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10.07.26 - 12:12
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Why Payward chose Hong Kong to be its Asian stablecoin gateway (SCMP)
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With its multi-currency advantages and regulatory clarity, Hong Kong has become a critical gateway connecting stablecoins – cryptocurrencies pegged to a stable asset like the US dollar – with traditional finance. Executives said this would help businesses cut costs, lower risks and support expansion into emerging markets.
The city's unique positioning stemmed from its century-long role as a gateway for international business, said Arjun Sethi, Co-CEO of Payward, the parent company of Kraken – a......
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10.07.26 - 07:24
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Hong Kong, Macau central to China′s commercial space expansion, GalaxySpace says (SCMP)
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Hong Kong and Macau are integral to mainland China's ambitions to build a globally competitive commercial space industry, according to executives at Beijing-based commercial space company GalaxySpace, as it bets on the two cities to help take its technologies and services overseas.
“We have come to realise in recent years that Hong Kong and Macau hold irreplaceable strategic positions and industrial value in the development of China's commercial space sector,” Xin Yichun, general manager of......
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10.07.26 - 04:54
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Can Dogs Save Hong Kong′s Dining Scene? (Bloomberg)
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Hong Kong's restaurant industry has been struggling as more residents head to mainland China for their weekend leisure and dining. The government has now introduced a pet-friendly scheme allowing dogs to accompany owners at hundreds of newly-licensed restaurants. Bloomberg Opinion columnist Juliana Liu explains why she thinks more still needs to be done to revive Hong Kong as a destination on "Bloomberg: The Asia Trade". (Source: Bloomberg)...
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10.07.26 - 04:30
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Hong Kong exchange marks progress in luring more listings from abroad (SCMP)
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The Hong Kong stock exchange is drawing a growing number of foreign companies from across Asia and North America that are seeking international capital, as the bourse marks progress in its ambition to be a global magnet for fundraising.
The latest firm seeking to join the cohort is Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, the Central Asian nation's railway operator and owner of the country's largest fleet of locomotives and rolling stock, which filed for a Hong Kong listing on June 30, according to bourse......
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10.07.26 - 02:06
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How the RMB Business Facility will help consolidate Hong Kong′s financial role (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's updated yuan financing tool for banks, featuring a quota 150 per cent larger than before, was launched on Friday, giving a significant boost to the use of the Chinese currency in daily global business.
What is the RMB Business Facility?
The RMB Business Facility is a funding window run by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) that allows participating banks to borrow yuan at the relatively cheap Shanghai three-month interbank offered rate, which is about 2 percentage points lower......
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10.07.26 - 01:30
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At high-end Hong Kong hotels, rates check in above pre-pandemic highs, outpace market (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's luxury hotels have outpaced the city's broader hospitality market since last year, with their room rates exceeding 2018 levels as demand recovers, according to a report by global property consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).
Citing official tourism figures, JLL said high-end properties were the only segment that returned to 2018's average daily rates (ADRs) in 2025, hitting HK$2,169 (US$277) – an increase of 1 per cent from what they were charging before 2019 and during the Covid-19......
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09.07.26 - 11:24
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Small-cap IPOs struggle in Hong Kong amid lack of AI megadeals (SCMP)
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The streak of strong returns in the Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) market has ended, as smaller companies face a liquidity squeeze and the broader market chases mega-deals like Zhipu AI instead.
Of the 13 IPOs that debuted this week, five broke below their issue prices on day one, including Luxshare, one of Apple's largest suppliers, which dropped more than 9 per cent to close at HK$57.35 per share on Thursday.
Both Rigol Technologies, an electronic measurement instrument supplier, and......
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