The International Monetary Fund said the global spread of the novel coronavirus has crushed hopes for stronger growth this year and will hold 2020 global output gains to their slowest pace since the 2 ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-05
One of the sectors hit hard by the novel coronavirus outbreak is the catering industry. In order to help the industry weather the Covid-19 epidemic, the SAR administration has diverted a huge sum of m ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-04
Quadria Capital, a Singapore-based private-equity firm focused on the healthcare sector, has closed its second fund at US$595 million, Reuters reports. The firm, which focuses on healthcare investment ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-04
Following a month-long suspension, some of the off-course betting branches of The Jockey Club reopened on Monday, and long queues were found outside some of the branches. It suggests that many of our ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-04
The government is considering granting eligible new immigrants in the city the same HK$10,000 cash handout for adult permanent residents unveiled in the latest budget. Secretary for Labour and Welfare ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-04
Hours after Malaysia’s change of leadership at the weekend, former prime minister Najib Razak posted a picture of himself smiling and giving a thumbs up on social media. It was tagged as a gesture of ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-03
SoftBank Group Corp. chief executive Masayoshi Son, under pressure from hedge fund Elliott Management to rein in his mercurial investment style, turned on the charm in a meeting with US investors on M ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-03
Elon Musk said he supports Jack Dorsey remaining as Twitter Inc.’s chief executive, two days after reports that activist investor Elliott Management Corp. has pushed for his removal from the role. "Ju ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-03
The emergence of Covid-19, a new coronavirus, is a tragic public-health emergency. The disease, one hopes, will be brought under control quickly, but the International Monetary Fund is already warning ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-28
Thyssenkrupp AG said it agreed to sell its elevators division to a consortium of Advent, Cinven and Germany’s RAG foundation for 17.2 billion euros (US$18.7 billion) in what could be the world’s large ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-28
Although the headline items in the budget announced on Wednesday are the cash handout and other relief measures to help Hongkongers cope with the current economic challenges, the most commendable part ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-28
CATL (300750.CN), China’s top electric vehicle battery maker, said it aims to raise up to 20 billion yuan (US$2.85 billion) in a private placement of shares to fund its battery projects and boost work ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-27
據銷售文件披露，綜藝節目製作商煜盛文化集團(01859)以每股2.25元至3.37元招股，發售4億股，其中10 ...全文
The number of new coronavirus infections inside China, the source of the outbreak, was for the first time overtaken by fresh cases elsewhere, with Italy and Iran emerging as epicenters of the rapidly ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-27
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said in his budget speech on Wednesday that the government will earmark HK$18.3 billion to support businesses that have been hit by the economic downturn following ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-26
Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po unveiled a HK$120 billion relief package in his budget speech on Wednesday, including a much-anticipated cash handout for all adult residents in the cit ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-26
