Hong Kong is slashing extra stamp duties for some homebuyers and reversing a pandemic-era increase in stock trade levies as officials seek to boost the beleaguered property sector and revive the ...
HSBC, BNP Paribas Allegedly Engage in Naked Short-selling: S Korea Media
According the Korea Economic Daily, the two investment banks are the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. (HSBC) and Bank BNP Paribas, respectively. The report added that this marks the ...
Hong Kong cuts taxes for foreign home buyers and stock traders as it seeks to maintain global status
Hong Kong’s leader has cut taxes for some homebuyers and stock traders to boost markets as the city seeks to maintain its reputation as a global financial hub ...
Hong Kong Cuts Housing, Stock-Market Taxes in Bid to Boost Global Standing
Hong Kong will cut taxes on home purchases and stock trades, part of efforts to revive its credentials as a financial hub and boost a struggling property market.
Analysis-China Holds the Key to Hong Kong’s Shrinking Stock Market
With a market value of around $4.3 trillion, Hong Kong is home to one of the top-ranked stock markets globally just behind those in the United States, Japan, China and Europe.
Hong Kong leader focuses on property and security in policy address
Hong Kong's leader focused on bolstering the property market and stabilising the ailing economy in his annual policy blueprint on Wednesday, while confirming new national security laws would be ...
Hong Kong is a mega corporation in need of a clear vision from John Lee
This is not about patriotism, re-education or marching in lockstep with the mother country. It is about practicality Hong Kong's bright future depends on understanding what lies ahead and seeing that ...
Hong Kong’s Strategic Play: Reducing Stamp Duty to Revive Finance Hub Status
In a global landscape where capital moves as fluidly as water, even minor adjustments can send ripples extending far beyond their initial impact. Such is the strategic reasoning behind the recent ...
Finnish police identify anchor from Hong Kong shipping boat as likely cause of Baltic pipeline damage
The damage caused to the Balticconnector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia was likely the result of an errant anchor dropped from a Hong Kong-registered shipping vessel, the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation announced on Oct.
Hong Kong slashes stamp duties, easing property curbs for the first time in over 10 years
Hong Kong's lukewarm post-Covid economic recovery has been accompanied by sluggish residential transactional volumes in its once red-hot property sector.
Hong Kong Lowers Stock-Trading Tax to Revive Role as Hub
Hong Kong is slashing extra stamp duties for some homebuyers and reversing a pandemic-era increase in stock trade levies as officials seek to boost the beleaguered property sector and revive the ...
Hong Kong Plans Stamp Duty Cut to Boost Stock Market
Hong Kong will lower its stamp duty on stock transfers and reduce bourse market data fees to boost the competitiveness of one of Asia’s largest stock markets.
900 technology companies drawn to Hong Kong amid city’s innovation drive
Government says 400 companies set up shop at Hong Kong Science Park over past 12 months, while 489 businesses chose hi-tech park CyberportInnovators call for targeted policies to help respective ...
State senator blames TSA after arrest in Hong Kong for gun in luggage
U.S. officials are investigating after a state senator boarded a flight to Hong Kong with an unloaded firearm in his carry-on luggage. Washington state Sen. Jeff Wilson was arrested in Hong Kong on ...