Hong Kong
Hong Kong's credit card use to drop 9.3% by 2020
Hong Kong's credit card use to drop 9.3% by 2020
They're opting to swipe their debit cards instead.
Home sale transactions to plunge below 4,000 units per month
This is due to the new flat 15% stamp duty on non-first time home buyers.
Hong Kong Island office rents to grow 4% in 2017
Kowloon offices on the other hand will drop by 7%.
Garage Collective recreates an 8,000-sq ft warehouse
The new office space has showers for those who bike to work.
Cheung Kong Property eyes acquiring aircraft leasing arm of CK Hutchison
The leasing business generated HK$1.4b profits in 2015.
Hong Kong workers' salaries expected to increase 4.2% in 2017
It's the 3rd highest predicted increase in Asia Pacific.
3 factors that will cause Hong Kong banks' profits to decline
Subdued loan growth is one.
Fresh grads in 2017 to earn 4.3% more than 2016's entrants
Guess which sector is good for entry level positions.
Commercial property market volume up $2.8b
Thanks to Chinese investors' strong interest in the market.
Here are Hong Kong's top talent trends for 2017
Demand for cyber security professionals is expected to go up.
New car sales in Hong Kong could drop 12% to 32,718 units in 2017
Blame it on the Chinese economic slowdown.
Hong Kong banks' mainland China exposure to exceed 30% of system-wide assets by end-2017
Thanks to Chinese corporates' aggressive international expansion.
The doctor is in: App lets you book with just a click
The app has a current database of 6,000 medical practitioners.
Singapore trumps Hong Kong as Asia's fintech hub
Thanks to its progressive regulatory regime.
Hong Kong tops world's priciest cities for office space
Grade A office spaces are priced at $2,342 psf annually.
3 in 10 Hong Kong employers won't give pay rises in 2017
Only 1 in 3 employees will receive up to 5% increase.
Property cooling measures could hinder near-term investment into economy
Gradual recovery in 2018 is also projected.
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