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President Nangolo Mbumba

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29 November, 2024

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Republic of the Congo’s President Denis Sassou Nguesso in Brazzaville on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua

China-Africa relations

China, Congo draw up a road map for Xi’s US$50 billion Africa investment pledge

Foreign Minister Wang Yi sas China ‘will help Africa to develop and revitalise itself and move towards modernisation’.

9 Jan 2025 - 7:00PM

Insurance

Manulife promotes Asia insurance head Phil Witherington to group CEO

19 Nov 2024 - 5:22PM

Family offices

Hong Kong’s family business event wraps up with talk on US-China ties

17 Nov 2024 - 11:08PM

China-Africa relations

‘This is meant to be a demonstration’: how US plans to challenge China in Africa

The US and China are in a race to secure greater access to Africa’s vast mineral reserves with an infrastructure push by land and sea.

12 Nov 2024 - 11:40AMvideocam

Fintech

Mainland Chinese fintech companies set up in Hong Kong to access Asean markets

Companies receive support from city’s Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises.

10 Nov 2024 - 12:15PM

FII conference

Hong Kong start-ups find warm welcome, big opportunities in Saudi Arabia

Executives in a recent delegation praise Saudi Arabia’s pace of modernisation and eagerness to do business.

10 Nov 2024 - 11:02AM

Business of climate change

China to dominate solar panel, EV markets despite US, EU curbs: IEA

China’s clean technology exports are expected to exceed US$340 billion in 2035, group says.

1 Nov 2024 - 2:53PM

Workers installed solar panels at a photovoltaic base in Lingwu, China. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)

Global outage gives banks pause about reliance on tech vendors

Such grand-scale outages have served as a wake-up call to the financial services industry, panellists tell conference.

31 Oct 2024 - 5:45PM

Banking & finance

HKEX to open Saudi office next year to enhance market presence, connections

Move represents another effort to forge Middle East ties amid frayed China-US relations.

30 Oct 2024 - 6:01PMvideocam

IPO

First overseas company listing in Hong Kong via SPAC marks historic milestone

Synagistics starts trading under the 2562 stock code on Wednesday after combining its business with Hong Kong Acquisition Corporation.

28 Oct 2024 - 4:00PM

In Hong Kong, a SPAC needs to raise at least HK$1 billion. Photo: Winson Wong

Banking & finance

HSBC to rejig into 4 business units, calls Hong Kong ‘strategic priority’

Bank says HSBC and Hang Seng will ‘remain very separate in the way they compete’ for business in the city.

22 Oct 2024 - 8:27PM

Pedestrians passed an HSBC branch in Central. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

Banking & finance

China’s Midea eyes bigger global market share after US$4.6 billion IPO

Appliance maker looks at Saudi Arabia, Brazil and Africa as it aims to expand its international sales network by a third.

21 Oct 2024 - 3:30PM

Ukraine war

Biden says Western allies must keep aiding Ukraine as he meets European leaders

With the election race extremely tight, there are worries a Trump victory could upset the ties that Biden is hoping to pass to Kamala Harris.

18 Oct 2024 - 10:40PMvideocam

South Korea

North Korean troops in Russia readying for combat in Ukraine war, Seoul says

Seoul will respond to the ‘grave security threat’ with all available means, the presidential office said in a statement.

18 Oct 2024 - 7:30PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspect the headquarters of the Seoul Ryu Kyong Su Guards 105th Tank Division of the Korean People’s Army. Photo: EPA-EFE/KCNA

Ukraine war

Zelensky pitches ‘victory plan’ to EU leaders

But there was no immediate sign that Kyiv’s most powerful allies would throw their weight behind the most sensitive elements of the plan.

17 Oct 2024 - 7:16PMvideocam

European Council President Charles Michel (right) and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky speak to media ahead of the EU summit in Brussels. Photo: Sierakowski Frederic/EU Council/dpa

HKEX

New association’s goal is to help small listed companies grow like Tencent

‘Many Hong Kong small and medium-sized listed companies face a lot of challenges,’ guild chairman says.

9 Oct 2024 - 8:00PM

Fintech

Hong Kong is AI hub linking Chinese innovation and Southeast Asian markets: Chan

The city’s strength in fintech makes it an ideal place to develop AI and big data analytics, finance chief says.

4 Oct 2024 - 4:02PM

Banking & finance

Hong Kong banks lure mainland clients with special incentives during golden week

Hong Kong banks are pulling out all the stops to attract mainland tourists, offering everything from fireworks dinners to golf with famous players.

2 Oct 2024 - 9:30AM

Hong Kong banks are tempting clients with a range of activities including fireworks dinners during the ongoing golden week holiday. Photo: May Tse

Banking & finance

Mox Bank expands wealth management amid market bull run

Branchless bank has secured 620,000 customers, representing 10 per cent of the city’s adult population.

30 Sep 2024 - 1:38PM

France

France’s new government sets sights on right-wing migration policy

The Barnier government is dominated by conservatives and centrists and lacks the majority in parliament necessary to pass new legislation.

29 Sep 2024 - 9:19PM

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks snap 6-day streak but remain near 2-month high

China’s central bank cut a short-term policy rate, bolstering the argument that lower US interest rates leave Beijing more room for easing.

23 Sep 2024 - 4:36PM

Bull sculptures overlook Exchange Square, which houses Hong Kong’s stock exchange operator, on September 17, 2024. Photo: Bloomberg

Electric & new energy vehicles

Geely piles pressure on Tesla as China’s EV discount war intensifies

Geely Auto’s Zeekr Intelligent Technology unit priced the 7X at 229,900 yuan as deliveries began on Friday.

20 Sep 2024 - 11:23PM

Zeekr’s display at a shopping mall in Beijing on November 3, 2023. Photo: Reuters.

Business of climate change

Hong Kong needs localised climate data to improve corporate disclosures, CPA body says

Hong Kong needs references for greenhouse gas emissions and projections for climate scenarios for listed companies, a standard setter said.

13 Sep 2024 - 6:00AM

Electric & new energy vehicles

Beijing urges EV makers to avoid investing in India and Turkey

Chinese EV makers’ drive to go global hit a snag after Beijing urged them to avoid investing in countries like India and Turkey.

26 Sep 2024 - 12:03PMvideocam

Banking & finance

Asia-Pacific to outpace all regions as family offices expand by 2030: Deloitte

Single family offices in Asia-Pacific could increase by 40 per cent to 3,200 by 2030, outpacing growth in North America and the nascent Middle East market, a Deloitte Private report shows.

4 Sep 2024 - 12:00PMvideocam

A view of Tokyo from the Bunkyo Civic Center Observation Deck on August 14, 2024. Photo: AFP

Insurance

Prudential posts surprise interim profit drop due to investment losses

Profit from new business, a key measure of sales and the future growth of insurance companies, increased 8 per cent to US$1.47 billion, bolstered by improving sales in Southeast Asia and on the mainland.

29 Aug 2024 - 1:58PM

Prudential’s signage atop a building in Hong Kong on August 2, 2024. Photo: Bloomberg

Electric & new energy vehicles

HKIC-backed Spark, Thailand’s Bangchak tie up for 1,000 EV charging stations

HKIC’s maiden overseas initiative will help Thailand’s green transformation with cutting-edge technologies developed by Hong Kong firms, Financial Secretary Paul Chan says.

22 Aug 2024 - 12:45PMvideocam

Interest rates

July’s inflation blip will do little to derail US Fed’s September rate cut

The recent easing of price pressures has bolstered Fed officials’ confidence that they can start to lower borrowing costs while refocusing their attention on the labour market.

11 Aug 2024 - 11:46AM

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