... ctors – a surplus of capital among Chinese companies and individuals: their favorable view of the 'startup' nation and of Jewish people as among the most gifted in the world; and the warm welcome give ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-01
... lush with surplus and our city so rich in vacant land. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on Jan 24 Translation by Alan Lee [Chinese version 中文版] – Contact us at [email protected] ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-29
... 's budget surplus is very likely to hit a record high this year. Some have said the surplus may reach HK$160 billion this time. As to how the government will use these huge savings, Financial Secretar ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-24
The Hong Kong government's consolidated surplus for the 2017-18 fiscal year is likely to come in at HK$160 billion, roughly ten times larger than the figure laid down by authorities in their original ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-18
... mies with surplus savings, could in principle produce an outsize rise in global rates, jeopardizing today’s low borrowing costs, frothy stock markets, and subdued volatility. Then, suddenly, the econo ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-09
... using the surplus of its oil revenues, and to date the fund has accumulated a cash balance of US$50 billion, making it one of the richest states in the US. Thanks to the fund's impressive yields over ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-01
... y's trade surplus slumped 21 percent from a year ago. The growth of both imports and exports moderated in October. External trade data appears disappointing. In truth, however, China’s foreign trade g ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-21
... e rise to surplus roads, which can then be transformed into public spaces for citizens to use, he said. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on Nov 13 Translation by Jonathan Chong ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-13
... ion trade surplus with the US in October. "We really have to look at access, forced technology transfer and the theft of intellectual property, which just by and of itself is costing the United States ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-10
... ive trade surplus with the United States. Qualcomm, which earns more than half of its revenues in China, became the takeover target of rival chipmaker Broadcom earlier this week. The chipmaker's CEO, ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-10
... ion trade surplus with the US for the month of October. Wednesday afternoon, Xi and Trump and their wives toured the former imperial palace off Beijing’s Tiananmen Square before a Peking opera perform ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-09
... achieve a surplus by 2020. Even if the VAT hike is introduced as scheduled, a primary balance surplus by 2020 is unlikely. But as the delay in achieving a surplus is widely expected, it would likely h ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-29
... heory of “surplus value”. The idea of “surplus value”, or “Mehrwert”, is at the core of Karl Marx's anti-capitalist theories. Simply put, “surplus value” refers to the additional value of labor create ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-22
... . Reduced surplus stocks ended up saving the company money, which can be passed on as discounts to customers. Being able to offer the same price, whether it is online and offline, boosted sales and tr ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-13
... ny budget surplus, it will be automatically transferred to LegCo's own reserves. Then the rest of the budget, about HK$280 million, will be used to pay for the monthly allowances and reimbursable expe ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-16
... n’s trade surplus has hit a record high, Vietnam’s exports have surged, Japan’s overseas shipments have expanded for seven straight quarters, South Korea’s shipments jumped 20 percent in July and Chin ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-10
... of fiscal surpluses seems inappropriate, if not irresponsible," Yam wrote. Following that article, Lam said in public that she agrees with the view that tight fiscal policy has slowed the city's econ ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-08
... t account surplus remains substantial, with the monetary union benefiting from the pickup in world trade. Sandwiched between the two is the British pound, which is down just 1 percent – not a bad perf ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-03
... ion trade surplus with the United States, saying it was not the product of market forces and the bilateral trading relationship needed to change. "We must create more balance in our trade by increasin ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-20
