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Hong Kong hits banks for providing loans to mortgage firms
Hong Kong hits banks for providing loans to mortgage firms
Says this will undermine property curbs.
Dearth of CFO talent stalks Hong Kong
This despite rising demand for accounting and finance professionals.
Four in five HK firms use cloud computing
Want to gain competitive edge and cut Capex.
Hong Kong ready for more NFC mobile payments
Some 40% of smartphones will be NFC-enabled by yearend.
16% of Hong Kong investors to make more aggressive strategies
Despite 13% of them losing money in 2Q13.
Lands Department's total land premiums hit $2.031b
There were 19 land transactions.
Horse racing scores big in Hong Kong
Young punters driving growth.
Corruption complaints drop by 2%
But complaints involving public bodies jumped 12%.
Hong Kong employers don’t care about leadership
Also don't formally assess employee leadership potential.
Hong Kong has 2,560 multimillionaires
Ranked fifth on world list.
Property agents stage huge street protest
Demand government property curbs be lifted.
Hong Kong’s PMI plunges to lowest level in 19 months
Blame it on private sector.
More Hong Kong IPOs predicted to come burgeoning this year
Around 80 IPOs in second half.
Hong Kong among 10 most innovative nations
It grabbed the 7th spot.
HK holds Islamic banking seminar
Focused on developing Islamic capital markets.
Lavish HK modern art museum opens in 2017
M+ will feature modern and contemporary Asian art.
New Hong Kong-based credit rating agency opens for business
Its mission is to displace the "Big Three".
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