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Lunar New Year holiday sparks massive credit card use

Along with its noisy festivities, the Lunar New Year can also be counted on for one recurring event: more credit card use.

Lunar New Year holiday sparks massive credit card use

Along with its noisy festivities, the Lunar New Year can also be counted on for one recurring event: more credit card use.

Record passenger arrivals at Hong Kong Airport

Passenger air travel kept flying high despite the continuing economic doldrums hammering the city.

Exports stay weak in December

Already diminished by faltering global demand, Hong Kong’s exports continued their disconcerting plunge in December.

Tsang fears for exports; sees no growth

Exports could make or break Hong Kong’s economy this year. And the first quarter isn’t showing any signs for optimism.

Global prime office rents rose for the 8th consecutive quarter in 4Q11

And rental growth in AsiaPac markets have decelerated from 2.5% in Q3 to just 0.9% in Q4.

Hong Kong SMEs get government “pain killers”

Small and medium enterprises can expect a helping hand from the government to ride out the rough times ahead.

Property deals plummet by half

January didn’t get off to a good start for the property sector.

GDP growth downtrend to continue till 1H12

GDP in the fourth quarter of 2011 came in at 3% YoY, lower than 3Q11's 4.3%.

FY 2012-13 budget to inject pain killers into economy

Hong Kong seems to be in for a lot of pain as growth slows by more than half in 2012 and prices continue to rise.

Property market weakens further

Hong Kong’s appetite for pricey property is abating as government taxes bite hard.

Hong Kong's trade deficit jumps 28% in 2011

Export dependent Hong Kong is in dire danger from its ballooning and persistent trade gap.

The Year of the Dragon might burn Hong Kong this time around

Yes, there might be a co-relation, however tenuous, between the Hang Seng Index’s growth and prosperity in Dragon Years.

A bad start to a bad year for Hong Kong business

24% of senior management in Hong Kong companies expect the business situation to worsen in the first quarter of the year.

HK Monetary Authority warns against growth risks

Growth did occur in Hong Kong last year but what about in 2012?

Is the Hong Kong labor market deteriorating?

Analyst says a drop in property prices often coincides with an upturn in the unemployment rate.

Hong Kong companies urged to go international to survive

Hong Kong companies doing business abroad have stouter bottom lines and better profits than those relying solely on the home market.

Hong Kong struggles to battle deadly air pollution

Stung by the flight of business to Singapore and elsewhere and by over 7,000 avoidable deaths, Hong Kong is getting tough on the city's worsening air pollution.