Noreen Jazul

Annual rental rate for stores in core retail districts to see an 8% YoY growth

Colliers said economic recovery will drive the rate up for the year.

Commercial real estate volume drops 10% YoY to $12.56b in Q1

Most transactions in Q1 were primarily small mid-sized private capital deals.

Gov’t passes family office tax relief measure

The tax concession for FIHVs will be applicable for assessment commencing on or after 1 April.

7 in 10 HK-based firms eye overseas expansion

Firms cited three key motivators for them to expand.

Startup enables business to capitalise on regulatory changes with predictive insights

Bilby.AI predicts regulations by tracking over 100,000 entities in China.

60% of HK-based Japanese companies eye expansion of RCEP operations

RCEP markets, including Japan, accounted for 71% of HK’ total merchandise trade in 2022. 

Commercial property sales drop 38.6% MoM in April

Cash-rich business owners drove transactions for the month.

Foreign currency reserves hit US$427.4b in April

It dipped from the US$430.8b record in March.