Economy
Inflation up 2.9% in April
Higher prices for food, housing and transport offset declines in utilities.
Inflation up 2.9% in April
Higher prices for food, housing and transport offset declines in utilities.
Over $13b of arrears owed to Hong Kong SMEs in 2018
More than one in ten invoices were left unpaid.
Hong Kong exports down 3% in March
Double digit export volume declines were recorded to mainland China and India.
Hong Kong GDP growth to recover after bottoming out in Q1
Private consumption and investment growth will prop up the struggling economy.
Hong Kong's GDP growth slowed to 0.5% in Q1
Both exports and imports of goods continued to see declines.
Hong Kong could be ideal data depository for Greater Bay Area: report
Its international positioning and robust data protection framework make it the ideal location for the region.
Inflation up 2.1% in March
Consumer prices for food, housing, and alcohol rose and offset declines in utilities.
Hong Kong Business welcomes nominations for the National Business Awards 2019
Deadline for entries is on 12 July 2019.
Hong Kong Business opens nominations for HKB International Business Awards 2019
Deadline for nominations is on 12 July 2019.
Hong Kong named as the most vulnerable APAC country to Chinese trade decline
Most of the region’s exports are being absorbed by China.
Hong Kong and Paris squeeze into Singapore's throne as costliest city globally
Hong Kong moved from the 4th place last year to the top in 2019.
Hong Kong's economy slumped 1.3% in Q4 2018: report
This was the slowest pace of GDP growth since 2016.
Almost half of Hong Kong SMEs have no desire to internationalise
Three in five SMEs operate in Hong Kong only.
PMI hits 48.4 in February as demand and output sink
Output dropped for the eleventh straight month.
GDP growth may moderate to 2.2% in 2019 amidst cautious business sentiment: analyst
Q4 2018’s slower GDP growth was mainly driven by a significant drop in fixed investment growth to -5.4% YoY.
Hong Kong's 2018 budget surplus dropped 57% to $58.7b
This was partly blamed to weakened revenues of land premium and stamp duties.
GDP growth grinds to a halt at 1.5% in Q4
It was significantly lower compared to the 3.7% increase in the first three quarters.
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