Staff Reporter
Work-life balance beats salary as top employee demand
Work-life balance beats salary as top employee demand
Over 6 in 10 workers want jobs with work-life balance.
Here's why more women want work-life balance than men
More than 6 in 10 women demand work-life balance.
More consumers say unmanned stores safer to visit
Reduced human interaction was a key safety benefit.
Unemployment rate rises to 5.4% from February to April
The total number of unemployed people stands at 206,100.
Grade A office vacancy rate remains flat at 9.4% in April
The unchanged rate was on the back of the completion of the new supply.
DBS to launch 5 partnerships to enhance SMEs’ digital supply chain capabilities
SMEs from Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, and India will benefit.
GDP shrinks by 4% YoY in Q1
This is a reversal from the growth in the previous four quarters.
DBS, CNTIC ink $122m green bridge loan deal to fund wind farm project
The project will be in Tomislavgrad and Livno in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Citi appoints new Hong Kong insurance head
She was formerly the Chief Partnership Distribution Officer at Prudential.
AXA Hong Kong launches green rebate program for business clients
This is activated if clients fully utilise their eClaim services.
Investors abandon HK's office sector in Q122: report
Office has been overtaken by other core sectors in terms of investment volume.
What are the keys to overcoming challenges hammering the construction sector?
The sector's major challenges include supply chain and labour shortages.
Lifting of flight ban boosts Cathay Pacific’s passenger total by 82.2%
This is, however, still 98.7% lower than April 2019 figures.
SCPG to acquire 50% interest of CITIC Capital’s Changsha mall
The two firms signed an agreement for the acquisition.
Retail sales drop 13.8% YoY in March
The local epidemic situation dampened consumption confidence.
Businesses lost over $1.18b due to hidden exchange rate markups
There were hidden exchange rate markups when sending cash overseas.
Material costs main obstruction in construction activity in HK: survey
About 78% of those surveyed said they are also having access issues to materials.
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