Discover Thomson ReutersBy Noah Sin, Samuel Shen3 Min ReadHONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China announced details of a long-expected pilot scheme on Monday that links investments and financial services between the semi-autonomous economies of Hong Kong and Macau and their neighbouring cities on the mainland.Wealth Management Connect will allow residents of the two offshore centres and […]
Continue readingMonthly Archives: May 2023
The escalation in the south: the world of events was harnessed to help couples whose weddings were canceled
In the background of the "Protection and Arrow" operation, a host of private civil initiatives emerged that connect couples whose happy day was disrupted due to the security situation, and the owners of venues in the center: "We say 'we are here' and try to help" source
Continue readingMore Hong Kong companies say business impacted by mass protests – Reuters
Discover Thomson ReutersBy Reuters Staff3 Min ReadHONG KONG (Reuters) – Conglomerate Swire Pacific 0019.HK became the latest major Hong Kong company to voice concern about the impact of protests in the city on business activity, saying they are having direct and indirect impact on demand on a number of its businesses.The comments by Swire, whose […]
Continue readingMortgage fees on home loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are going up – NBC News
Mortgage fees on home loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are going up NBC Newssource
Continue reading"Sad to see that everything is deserted": Sderot was emptied of people after the shooting, the shops were closed
In the shadow of the heavy rocket barrages, during which a rocket landed in Sderot and hit the roof of a house, the residents who were left behind hope for a quick solution: "It is impossible to continue like this, only by a miracle we will not be hurt by the rocket" source
Continue readingHK bourse says working with regulators on southbound leg of China … – Reuters
SHANGHAI, July 2 (Reuters) – Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) (0388.HK) is "working closely" with regulators on a southbound leg of the Bond Connect programme to expand Chinese investors' access to global bond markets, the bourse operator's chief executive said on Friday.Nicolas Aguzin's comments, made in a speech to an online summit, come after […]
Continue readingXiaomi puts indefinite delay on CDRs in blow to China's plans for … – Reuters
Discover Thomson ReutersBy Julie Zhu, Sijia Jiang4 Min ReadHONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp IPO-XMGP.HK said on Saturday there is no time frame for a mainland share offering, casting doubt on Beijing’s efforts to lure foreign-listed Chinese tech giants back home.Xiaomi had been expected to raise up to $10 billion, split between […]
Continue readingHong Kong bankers worry that new laws could lead to capital flight – Reuters
Discover Thomson ReutersBy Sumeet Chatterjee, Scott Murdoch4 Min ReadHONG KONG, May 22 (Reuters) – China’s plans to impose national security legislation in Hong Kong are expected to lead to the flight of capital and talent from the Asian financial hub, bankers and headhunters said.The proposed legislation, which prompted concerns over freedoms in the semi-autonomous city, […]
Continue reading"Scary and stressful, we didn't know what would happen": An Israeli who was in the terrorist attack in Tunisia recalls
The Deputy Director of the Municipality of Safed, Ya'akov Haddad, told "Maariv" about the attack that happened while he was staying with his family at the Al-Jariba Synagogue in the city of Djerba in Tunisia: "We were inside the synagogue in the dark for four hours" source
Continue readingTesla is a victim of a price war it started – CNN
Tesla is a victim of a price war it started CNNsource
Continue reading