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26.03.26 - 13:36
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Hong Kong holds No 3 ranking as global capital hub amid market volatility (SCMP)
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Hong Kong retained its position as Asia's top financial centre and ranked third globally, while also leading in fintech, banking and insurance, according to the latest Global Financial Centres Index released on Thursday.
The twice-yearly report assessed the competitiveness of 120 financial markets. Hong Kong scored 756 points, just one point behind London and two points shy of top-ranked New York, while edging Singapore by a single point. The index is compiled by Z/Yen Group and the China......
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26.03.26 - 09:09
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Aktien Asien: Verluste - Märkte werden wieder vorsichtiger (DPA-AFX)
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SEOUL/HONGKONG/TOKIO (dpa-AFX) - Die asiatischen Börsen haben am Donnerstag nachgegeben. Erneut stand der Iran-Krieg im Zentrum des Interesses. "Zweifel an einer bevorstehenden Einigung führten heute Morgen wieder zu Kursverlusten in Asien", hieß es von ......
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26.03.26 - 07:12
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Gold rally drives Merdeka′s Hong Kong IPO plan as HKEX courts global issuers (SCMP)
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Indonesian gold miner PT Merdeka Gold Resources has applied for a Hong Kong listing as it seeks to broaden its international investor base, in a move brokers see as a boost to Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing's (HKEX) efforts to attract more international companies and diversify its pipeline.
The listing application was intended to “broaden the company's access to international investors, enhance share liquidity and provide greater flexibility in raising capital to support future growth”,......
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26.03.26 - 05:06
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China′s Jiangsu Aidea eyes Hong Kong listing as gateway to US and European Aids markets (SCMP)
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Jiangsu Aidea Pharmaceutical, which develops anti-HIV and Aids treatments, plans to tap Hong Kong's initial public offering (IPO) market as it sets its sights on expansion into the US and Europe in the coming years, an executive said.
The company, listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's Star Market, described Hong Kong as a “good window” for going global, citing the city's “flexible” fundraising environment.
Many Chinese corporations – including those in the pharmaceutical sector – would......
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25.03.26 - 14:18
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Hong Kong′s TVB logs US$7.5 million profit, shaking off 7 years of losses (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's biggest free-to-air broadcaster swung to a profit of HK$59 million (US$7.5 million) in 2025 from a loss of HK$491 a year earlier, as threefold growth in revenue from the Greater Bay Area helped shake off a streak of annual losses that began in 2018.
Television Broadcasts (TVB) said in a stock exchange filing on Wednesday that 2025 revenue fell 2 per cent from a year earlier to HK$3.19 billion, while it trimmed total costs, excluding depreciation and amortisation, by 4.9 per......
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25.03.26 - 12:36
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China Mobile bets on Hong Kong as gateway for global computing flows (SCMP)
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China Mobile has invested nearly HK$10 billion (US$1.28 billion) over five years to help turn Hong Kong into a global computing hub, integrating the city into China's national network.
The world's largest telecoms operator by subscribers on Wednesday opened a new data centre in northern Hong Kong and said it would step up investment in next-generation submarine cables.
The state-owned group aims to bring Hong Kong into China's national computing network, which has the world's second-largest......
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25.03.26 - 11:36
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Former Hong Kong exchange executive Ba Shusong reported out of public sight (SCMP)
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The former managing director and chief China economist of bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), Ba Shusong, has not appeared in public recently and could not be contacted, according to two sources familiar with the situation.
Ba is important academic who frequently gave speeches at major conferences over the past decade on behalf of HKEX, speaking about Hong Kong's role as a connector between mainland China and the world.
Mainland media outlets reported that Ba was missing,......
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25.03.26 - 08:30
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Global buy-backs hit record but mainland China, Hong Kong see declines: Capital Group (SCMP)
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Global stock buy-backs rose to a record US$1.46 trillion yuan in 2025, as listed companies stepped up efforts to return cash to public shareholders amid a rally in equities, according to US asset-management firm Capital Group.
Repurchases by the world's largest publicly traded companies tracked by the money manager increased 8.4 per cent year on year, representing a net increase of US$113 billion, Capital Group said in a report released on Wednesday. The US led global buy-backs, accounting for......
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25.03.26 - 07:30
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Hong Kong bookstore staff arrested for allegedly selling ′seditious′ Jimmy Lai biography, broadcaster reports (The Guardian)
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Owner of Book Punch store and three staff accused of selling copies of a biography of Jimmy Lai, a jailed pro-democracy activist and publisherHong Kong police arrested a bookstore owner and three shopkeepers on Tuesday for allegedly selling “seditious” publications including a biography of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai, broadcaster TVB reported.The owner of the Book Punch store, Pong Yat-ming, and three staff were accused of selling copies of The Troublemaker, a biography of Lai by one of his former business directors, Mark Clifford, TVB reported. Continue reading......
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25.03.26 - 03:36
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Turkey′s biggest private bank plans Hong Kong entry amid Middle East tensions: sources (SCMP)
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Turkey's largest private bank plans to set up a Hong Kong office, according to sources familiar with the matter, in a move that underscores the city's role as a gateway for lenders seeking to connect China and Asian markets with the Middle East.
Turkiye Is Bankasi's board approved the Hong Kong expansion plan two months ago and the lender was awaiting clearance from Turkish authorities before formally approaching the Hong Kong Monetary Authority for a banking licence, the sources said.
If......
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