Some of the city's eight digital banks are exploring setting up physical branches after the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) cleared the way for them to do so in its continuing effort to aid such ...
Hong Kong Financial Secretary says capital markets will be more volatile under Trump 2.0
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan discusses what a shifting global trade environment means for the city ahead of Donald Trump's Presidential inauguration.
China ‘confident’ in 2025 economic rebound, Hong Kong is key: central bank chief
Mainland’s property market is improving, PBOC governor Pan Gongsheng says, reiterating importance of special-purpose bonds for buying idle land and unsold homes.
Hong Kong to power growth by boosting strengths, gold trading: John Lee
Hong Kong will sharpen existing competitive edges and explore new growth areas through developing an international gold trading centre and strengthening global ties to bring in more capital, the ...
Finance, business key to growth: CE
Chief Executive John Lee says finance and business will be central to Hong Kong’s next growth engine, and the Government will enhance the city’s existing advantages, explore new growth areas, and ...
China’s central bank chief vows to supply ample liquidity
China's central bank chief said on Monday the government will support moderately loose monetary policy to maintain ample liquidity as it tries to stimulate the economy and soften the impact of ...
Hong Kong to expand yuan trade finance, Bond Connect schemes, HKMA says
Hong Kong will launch a new yuan-denominated trade finance scheme and expand the hours and scope of its Bond Connect program for mainland China investors, Eddie Yue, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong ...
Hong Kong police take away pollster for investigation over aiding absconder
Hong Kong police have taken away a pollster to assist with an investigation into aiding an absconder. Robert Chung Ting-yiu, president of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (Pori), was ...
Chinese smaller lender lists in Hong Kong as banks feel economic strain
HONG KONG -- A smaller mainland Chinese lender from the inland province of Sichuan made its debut on Hong Kong's stock market Monday, amid wariness over growing pressure on the country's banking ...
China’s Central Bank Chief: Will Use Interest Rates and RRR to Keep Ample Liquidity
Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, told the Asia Financial Forum in Hong Kong that the central bank will apply various tools such as interest rates and required reserve ratio to ...
Mainland Chinese buyers to continue driving Hong Kong housing demand in 2025, analysts say
Buyers from mainland China accounted for 11,638 transactions in 2024, an increase of 90 per cent from a year earlier.
Hong Kong records coldest day of 11 deg C so far this winter
HONG KONG - Hong Kong recorded its coldest day so far this winter as temperatures dropped to 11 deg C in the city on the morning of Jan 12, according to the Hong Kong Observatory. The mercury dropped ...
Hong Kong financial systems ‘to become more robust’ in second Trump term
Hong Kong Monetary Authority CEO makes pledge as he predicts markets this year will be rocked by intensifying geopolitical rifts.
Hong Kong financial systems ‘to become more robust’ amid second Trump term
Hong Kong Monetary Authority CEO makes pledge as he predicts markets this year will be rocked by intensifying geopolitical rifts.