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Hong Kong GDP growth to recover after bottoming out in Q1

Hong Kong GDP growth to recover after bottoming out in Q1

Private consumption and investment growth will prop up the struggling economy.

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Hong Kong could be ideal data depository for Greater Bay Area: report

Its international positioning and robust data protection framework make it the ideal location for the region.

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Hong Kong ranks as 28th best startup ecosystem

Its open approach to the Internet and entrepreneurship makes it an asset for the Chinese ecosystem.

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Grade A office net absorption slumps to 167,100 sqft in Q1

Banks and co-working facilities hit the brakes on their expansion plans.

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Commercial real estate investment jumped 40% to $204.09b in 2018

Strong office investments offset sluggish retail and industrial investment volumes.

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Hong Kong clinched $21.19b across 35 IPOs in Q1 2019

The industrials sector received the highest number of IPOs with seven deals with a total of US$263m.

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Hong Kong's economy slumped 1.3% in Q4 2018: report

This was the slowest pace of GDP growth since 2016.

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Hong Kong art scene faces competition

Whilst Hong Kong is rightly placed for the market-driven influx, the art scene may be reaching a saturation point.

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Hong Kong flops to 47th spot in luxury home price gains in 2018

The stock market rout slashed the growth of posh property prices to just 1.8%.

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Fintech investments crashed 65.6% to US$188m in 2018

However, the number of deals picked up 27% as deals diversified.

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Hong Kong VC and tech deals go bigger as quality focus intensifies

SenseTime and Tinklabs closed billion-dollar funding rounds.

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Family offices spar with VCs for Hong Kong's promising startups

One family office has devoted 15% of US$70m capital into tech investments.

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Retail sales growth falls to 18-month low at $44.9b in December

Buying sentiment remained cautious.

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Investors pool cash into data centres and co-living as alternative assets shine

The protracted trade dispute has dimmed outlook for traditional real estate.

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Can data centres prop up Hong Kong's slowing industrial sector?

Undaunted by trade jitters, operators are actively expanding in Tseung Kwan O.

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Commercial investment market spirals downward as office and prime street shops take heavy hit

Office rents will slow to 2-4% growth in 2019 from 8-10% expansion in the previous year.

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Up to 4% salary hike awaits tech workers in 2019

The demand will be driven in large part by fintech, as banks apply for their virtual banking licenses.

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