Hong Kong
HK-Türkiye investment pact takes effect Feb 4 to shield capital
HK-Türkiye investment pact takes effect Feb 4 to shield capital
Pact guarantees fair treatment and compensation for asset seizure
Retail grows 5.1% as office leasing still drags: UOB
Local spending lifts sales whilst earnings rely on costs.
Retail sales hit $345b as market signals 'two-speed' recovery
E-commerce and F&B resilience support early market stabilisation.
Dah Sing Bank launches multi-currency debit card for SMEs
It enables overseas payments across 11 currencies with no foreign currency transaction fees.
HKT boosts 5G capacity to 25Gbps at 3 mega-event venues
This is aligned with the government's push for a mega-event economy.
Office market records 15.6% vacancy; Central rents rise 3%
Quarterly take up reached 880,125 net square feet with an average unit rent of $49.5 per square foot.
SKG launches Hong Kong platform as cloud logistics market targets 13.9% CAGR
Global market forecast to reach $356.2b by 2030
Housing transactions rise 18.3% as inventory contracts
Luxury deals jumped 45% whilst prices posted modest gains.
WeLab Bank kills FX fees with HK’s first multi-currency debit card
The new Mastercard allows spending in 11 currencies at "at-cost" prices.
Retail sales climb 6.5% YoY as leasing activity stays firm
Visitor arrivals rise as banks lift rents in core districts.
Hang Seng Bank goes private, delists on HKEX
Registered shareholders to receive payment via bank transfer or cheque.
HSBC gains court sanction for Hang Seng Bank privatisation scheme
Capital reduction clears path for planned Hong Kong delisting
Global firms flood Hong Kong with 5,221 startups in 2025
Mainland China, the US, and Japan lead a wave of 11,070 non local companies
CBRE sees over 5% yield in Sham Shui Po block sale
The MTR-adjacent block targets student housing investors.
Top 10 Under 40: Hong Kong’s young lawyers making waves
One led high-profile cross-border insolvencies, including the ‘Natural Dairy’ case.
Hong Kong expands RMB facility to $28.6b after banks hit quotas
The initial quota had been fully allocated to 40 banks.
Secondary market deals fueled $51.2B in December residential transactions, JLL says
Total residential S&P transactions reached 5,883 units, with 4,144 from the secondary market.
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