... st budget surplus in more than a decade. Opinion polls show the coalition government, consisting of Morrison’s Liberals and the rural-focused Nationals party, is headed for a resounding defeat by cent ...More
EJ Insight2019-04-11
... hose with surplus funds with cash-strapped individuals or small businesses. The business allows individuals to lend to each other, where lenders can earn high interest rates —higher than those offered ...More
EJ Insight2019-04-09
... services surpluses with many of its leading trade partners, including China. In real (inflation-adjusted) terms, the overall US services surplus increased by 145 percent between 2000 and 2016, and se ...More
EJ Insight2019-03-21
... the trade surplus between US and China is just a trigger for the trade war. Washington is actually most concerned about the Made in China 2025 plan, which could give Chinese tech firms too much influe ...More
EJ Insight2019-03-05
... as trade surplus have deteriorated sharply. But there is growth. Despite the bad data, the Italian recession and the fact that the European Commission has had to revise down by more than 30 percent i ...More
EJ Insight2019-03-05
... he budget surplus could drop further this year and that there are uncertainties surrounding the economy. In light of the concerns, Chan announced salaries tax rebate of 75 percent, the same as last ye ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-28
... he budget surplus to HK$58.7 billion, some sweeteners, no cash handouts, extra funds to ease the crisis at our hospitals, education subsidies for needy students, HK$6 billion to enhance Hong Kong’s wa ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-28
... he budget surplus to HK$58.7 billion, some sweeteners, ...全文
今日信報時事評論STRAIGHT-SHOOTING褚簡寧 Michael Chugani2019年02月28日
... he budget surplus is just HK$58.7 billion, down from a record HK$138 billion last year. The outlook is not too bright, according to Paul Chan, citing the ongoing US-China trade war and the slowing mai ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-27
... he budget surplus is estimated at HK$58.7 billion, down from a record HK$138 billion in fiscal 2017-18, and is expected to drop further to HK$16.8 billion in 2019-20. But the overall fiscal reserves a ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-27
... us fiscal surplus. If you ask me, I am against the idea of providing cash handouts, a position I also took last year. I am opposed to the idea not out of concern about the government’s fiscal shape or ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-26
... ll budget surplus of S$9.6 billion for the 2017 financial year, much higher than the initial forecast of S$1.9 billion. Singapore also boasts a total fiscal reserve of S$997.4 billion if cash, state-o ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-22
... financial surplus for the year is unlikely to be above HK$100 billion, unlike in previous years. In his blog on Sunday, the finance chief noted that the surplus stood at HK$59 billion for the first ni ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-18
... its trade surplus with the rest of the world. If it eliminates its trade surplus with the US, as President Donald Trump has repeatedly demanded, it may end up having to reduce imports from other count ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-30
... he budget surplus for the coming fiscal year is likely to be only a third of that for the current year, implying there will be no cash handouts. A cash handout to all citizens, in fact, has not been c ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-28
... ed fiscal surplus for 16 years in a roll. The government surplus crossed the HK$130 billion mark last year. Many have argued that the territory may not need massive infrastructure projects, like the m ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-23
... rd budget surplus that was the envy of the world for the past financial year, Hong Kong's finance minister Paul Chan Mo-po hinted that there would be fewer sweeteners for cash-strapped locals in his n ...More
EJ Insight2018-12-24
... me of its surplus reserves to help fund the fiscal deficit. “Though both parties have valid arguments on their points of view, the sudden resignation raises questions on whether the Indian government ...More
EJ Insight2018-12-11
... ber trade surplus with the US was a record US$35.55 billion. The October surplus was US$31.78 billion. But China’s imports from the US in November fell 25 percent from a year earlier, while the annual ...More
EJ Insight2018-12-10
