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Office vacancy rates let up to 4.2% in August
Office vacancy rates let up to 4.2% in August
The wave of new supply relieved the pressured market.
Exports weather through trade woes after rising 13.1% to $376.3b in August
This extends a 10% growth recorded in July.
Workers rejoice: Six in 10 firms hiked average wages in June
The average wage rate inched up 1.2%.
Government urged to boost home density in Kowloon and New Territories
The aim is to bring home density levels to that of Hong Kong Island.
Hong Kong ends era of cheap money after hiking base lending rates to 2.5%
Banks are widely expected to hike prime rates soon.
Hong Kong retains title as world's freest economy
The SAR ranked top in international trade freedom and regulation.
Hong Kong beefs up defense with cybersecurity scheme
Members can share best practices and insights to boost cyber resilience.
Proposal converting New Territories brownfield sites wins industry support
The option can unlock land for housing and cause little environmental damage.
Hong Kong mulls remote bank account opening in the Mainland
Facial recognition technology and biometric methods may be used.
Here's why tech tenants are ditching Hong Kong for Bangalore and Singapore
They account for under 6% of Grade A office space in H1, one of Asia’s lowest.
Rattled consumers beef up savings amidst growing uncertainties
The number of residents pledging to save spare cash rose from 68% to 72% in Q2.
Hong Kong's spiralling home prices to crash as buyer demand takes hit
Sentiment has soured especially in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island.
HKD posts largest growth in 15 years as liquidity tightens
The local currency climbed by as much as 0.63% to $7.793 against the USD.
Credit card transactions up 15.4% to $137.3b in Q2
The number of credit cards in circulation hit 20.06 million.
Hong Kong doubles down to capture the green finance opportunity
Around 15 green bonds with an aggregate size of US$8b were issued in H1.
HKIA passenger traffic soars for seventh straight month in August
Passenger volume rose 5.2% to 6.8 million visitors.
HKEX eyes tech acquisitions in growth strategy shift mimicking Nasdaq
Takeovers in data, analytics and blockchain rank high in the agenda.
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