... ss volume may decline and Uber drivers’ income could be negatively impacted. The full article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on Sept 18 Translation by Julie Zhu [Chinese version 中文版] – Con ...More
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... e the MTR may have to pay for the service disruption could reach HK$25 million, based on the current service performance arrangement under its fare adjustment mechanism. Roundtable lawmaker Michael Ti ...More
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... osts that may require action on its own. Despite divisions about whether a reduction in borrowing costs is needed, the US central bank is widely expected on Wednesday to cut its key overnight lending ...More
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... ue Office may be caught up in the usual bureaucratic mindset that prevails among civil servants. It is difficult to see any new element in the initiative, the person said, adding that the proposed dia ...More
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... il demand may peak earlier than previously expected, perhaps as soon as 2030. This macro view influences our credit selection approach in the oil and gas exploration and production sector, to which ou ...More
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... ho remain may become targets of land grabs by wealthier, more powerful owners, leaving families with no choice but to migrate. As climate change shrinks the total amount of arable land, conflict over ...More
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... plan that may prove a dead letter: The Palestinians have rejected it in advance as biased. – Contact us at [email protected] CG ...More
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... ntia last May with a new three-year mandate. The management shake-up could help to mend fences with the Italian government and fend off the threat of losing its valuable motorway concession. – Contact ...More
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... policies may mean everybody is responsible for it, it may, at the same time, also mean that everybody can pass the buck to each other on this issue. As such, I believe that if the administration has ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-17
... responses may well be part of a political ploy to gain votes in the November district council election. After all, such a proposal was earlier made by the Democratic Party and opposed by the DAB, whic ...More
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... investors may be interested in the HKEx offer despite the cool response from LSE. LSE has a highly-fragmented shareholder structure. The biggest shareholder, Qatar Investment Authority, owns 10.3 perc ...More
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... officials may seem a bit judgmental when they accuse foreign credit rating agencies of not understanding the ground realities in Hong Kong. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on S ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-16
... 's ouster may make the White House look less hawkish, but it will never turn Trump into a dove. As a businessman, Trump has always embraced the art of deal-making and bargaining, and has been known fo ...More
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... recession may be around the corner as growth in China loses steam. Property sales by floor area, a crucial barometer of demand, rose 4.7 percent in August year on year, up from July’s 1.2 percent grow ...More
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Australian intelligence determined China was responsible for a cyberattack on its national parliament and three largest political parties before the general election in May, five people with direct kn ...More
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... e back of May’s resignation, Johnson has adopted a tougher negotiating stance, vowing that Britain will leave without a deal if it has to and stepping up preparations to mitigate possible food, fuel a ...More
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... ia, which may have an impact on oil prices, I have authorized the release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, if needed, in a to-be-determined amount sufficient to keep the markets well-suppl ...More
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... est since May. Prices were up about 12 percent by 6:50 p.m. (2250 GMT) as gains were capped after US President Donald Trump said he authorized the release of oil from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserv ...More
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