Asian Financial Forum to host senior leaders from Asia, Europe and the US

Evolving global landscape on the agenda for AFF 2025

AFC Capital Partners eyes new sources of capital in Hong Kong

African infrastructure financier makes fresh pitch to professional investors

New reforms aim to strengthen city’s international hub status, among many other areas

Policy Address highlights innovation and excellence for Hong Kong

Finance company uses Hong Kong success to aid enterprises expand along Belt and Road

Asia’s World City: A hub for global expansion

A series of agreements are bringing the two regional hubs closer together

Bahrain readies the red carpet for business from Hong Kong

This year's SmartHK – an annual event focused on boosting connections between Hong Kong and cities in Mainland China – has successfully concluded in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province.

Nanjing event facilitates some 400 business meetings

SmartHK bolsters Hong Kong-Jiangsu collaboration

Business links between Hong Kong and Southeast Asia are growing faster than a rain-forest bamboo grove, prompting the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) to organise a mission to Singapore, the business hub of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Indonesia, the biggest ASEAN member, and nimble technology developer Malaysia.

A high-powered business delegation visits Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia to boost already burgeoning ties.

Expanding networks across ASEAN

Closer economic and trade development between Hong Kong and Mainland China in recent years has prompted many mainland securities companies to build a global presence through the financial hub of Hong Kong.

Technology-driven growth lets brokerage expand earnings despite market trends.

Securities firm goes global through Hong Kong

Easy BUD, a simplified application process for the government’s Dedicated Fund on Branding, Upgrading and Domestic Sales (BUD Fund), was launched last month to cut the processing time for applications.

The government has launched a simplified application process for the BUD Fund to help local companies expand their business.

Easy BUD speeds up application

The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is rapidly maturing into a world-class hub for both finance and innovation-technology, leading to greater integration between Hong Kong and the nine GBA centres in Mainland China.

With finance and I&T joined at the hip, the fast-growing GBA offers a perfect platform for developing both.

Hong Kong, Guangdong form binary stars

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is maturing into a key market and investment destination for Hong Kong firms, as well as a source of commodities and capital. Bangkok, capital of Thailand, lies in the heart of this fast-growing region.

Think Business, Think Hong Kong showcases the city as a premium business location and explores Hong Kong-Thailand collaboration opportunities.

HKTDC takes Hong Kong to Bangkok

Standard Chartered and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) this week released the Standard Chartered GBA Business Confidence Index (GBAI) for the second quarter of this year.

A survey of industries shows the much-flagged post-Covid supply chain shift is not leading firms to migrate from the GBA.

Manufacturers stay with GBA

上天堂下杭,蘇 (above is heaven below are Hangzhou, Suzhou) goes the old saying about two remarkably beautiful cities in the Yangtze Delta. And this week in Hong Kong, the focus has been on Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, and the province as a whole.

Leaders of the city and the key Yangtze Delta province explore mutual opportunities.

Hong Kong looks to Zhejiang

Opening up Mainland China’s economy through Renminbi internationalisation is a key point of the 14th Five-Year Plan, in which Hong Kong has a critical role to play, and it took a significant step forward this week.

Dual Counter Model for leading RMB-HKD stocks accelerates move towards global deployment.

Boost for RMB internationalisation

Middle East nation is scaling growth under Oman Vision 2040

Oman seeks closer ties with Hong Kong to help transform its economy

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Abdulrahman Alolayan of Beta Lab talks to the HKTDC at the Asian Financial Forum. The 18th Asian Financial Forum 2025 (AFF), co-organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 13 and 14 January 2025. Themed &ldquo;Powering the Next Growth Engine&rdquo;, this year&rsquo;s AFF brought together more than 100 global policymakers, business leaders, financial experts and investors, entrepreneurs, tech companies and economists to share their views on the shifting global economic landscape and financial ecosystem.

Asian Financial Forum 2025 – “One minute with” Abdulrahman Alolayan of Beta Lab

Lucas Kong of KN Group talks to the HKTDC at the Asian Financial Forum. The 18th Asian Financial Forum 2025 (AFF), co-organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 13 and 14 January 2025. Themed &ldquo;Powering the Next Growth Engine&rdquo;, this year&rsquo;s AFF brought together more than 100 global policymakers, business leaders, financial experts and investors, entrepreneurs, tech companies and economists to share their views on the shifting global economic landscape and financial ecosystem.

Asian Financial Forum 2025 – “One minute with” Lucas Kong of KN Group

Ingrid Liu, Acting Head of Strategy and Corporate Development and Managing Director of Huatai Financial, talks to the HKTDC at the Belt and Road Summit. The 9th Belt and Road Summit, co-organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre place on 11-12 September 2024. Themed &ldquo;Building a Connected, Innovative and Green Belt and Road&rdquo;, this year&rsquo;s Summit brings together more than 90 key officials and business leaders from Belt and Road countries and regions to engage in discussions on leveraging Hong Kong's unique advantages to jointly explore Belt and Road markets and uncover cooperation opportunities. Dr Levin Wang, CEO of Huatai Financial, also discussed the advantages of Hong Kong financial services at one of the Summit&rsquo;s breakout sessions.

Belt and Road Summit 2024 – “One minute with” Ingrid Liu, Huatai Financial

Yosep Christian of Jakarta Investment Centre, Jakarta Provincial Government talks to the HKTDC at the Belt and Road Summit. The 9th Belt and Road Summit, co-organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre place on 11-12 September 2024. Themed &ldquo;Building a Connected, Innovative and Green Belt and Road&rdquo;, this year&rsquo;s Summit brings together more than 90 key officials and business leaders from Belt and Road countries and regions to engage in discussions on leveraging Hong Kong's unique advantages to jointly explore Belt and Road markets and uncover cooperation opportunities.

Belt and Road Summit 2024 – Yosep Christian, Jakarta Investment Centre

Hong Kong means business – AFF 2023

Florian M Spiegl of EVIDENT talks to the HKTDC at the 16th Asian Financial Forum (AFF) on 11-12 January 2023. This year&rsquo;s AFF, themed Accelerating Transformation: Impact ∙ Inclusion ∙ Innovation, comes hot on the heels of the resumption of quarantine-free travel between Hong Kong and Mainland China, along with Hong Kong&rsquo;s international business travel returning to normal.

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