Hong Kong
Almost 4 out of 10 Asian CFOs expect profits to drop or remain unchanged: survey
Financial risks still scare them.
Consumer prices crept up 3.9%
Here are yoy price increases.
Current account surplus to widen to 3.5% for next 2 years
Trade balance will still be deficit.
Ma On Shan land price plunges 18%
It’s on the low end of revised estimates.
2013 budget hit record surplus of 0.6% of GDP
Expenditure was lower than expected.
HK market volatility to bear the brunt if US tightens monetary policy
Growth prospects still hinged on US, PRC.
Is Click & Collect the saviour of retail?
Traditional bricks and mortar retailers are facing significant challenges due to the wave of digital disruption sweeping the industry. Shopping and spending in Hong Kong – in fact, all throughout the Asia Pacific – is shifting online as technology progresses and consumers become more digitally-savvy.
Four steps to taming the data explosion in Hong Kong - Part 1
By 2015 the total amount of data in the world will increase to 7.9 zettabytes, according to IDC. As Hong Kong’s business community continues to grow, with a record high of 174,031 new companies registered in the SAR last year, local enterprises are a key driver of this data-driven wave.
Gaming exceeds records at $99.2b in 1Q14
This is despite mediocre growth in March.
Foreign currency assets hit US$316.8m by end-March
It jumped US$9 billion.
Lohas Park Phase 4 to bring in 1,600 housing units
17 developers are now interested.
MTR fares crept up another 3.6%
It was based on inflation and wage increase.
23,000 units await building plan approval in Hong Kong
It might take 2.5-3 years.
Ensuring business continuity in Hong Kong
It's no fun to think about all the ways your business can be disrupted – hurricanes, tsunamis, snow storms, epidemics, earthquakes, tornados, terrorism, floods, fires, even relatively minor incidents like a failed water main or a planned event like an office relocation.
Qantas unveils 300-seater Hong Kong Lounge
Travel experience to reach new heights.
HK real estate investment pushed to $21.17b in 2013
High transaction volumes also expected in 2014.
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