Hong Kong

McDonald's issues RMB bonds in Hong Kong

McDonald's issues RMB bonds in Hong Kong

Multinational company’s sale of RMB200 million opens up more potential issuers to tap market.

July visitor arrivals in Hong Kong up 32%

Individual Visit Scheme measures in Shenzhen helped make Chinese top visitors with total of 2mln.

HSBC China becomes market maker to trade RMB and Ringgit

Lender also provides ringgit exchange service through its branches in 24 key Chinese cities.

BEA to use RMB bonds proceeds for expansion

Lender not keen on divesting 20% stake of Canadian subsidiary as it profit soared 78%.

Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange picks Greenline for FIX solutions

Greenline provides FIX testing and certification solutions to help quickly and efficiently onboard commodities trading firms.

China SCE profit up 110% to HK$701mln

Developer sees better growth as PRC economy rapidly develops and pace of urbanisation continues to accelerate.

Chaoda plans to raise HK$2.76bln via bonds

Also aims to raise HK$1.16bln through sale of 154.84 million shares to expand production.

Auction of 2 Kowloon sites may earn $6.25bln

Bidding to test developers' resolve after government has shown its determination to bring property prices down.

2 China energy firms eye $2bln in IPOs

China Huaneng Group and Datang bank on Hong Kong market's appetite for renewable energy listings.

Hong Kong's jobless rate falls to 4.3%

But unemployment rate of 20 to 24 age group rose by one percentage point to 12.1%.

China's central bank opens bond market to Hong Kong lenders

Promotes development of renminbi trade settlement in Hong Kong and enhance its Renminbi offshore business.

DBS appoints Sebastian Paredes Hong Kong unit CEO

Paredes comes in when DBS Hong Kong market value falls as it reported a $1.02bln writedown.

Hong Kong's credit card rates rising

52.4% of cards surveyed charged consumers carrying debt of 30% or above for annualised interest.

Everbright International gains from voluntary emission reduction project

Dangshan Biomass Power Generation Project expected to post annual emission reduction of approximately 130,000 tonnes.

GDP jumps 6.5%

Total exports rose 20.1% in real terms compared to last year while investment spending saw a 15.2% increase.

Government to implement more property measures

Measures to control potential risks in the property sector include increasing land supply and curbing speculative activities in the property market.

Chinese businesses targeting Hong Kong and Taiwan expansion

Expansion of cross-border RMB trade settlement and improved China-Taiwan relationship have resulted to huge opportunities and challenges.