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Why some Hong Kong employers ditch flexible work policies
Why some Hong Kong employers ditch flexible work policies
33% of employers worry that employees don't work hard as much.
AI is taking the tedium out of recruitment
Chatbots can now manage applicant profiles and organise interviews.
Financial services firms struggle to keep up with digitisation
52% say their finance teams can't easily adapt to newly implemented technologies.
Funds raised by Hong Kong IPOs down 37% to $85.7b
But the number of IPOs increased 52% to 114.
AI is taking the tedium out of recruitment
Will 'bots be taking over the world of headhunting?
Hong Kong's financial services gradually leveraging blockchain
52% of CFOs say blockchain improved their businesses.
Ageing population to radically impact doing business in Hong Kong in the next decade
The people aged 65 and over will hit 1.9m by 2027.
Hong Kong's high-value pharmaceuticals to face headwinds
No thanks to unregulated pricing regime.
Hong Kong banks to get less government support over the next 12-18 months
The government is implementing a revised bank resolution regime.
Overall business environment for retailers still difficult despite sales rebounding in July
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
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
That is in response to the move towards more stringent regulatory requirements.
It's boom time for coworking spaces in Hong Kong
Coworking market almost doubled in size in the past two years.
Banking system credit growth to outpace nominal GDP growth in 2017
Expect a further increase in corporate and household indebtedness.
63% of Hong Kong firms adjusted hiring processes for millennials
Some firms have tailored development programs to attract them.
Hong Kong's export growth to slow to 2.2% in 2018
Import growth will also slow to 2.3%.
Hong Kong CFOs worried about ineffective counteroffers
69% say employees who accepted counteroffers still leave the company.
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