INVESTMENT

25 July 2022

The pandemic has changed the business landscape and brought unprecedented challenges to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with many having to adopt new business models. Adding to the pressure are skyrocketing costs – in raw materials, rent and labour – as well as continued uncertainty over the global economic recovery. How can SMEs improve efficiency and transform their business amid this challenging and ever-evolving environment? More

hktdc research

Guangdong Introduces 131 Measures to Aid Economic Stabilisation

06 June 2022

In order to implement the policy of economic stabilisation recently announced by the State Council, the Guangdong government issued a notice on May 31 introducing 131 implementation measures. More

Market Opportunities

HK draws ASEAN firms to list

31 May 2022

Southeast Asian companies seeking to broaden their investor base are increasingly looking to list on offshore exchanges – and global financial hub Hong Kong ticks all the boxes in terms of their needs. More

hktdc research

MYANMAR: Foreign Firms Exempted from New FX Conversion Requirements

03 May 2022

On 20 April 2022 the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) announced a broad exemption for foreign entities from its recently introduced requirement that locally held foreign exchange must be converted into local currency. More

hktdc research

MALAYSIA: RCEP Free Trade Agreement Enters Into Force

25 March 2022

The terms of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement came into force in Malaysia on 18 March 2022, according to a Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) press release. More

Market Opportunities

Opportunities open in Vietnam

10 March 2022

The webinar will explore the prospects presented in Vietnam, a leading member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The five speakers include Pavel Poskakukhin, the Associate Director of Deloitte South East Asia. Deloitte Vietnam is a pioneer in the Advisory and Audit industry with 30 years of experience in the Vietnam market, is part of the Deloitte Global network. Deloitte Vietnam has more than 1,000 professional staff in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City offices. He will be joined by Brian Wong, Chinese Services Group Director, Deloitte South East Asia. More

hktdc research

ASIA: Hong Kong Makes Official Application to Join the RCEP

08 March 2022

Hong Kong has started proceedings to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the world’s largest free trade bloc that commenced on 1 January 2022, comprising 15 countries including China, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and the ASEAN states of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. More

hktdc research

Hong Kong Power System Integrator Going Green with Aid of Green Finance

11 February 2022

VPower Group Holdings Limited is Southeast Asia’s largest private gas-fired engine-based DPG (distributed power generation) station owner and operator. The company secured its first sustainability-linked loan in 2021. Ambrose Lee, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Capital Markets/Corporate Finance, welcomes Hong Kong’s growing interest in sustainable development, and believes local financing can help businesses go green and expand. More

hktdc research

Flexible Cross-Border Financial Solutions Help Businesses Explore New Markets

07 February 2022

With the objective of connecting ASEAN with China, United Overseas Bank offers custom-made cross-border financial solutions to its corporate clients. Christine Ip, CEO – Greater China, UOB, pointed out that Hong Kong is an ideal financing platform for enterprises in the GBA wishing to tap the Southeast Asian market. More

hktdc research

A Hong Kong Consumer Brand’s Organic Expansion into the ASEAN Market

26 January 2022

Opal Cosmetics Group Limited, a Hong Kong manufacturer of personal care and beauty products, has expanded its operation from producing its own branded goods to providing one-stop OEM solutions and services. As a leading company in the industry, it is gradually shifting its focus to Southeast Asia, exploring the possibilities of introducing its brand to the international arena. More

Page of 14