Hong Kong can become a multicurrency bond hub and Beijing’s recently announced measures to expand the Bond Connect scheme will further enhance the city’s role as a prime destination for debt issuance, analysts said. Earlier this month at the Asian Financial Forum, People’s Bank of China (PBOC) governor Pan Gongsheng spoke about increasing the “asset…
Hong Kong’s finance minister will promote the city’s advantages as a “superconnector” and a “super value-adder” during a visit to Switzerland this week for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. Paul Chan Mo-po said on Sunday he would take the opportunity to brief political and business leaders from around the world about the…
Justin Yifu Lin, former chief economist and senior vice-president of the World Bank, attends a press conference during the 18th Asian Financial Forum at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on Jan 13, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY) Hong Kong – When asked why he chose Hong Kong to be…