve schooling, how to balance the budget ... ( read original story ...)
China’s carriers set for biggest profit since 2010 as they bypass Singapore and Hong Kong
a Shanghai-based partner at McKinsey & Co. “Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou are all becoming powerful hubs as well, being able to draw traffic from China to Europe and U.S., increasingly competing with Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong.” On Thursday (March 30 ... ( read original story ...)
Alterna CEO Rob Paterson: “Knowledge is not power unless it is shared with others.”
Paterson spent part of his childhood in Paris and Hong Kong, and received a B.A. from University of ... R.P.: Two individuals profoundly impacted my life; they both worked for McKinsey and Co. Dominic Barton and Steve Baer believed and practised that ... ( read original story ...)
China's Big 3 Carriers Post Biggest Profit Since 2010 as Market Expansion Continues
a Shanghai-based partner at McKinsey & Co, said. "Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou are all becoming powerful hubs as well, being able to draw traffic from China to Europe and U.S., increasingly competing with Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong." The big three's ... ( read original story ...)
HK’s affordable homes plan up against wall of Chinese capital
Hong Kong’s homegrown property companies are being edged out of their own market and are looking overseas to do business. Local developer David Chiu, chairman of Far East Consortium International, said he had become increasingly disheartened after seeing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s nearly HK$2tr fiscal reserves should be spent, to benefit the people who own them
Thanks to land purchases made largely by mainland Chinese developers, who have been paying eye-watering prices, Hong Kong’s latest budget forecast total fiscal reserves to stand at HK$952 billion (US$122.52 billion) by the end of March 2018. Add in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks rebound as market remains positive on Xi-Trump meeting, despite Syria missile attack
Hong Kong stocks closed flat on Friday, after falling earlier in the day on panic selling after news broke of the US missile attack on a Syrian airbase. Brokers said the rebound was due to the generally positive reaction to the ongoing meeting between the ... ( read original story ...)
Cathay Pacific to start new DAILY flights from Manchester Airport to Hong Kong
The schedule will provide business and leisure travellers with more choice to plan their trips, bolster Hong Kong’s position as a leading Asian hub - and help travellers connect to 22 cities in mainland China from there. He said the move underscored ... ( read original story ...)
Tink Labs – Hong Kong’s first US$1bil startup?
LONDON: Hong Kong may soon get its first billion-dollar startup, thanks to a 25-year-old entrepreneur whose company leases phones to travellers. Tink Labs Ltd is in the process of raising about US$40mil and aiming for a valuation of more than US$1bil ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks lose ground as summit day arrives; mainland indexes higher as ‘Xiongan concept’ rally continues
Among the so-called “Xiongan concept” stocks, Beijing-based cement maker BBMG Corp’s Hong Kong shares fell 6.7 per cent to HK$4.5 while its Shanghai shares jumped 10 per cent for a second straight day to 5.6 yuan. China Gas, which has business in ... ( read original story ...)
Soaring rents may expose flaws in longtime economic theory: Don Pittis
After moving into journalism, he was principal business reporter for Radio Television Hong Kong before the handover to China. He has produced and reported for the CBC in Saskatchewan and Toronto and the BBC in London. He is currently senior producer at CBC ... ( read original story ...)
25-Year-Old May Soon Give Hong Kong Its First $1 Billion Startup
Hong Kong may soon get its first billion-dollar startup, thanks to a 25-year-old entrepreneur whose company leases phones to travelers. Tink Labs Ltd. is in the process of raising about $40 million and aiming for a valuation of more than $1 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Royal Dutch Shell strikes deal to offload its Hong Kong LPG business as $30bn sell-off programme rolls on
Royal Dutch Shell has announced a deal to sell its liquefied petroleum gas business in Hong Kong and Macau to DCC Energy for $150.3million as it continues its $30billion asset sales programme. The Anglo-Dutch oil major has been active in the two locations ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong food and craft artisans struggle to reclaim disappearing traditions
Suen) Hong Kong Foodie Tours takes a small group on a walk through ... New operators might choose to develop innovative streams of revenue to help supplement the parent business. Pat Chun,a brand known for its sweet vinegars, for example, has branched ... ( read original story ...)