hong kong

Facebook’s Libra galvanises Asian central bankers into action

Central bankers from China, Hong Kong and Thailand plan to issue their own digital currencies, spurred by the threat to their monetary policy. They were previously too complacent, says the IMF.

November 07, 2019

Real estate IPOs top Asian stock markets

Thanks to IPOs from ESR and Lotte REIT, real estate was the sector to watch in October, according to data from Dealogic.

November 05, 2019

SinoMab's $223m IPO extends HK biotech craze

SinoMab pushes forward with what could be the fourth-largest biotech listing in Hong Kong this year as investors' appetite for the sector picks up.

October 31, 2019

Tax is a big hurdle for Taiwan’s wealth hub hopes

Taiwan wants to lure wealthy investors' capital from Singapore and above all Hong Kong but it ideally needs lower tax rates to do so, says a senior local regulator.

October 31, 2019

Chinese biotech's $53m IPO joins flurry of HK market activity

Even if Hong Kong's social landscape remains fractured, biotech firms continue to be lured to the HKEX, with Ascentage Pharma the latest to float.

October 23, 2019

ESR relaunches $1.45b HK flotation as stock market unfreezes

The revival of the Warburg Pincus-backed firm's delayed June initial public offering shows that social unrest has not dented confidence in Hong Kong's IPO market.

October 21, 2019

How hard could HK property be hit?

Hong Kong real estate prices were already starting to slide before the recent protests accelerated the drop. How far and fast could they fall?

October 18, 2019

CMGE presses ahead with potential down-round HK IPO

The Shenzhen-based mobile game publisher returns to Hong Kong four years after take-private. However, it may yet fail to achieve the valuation it had when delisted.

October 17, 2019

Property volumes tank in HK but rise in other Asian cities

Investment into Hong Kong's real estate plunged in the year to June 30, finds new research. And the prevailing political turmoil there may not bode well for future inflows.

October 16, 2019

Does China still need Hong Kong?

Beijing is keen to end the chaotic situation in Hong Kong and could fast-track efforts to de-emphasise its importance. But does it have a ready replacement? We ask five experts.

October 13, 2019