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Commercial real estate transaction volumes plunged 64% to $37.1b in Q1 as Chinese investors retreat
18 Apr 18
China Energy Reserve & Chemicals Group pulled out of a deal to acquire Li Ka-Shing's The Center in Central.
Chinese TMT companies zero in on Hong Kong for public debuts
11 Apr 18
Their combined IPO proceeds accounted for more than half of total proceeds at $32.11b.
Fintech boom hampered by Hong Kong's small population
4 Apr 18
Despite optimum business conditions and strong mobile penetration rates, Hong Kong's small population is halting the adoption of various...
Hong Kong bourse still loses to New York in IPO funds raised in Q1
27 Mar 18
Total funds raised hit $24.4b which is nearly a quarter of NYSE's overall IPO proceeds.
Temp work booms as employers move to slash hiring costs
21 Mar 18
Six in 10 recruiters are opting for such temporary hiring strategies.
Hong Kong loses to Singapore as top APAC location for startups
14 Mar 18
Business costs are more expensive in the Asian financial centre than the lion city.
Hong Kong amongst economies most vulnerable to banking crisis
12 Mar 18
The Asian financial centre has one of the worst credit-to-GDP gaps globally.
Hong Kongers prefer mobile wallets despite glitches over call centres and OTC banking
7 Mar 18
They welcome the convenience and all-day accessibility of digital alternatives.
Slashed tax duties but no cash handouts for Hong Kong despite staggering surplus
28 Feb 18
The budget address disappointed residents waiting for a repeat of the 2011 handout scheme.
Hong Kong loans grew 16% in 2017 amidst soaring property prices
28 Feb 18
It posts one of the largest loan growth in Asia, easily beating Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Hong Kong to eat Shenzen's dust by 2018
21 Feb 18
Slowing trade and high labour costs is dragging Hong Kong’s competitiveness.
Hong Kong banks bust out the chatbots
15 Feb 18
Digital savvy clients may soon prefer to interact more with chatbots.
Hong Kong scores top Asian fintech investment as China's unicorns take a break
14 Feb 18
WeLab’s $220m series B funding round has some big-time backers including Alibaba.
Omnichannel may just be Hong Kong retail's saving grace
7 Feb 18
Retailers should tap into this goldmine as the consumer preference of Hong Kongers increasingly turns digital.
Homegrown startups raise record-high funding as total VC investment hits $425m in Q4
6 Feb 18
The $220m capital infusion for fintech startup WeLab was the ninth largest year-end deal in Asia.
Which sector dominated the year-end capital market?
31 Jan 18
The biggest deal from this sector was valued at $40.3b.
Poor and small production structure drags Hong Kong's industrial revolution
24 Jan 18
Despite advances in technology, Hong Kong's production structure ranked 58th out of 100 surveyed economies.
The changing face of Hong Kong's retail
17 Jan 18
Retailers should be ready to revamp their stores into unique lifestyle concepts to battle e-commerce.
No chill: Property prices will go up and up
9 Jan 18
Only 1 in 10 or 11.5% of total households will be able to afford an average private housing by 2019.
Co-living offers a communal alternative to cold and costly Hong Kong
20 Dec 17
Young professionals can rent beds for around HK$3,500 to HK$5,500 each.
Survival of the prettiest: Cosmetics put a glow on Hong Kong's pallid retail scene
11 Dec 17
It's amongst the three sectors that survived the retail slump.
Relax, robots are not out to take your banking jobs
5 Dec 17
Robotics mostly serves as a stop-gap measure to overcome flaws in tech infrastructure.
8 in 10 professionals bullish on Hong Kong economic growth
29 Nov 17
Half believe that growth is buoyed by Mainland China’s economy.
Hong Kong's bail-in system is most advanced in APAC
22 Nov 17
Its new bank resolution regime was only introduced in July.
Hong Kong beats Singapore in attracting expats
21 Nov 17
Hong Kong's greatest strength lies in its finance skills.
Hong Kongers too optimistic on investment returns
13 Nov 17
They expect to make an average annual return of 9%.
Property sector to show moderate growth over the next 12-18 months
8 Nov 17
Thanks to stable residential sales and commercial rents.
Why some Hong Kong employers ditch flexible work policies
1 Nov 17
33% of employers worry that employees don't work hard as much.
AI is taking the tedium out of recruitment
24 Oct 17
Chatbots can now manage applicant profiles and organise interviews.
Financial services firms struggle to keep up with digitisation
18 Oct 17
52% say their finance teams can't easily adapt to newly implemented technologies.
Funds raised by Hong Kong IPOs down 37% to $85.7b
11 Oct 17
But the number of IPOs increased 52% to 114.
AI is taking the tedium out of recruitment
4 Oct 17
Will 'bots be taking over the world of headhunting?
Hong Kong's financial services gradually leveraging blockchain
27 Sep 17
52% of CFOs say blockchain improved their businesses.
Ageing population to radically impact doing business in Hong Kong in the next decade
19 Sep 17
The people aged 65 and over will hit 1.9m by 2027.
Hong Kong's high-value pharmaceuticals to face headwinds
13 Sep 17
No thanks to unregulated pricing regime.
Hong Kong banks to get less government support over the next 12-18 months
6 Sep 17
The government is implementing a revised bank resolution regime.
Overall business environment for retailers still difficult despite sales rebounding in July
30 Aug 17
Analysts caution reading too much into one month’s print.
Property sector a key risk for the banking system as home prices rise for 13 consecutive months
23 Aug 17
The prevalence of high-LTV second mortgages increases default risks for homebuyers.
Banks to have a 'very good' capital buffer for the next 12-18 months: Moody's
16 Aug 17
That is in response to the move towards more stringent regulatory requirements.
It's boom time for coworking spaces in Hong Kong
9 Aug 17
Coworking market almost doubled in size in the past two years.

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