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Hong Kong exports crash 0.8% to $364.3b in November
Hong Kong exports crash 0.8% to $364.3b in November
The headline figure reverses the previous month’s double-digit growth.
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Inflation slows to 2.6% in November
The increase in food prices hit 3.5%.
Hong Kong's university graduates are joining the public housing race
The number of applications hit as high as 32,000 in the year to March 2015.
Chinese solar farm operator delays Hong Kong IPO
Xinyi Energy Holdings cited a broader equity selloff in the country.
Hong Kong hikes base interest rates by 25 bp to 2.75%
This represents the fourth tightening in 2018.
HKIA passenger volume up 1% to 6 million in November
The monthly surge was driven by passengers to and from Japan and North America.
Insurtech, hiring spree reshape Hong Kong's insurance scene
The rolll-out of the IFRS 17 calls for massive hiring of regulatory professionals.
Prime street shop rents to fall by at least 5% in 2019
The weak renminbi and stock market are to blame.
Grade A office rents end 29-month uptrend after dipping 0.2% in November
Mainland firms retreated from the market.
Hong Kong bears weight of growing private sector vacancies in September
Vacancies rose 10% to 78,340.
Jobless rate flat at 2.8% in September-November
This translates to 110,800 unemployed persons.
Hong Kong's IPO haul may hit up to $230b in 2019
The city's crammed IPO pipeline features a little over 200 applicants.
Hong Kong banking industry needs to amp up skills on fintech and cybersecurity: study
Only 2 in 5 industry professionals have gone through fintech training courses.
More than half of Hong Kong banking professionals willing to work in GBA cities
Those employed in senior management positions are the most willing to transfer.
Hong Kong's property prices may continue to fall in 2019
Slowing Chinese buyer demand and rising mortgage rates will drive down prices.
Hong Kong investors expect 1.9% lower returns compared to Asian peers
Expectations amidst investors were still 0.3% higher than the 9% forecast in 2017.
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