In Focus

Retail rents in prime areas could fall by as much as 10% in 2019.

Employers are now looking for more data scientists and full stack developers for mobile and web applications that go beyond the traditional set of tech skills.

In-demand programmers and regulatory specialists can command a 30% raise.

The number of listings in Q1 fell short of last year’s record with only US$4.63b raised across 52 deals in May.

Customer satisfaction is quantified at Manulife which puts the customer at the centre of everything it does.

Only 7% of locals will choose homegrown brands over global ones, a study found. More people across the world have been putting their money to their homecourt with 56% saying that they trust local brands more than global brands in 2018, according to a study by advertising giant McCann. In APAC alone, local brand believers are a bit higher than the global average at 59%.

Rents also fell 0.3% MoM to accelerate space backfilling.

Leasing costs fell 0.4% led by declines in Central and Wanchai/Causeway Bay.

PwC predicts 200 public offerings in 2019, including 170 on the HKEX’s mainboard.

Cross-border capital in Hong Kong crashed 37% to US$11.14b.

There were 10,128 sales and purchase agreements in April alone.

Citibank, AXA, JP Morgan and Nike are some of the big-ticket names that chose to settle in Kowloon.

Home prices in both the luxury and mass segment rebounded in Q1 2019.

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

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

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