... rtance of centralized information platform In addition to continuing the work of opening up data to the public, the government must make good use of data to enhance city management. Hong Kong people w ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-08
... with the central bank from Jan. 14. Payment platforms will be required to close out individual accounts for reserve funds by the same date. All funds of third-party payment firms have to go through ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-08
After nearly nine years of construction work, the Central-Wan Chai Bypass, designed to ease traffic congestion on Hong Kong Island, is set to partially open to the public later this month. Marking the ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-07
... hough the central bank is easing the monetary policy by cutting the reserve requirement ratio, the problem with banks is not the lack of liquidity, but rather the lack of good lending targets. Given ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-07
... e party’s central committee, who is also a member of Wong Tai Sin District Council and a lawyer by profession, criticized the government for lacking enough regulations on cryptocurrencies. Authorities ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-07
... rs or the central banks, and “we ask them what it takes to operate our business legally in the country -- there is absolutely no shortcut.” After obtaining the relevant permit or license in coordinati ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-07
... after by central enterprises and the central administration, the financial burden of running and maintaining subways often rests entirely upon the local authorities. And as private property prices a ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-07
If you ask most central bankers around the world what their plan is for dealing with the next normal-size recession, you would be surprised how many (at least in advanced economies) say “fiscal poli ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-07
... iday, the central bank cut reserve rate requirements for a fifth time in a year, which is expected to free up US$116 billion in cash for new bank lending. Premier Li Keqiang also said on Friday that C ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-07
... on to the central bank’s numerous support measures, the government has also ramped up spending on infrastructure to rekindle sluggish demand and investment, but the moves will take some time to kick i ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-04
... , China’s central bank magazine said the country’s economic growth could fall below 6.5 percent in the fourth quarter as companies face increased difficulties there. Apple is now the highest-profile m ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-03
... ty on the central bank’s steady and gradual interest-rate increases and calling it the “only problem” for the US economy. The Fed has a dual mandate to promote maximum employment and stable prices. ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-03
... rt of the Central Government Offices in Admiralty. About 50 people from pro-independence groups including the Hong Kong National Front, Studentlocalism, and Students Independence Union also joined the ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-02
... om at the Central Government Offices is undergoing renovation, so it can't be used right now. In the meantime, it is also understood that even the Question and Answer session during Stanley Wong and G ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-02
... latility. Central banks have finally started easing back on the stimulus they pumped into the global economy in the wake of the financial crisis. In the US, the Fed is raising interest rates and begin ...More
EJ Insight2018-12-31
... that the central bank remains politically independent. But then came Trump’s decision to shut down large segments of the federal government over Congress’s refusal to fund his useless Mexican border ...More
EJ Insight2018-12-31
... he Occupy Central pro-democracy protests that were gripping the city at that time. But after that the circulation began falling in subsequent years, with the accumulated decline at 35 percent between ...More
EJ Insight2018-12-28
... Chiyoda, central Tokyo on the morning of Dec. 12 to protest against the Japanese occupation of uninhabited islets in the East China Sea, called Senkaku Islands in Japan, and the Nanjing Massacre of 1 ...More
EJ Insight2018-12-28
