... per cent two decades ago. Such activity is vital as governments are increasingly unable to provide necessary investment due to tight budgets and ageing infrastructure. The private sector can help bre ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-23
... city for two years. Since 2020, Swire Coca-Cola HK has made donation, valued at more than HK$6 million, to people in need in Hong Kong. The company said it will continue to pay close attention to the ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-22
... he G20. A two-day event, timed to coincide with the annual UN General Assembly in September, would help to ensure that political leaders at the highest levels commit to pursuing sustainable and equita ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-22
... following two quotes from his article: “If an ICBM is heading your way, the size and composition of your portfolio becomes irrelevant,” he writes. “Thus, from a purely financial perspective, you shoul ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-22
Across the globe, two billion people, or one quarter of the world’s population, do not have access to one of life’s essentials – clean, safe and plentiful drinking water. Every year, International Wat ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-22
... refer to two funds of similar size aimed at supporting startups, namely Innovation Norway’s contribution of a total of NOK 12.5 billion (over HK$10 billion) to development and innovation in the busin ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-21
... Russia by two-thirds this year, and by more later. Here, my Harvard colleague Ricardo Hausmann has a smart idea for how to inflict maximum damage on Russia, rather than on oil-importing countries. The ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-21
... There are two types of T cells, CD4+ and CD8+, which are distinguished by proteins on their surface. Because CD4+ T cells mostly assist in the production of antibodies, the CD8+ T cells are the real h ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-21
... pending – two paradigm-shifting policy changes. Moreover, as governments around the world sanction Russian oligarchs who owe their fortunes to Putin, we should not forget that many environmental initi ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-18
Two years since the surge in adoption of digital payments, shoppers have seamlessly transitioned to their day-to-day use, with online payments becoming second nature for those buying goods and service ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-17
... , we were two days away from opening the border with China, but Omicron came and it was a different beast altogether. I have stayed in Hong Kong this whole time because I wouldn’t be able to handle th ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-16
... dentified two key regulatory challenges as negatively impacting the capacity and flexibility of H-REITs to engage in M&A transactions. These are the absence of ‘squeeze-out’ provisions facilitatin ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-15
... high” and two per cent said “very high”. In February this year, Hong Kong had a net loss of 65,295 citizens, the highest monthly figure for at least 12 months. “Hong Kong is a service, knowledge-inten ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-14
... erves for two reasons: to intervene in the currency market to mitigate unwelcome fluctuations, and as a war chest to be tapped in a geopolitical conflict or other emergency. In practice, the same pool ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-14
... clude the Two Invoice System and the growing National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL). Making health care more affordable remains a key priority for China and the government’s next focus will be to ref ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-11
... the next two decades, along with a growing volume of natural gas. The Middle East and North Africa still offer the best prospects for new discoveries, despite the continuing challenges of working in ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-11
... has, the two are now almost completely on the same page. Most notably, Germany has taken a harder line under its new government – an astounding turnaround that warrants future study. This united resp ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-10
... nt in the two wholesale markets is sporadic and minimal, the knock-on effect in the shops needs no imagination. The listless harbour presents a frozen cameo of paralysed lighters, their only movement ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-10
... ture. The two projects amount to 42% of the total supply in the HOS 2022, the highest among the 4 categories. Nevertheless, the land originally planned for residential development in these 2 urban NDA ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-09
... te to win two Olympic medals in any sport. A cause for celebration and jubilation all round, as these medals symbolise not just personal wins for Haughey, but also wins for Hong Kong and wins for wome ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-08
