Listings in Hong Kong hit the highest since December 2022 last month, as a rally in the Asian financial hub’s stocks drove a rush for share sales.
Hong Kong to reclaim top spot in global IPOs, PwC says
In the first half of 2025, total proceeds raised in Hong Kong jumped 701 per cent to $17.4 billion, on 44 IPOs. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Beijing tightens noose on Hong Kong: National Security mandates now extend to business, education
In its 2014 white paper on the one country, two systems framework after the 1997 handover, Beijing asserted that Hong Kong people would govern Hong Kong with a high degree of autonomy, the report ...
Retail services has been a key sector for Hong Kong IPOs since 2024
Consumer and retail services made up a substantial share of IPOs in the last 18 months as innovative mainland companies eye international expansion.
Transcript: Hong Kong’s bull run leaves China in the dust
The UK government got its welfare bill over the line, but only after huge concessions. And Hong Kong’s stock market is leaving mainland China’s in the dust. Meanwhile, China has a chokehold on the ...
Hong Kong steps up defence of currency’s US dollar peg as fixed range tested again
Wild swings have intensified debate about the sustainability of the currency’s peg. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Hong Kong’s de facto central bank steps in as currency hits weak end of trading band
Hong Kong’s de facto central bank said on Wednesday it sold US$2.25 billion (RM9.5 billion) against the Hong Kong dollar after it hit the weak end of ...
Hong Kong stocks rise on mainland fund purchases, Beijing growth pledge
Southbound net purchases in the first half amounted to 90 per cent of last year’s record inflows, according to stock exchange data.
Hong Kong banks can leverage AI and trade changes for growth amid global challenges: KPMG
Hong Kong banks’ total assets rose 4.5 per cent year on year to US$3.1 trillion in 2024, while operating profit was up 7.8 per cent.
Hong Kong steps up defence of FX peg as fixed range tested again
MELBOURNE] Hong Kong’s de-facto central bank ramped up purchases of the city’s currency as it sought to defend a peg that has been strained by volatility in the greenback. Read more at The Business ...
Hong Kong’s all-male boardrooms are all but gone as most companies embrace diversity
More than 800 women have been added as directors since 2022, when 40 per cent of boards were male only, according to HKEX Hong Kong's bourse operator has declared victory in its quest to eliminate all ...
What’s the Hong Kong Dollar Peg and Why Is It Causing Such a Stir?
Pegged to the US dollar since 1983, the Hong Kong dollar is usually a dull currency. Except when it’s not, like this year. The city’s currency has recently experienced wild swings, caused by ...
From free rides and museum visits to cheap meals, Hong Kong laps up July 1 deals
Residents and visitors alike soak up free attractions and ferry rides, as well as discounted meals to celebrate 28th handover anniversary.
Travel Food Services’ Rs 2,000-crore IPO to open on July 7, price band at Rs 1,045-1,100 per share
The Travel Food Services IPO is an entirely offer-for-sale (OFS) by the promoter, Kapur Family Trust, with no fresh issue component.