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Inflation up 2.9% in 2019
Mild price hikes on imports and economic conditions will contain inflation in the near-term.
Inflation up 2.9% in 2019
Mild price hikes on imports and economic conditions will contain inflation in the near-term.
Sluggish retail rents to spill over to 2020
Visitor arrivals were down by 51.5% in December.
37% of restaurants saw revenue growth in Q4 2019
However, only two in 10 businesses have reported profit growth.
Grade-A office vacancies in CBD hit 3.4% in 2019
Office decentralisation efforts prompted it to hit its highest level in five years.
Residential sales plunged 44.7% in December
Homebuyers were cautious amidst the prolonged social unrest in the country.
Banks urge Hong Kong staff to work from home after travels from China
Global banks are stepping up their measures amidst the coronavirus scare.
HKB Technology Excellence Awards 2020 opens doors for nominations
Deadline of entries is on 26 June 2020, Friday.
Nominations are now open for HKB National Business Awards 2020
Entries will be accepted until 17 April 2020, Friday.
Industrial property transaction volumes surged 150% in Q4 2019
Rising redevelopment interest has countered the impact of social unrest.
MOTIF builds a learning platform for skills in the fast-paced apparel industry
The startup offers eight programmes, which include courses on 3D transformation and apparel costing.
UBS faces uphill battle to regain ground in Hong Kong after IPO ban
Handed in March last year, the ban was lifted two months earlier than expected.
Hong Kong card payments value to hit $59.6b by 2023
The number of card payments is expected to hit 1 billion in 2020.
Office rents down 1.5% in Q4 2019
Wanchai/Causeway Bay recorded the largest rental decline.
31% of business owners expect worse conditions for Q1 2020
These were mostly under the hospitality, retail and logistics industries.
The search is on for China's leading technology innovators
Deadline for nominations is on 27 March 2020.
Hong Kong Business salutes the crème de la crème at the High Flyers Awards 2019
Standard Chartered won the Grand Enterprise Award for Bank of the Year.
Hong Kong's retail market to shrink 2.5% in 2020: PwC
Amidst uncertainties, China’s stimulus policies and Sino-US trade negotiations could provide some relief.