Hong Kong: Upgrading GDP Growth For 2018

Hong Kong GDP grew 4.7% year-on-year in 1Q18 ... The producing legal entity ING Bank N.V. is authorised by the Dutch Central Bank and supervised by the European Central Bank (ECB), the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) and the Dutch Authority for the Financial ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong money laundering: The river runs through it

While Hong Kong struggles to reduce and contain money laundering activities at existing financial institutions, the role of cryptocurrencies in undermining compliance and enforcement capabilities is overlooked. Hong Kong’s financial institutions are ... ( read original story ...)

HKMA poised to launch HK$150 million pilot bond scheme

In 2017, Hong Kong’s total issuance of US dollar, euro, yen and local currency denominated bonds was US$467 billion, according to data from the Asian Development Bank. That was 10 per cent of Asia’s total – excluding Japan’s total bond issuance of ... ( read original story ...)

China bitcoin miner Canaan ditches US for Hong Kong IPO

Canaan Creative, China’s second-largest bitcoin mining hardware maker, is planning to seek an initial public offering in Hong Kong instead of the US, which if successful would make it the first blockchain-related company to list on the city’s bourse ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Shares Draw Flat Lead For Wednesday

Galaxy Entertainment and BOC Hong Kong both added 0.37 percent and Hong Kong & China Gas was up 0.24 percent. The lead from Wall Street conveys little guidance as stocks saw a negative bias throughout much of Tuesday's trade before ending roughly flat. ( read original story ...)