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Hong Kong exports’ strong growth H1 to slow in...

Hong Kong exports, which recorded strong growth in the first six months of the year, are likely to see a slowdown in (more…)

5th SME Development Fund opens for applications

The Trade Industry Department has announced that applications for the fifth round of the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Fund…

#funding#Produce#smes


SMEs feel chill as banks balk at syndicated loans

Hong Kong's small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs) are finding it increasingly tough to arrange syndicated bank loans as lenders pull…

#bank#interest rates#LIBOR


Analysts debate the future of GMAC

Analysts quoted by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) are suggesting that selling all or part of GMAC may not be…

#investment#Two


Hong Kong ranks number two for competitiveness behind USA

According to the HK Commercial Daily, a report to be released by the Swiss IMD on global competitiveness in 2005…

#Two


Export insurance programmes in Hong Kong

The great majority of Hong Kong exporters do not have credit insurance, but trade on an unsecured or letter-of-credit basis.…


Firms increasingly loom to Hong Kong for factoring

There are ten factoring companies in Hong Kong; they had a total turnover of Ђ3.25bn in 2003, according to Factors…

#bank#global trade#international


Late payers at two-year low – Coface

Late payments to Hong Kong businesses have dropped to a two-year low, according to a survey by Coface Frontline. Coface,…


Late payments, defaults fall

In a further sign of the continued recovery of the economy, late payments and defaults by Hong Kong businesses have…


Hong Kong forms credit risk assessment agency for small,...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) and two other organizations have jointly set up…

#Commercial Credit#credit risk#management


HSBC offers new small business loan with fast approvals

Small-to-medium businesses can now apply for a loan with HSBC by simply providing a copy of their MPF contribution statement…


Hammonds expands into Hong Kong

Hammonds has expanded the capabilities in Asia with the appointment of partner Anthony Chan to its Hong Kong office, where…

#compliance#i#investment

HK seeks wider China role for its banks

The talks over so-called "current account transactions" include the possibility of letting Hong Kong banks settle trade contracts denominated in…

#banks#Letters of Credit#trade

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