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Hong Kong to lead global IPO market in 2016, beating Shanghai and New York
Hong Kong to lead global IPO market in 2016, beating Shanghai and New York
It could raise about $194.7b from 120 IPOs by end of December 2016.
Technology, media, and telecom firms in Hong Kong expected to further decentralise
They are struggling with high office rents in the CBD.
Here are the 5 real estate investment outlook for Asia Pacific in 2017
Self-storage businesses will be on the rise next year.
Why Hong Kong's utility firms are the big victims of recent interest hike
Hong Kong Electric Investment could be the most sensitive, analysts say.
Cheung Kong Infrastructure braces itself for less UK assets
GBP depreciation means slimmer chances of getting new assets in UK.
Hong Kong stocks fall as concerns mount over mainland policies
The benchmark Hang Seng index fell 0.9 percent.
Warehouse rents to retreat 0-5% in 2017
Rents climed 3.5% in 2016.
Total retail sales down 8.9% in the first 10 months of 2016
No thanks to the 8.2% drop in Mainland visitor arrivals.
Cathay Dragon eyes replacing 23 planes in narrowbody fleet
The first of the new planes is expected to arrive by 2019.
Spike in morgage costs turns Hong Kong property shares toxic
The Hang Seng Properties Index plunged 2.6%.
Sales of luxury goods plunged 19.7%
No thanks to the consistently dropping arrivals from mainland.
Hong Kong Central's Grade A office rents to inch up 0-5% in 2017
Rents are now up to 3.3 times costlier than in non-core areas.
How do billionaires in Hong Kong manage to avoid property taxes?
One retail landlord saved almost $17m on taxes.
Hong Kong elbowed out of world's 10 costliest cities for expats list
It dropped 2 places from last year's 9th spot.
Hong Kong millionaires to grow by 6.2% per annum to 156,000 in 2021
There were 115,000 millionaires in 2016.
Hong Kong banks' property loans expected to perform well
Loan-to-value ratios are amongst the lowest across Asia Pacific.
4 in 5 Hong Kong millennial employees feel the need to upgrade digital skills
They eye securing their future employability.
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