The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) plans to host a conference next year to foster collaboration with Gulf states, the body’s new head has said, adding that US President Donald Trump’s unpredictable policies could result in further changes to its export projections. Frederick Ma Si-hang, who took office on June 1, also said on…
Ant Group has bought control of Hong Kong’s largest retail stock brokerage, as mainland China’s dominant online-payment operator stakes out a foothold in Asia’s third-largest capital market amid a resurgence of initial public offerings (IPOs) and transactions. Ant Group agreed to pay HK$2.81 billion (US$362.2 million) for 50.55 per cent of Bright Smart Securities &…
Ant Group has bought control of Hong Kong’s largest retail stock brokerage, as mainland China’s dominant online-payment operator stakes out a foothold in Asia’s third-largest capital market amid a resurgence of initial public offerings (IPOs) and transactions. Ant Group agreed to pay HK$2.81 billion (US$362.2 million) for 50.55 per cent of Bright Smart Securities &…
Rick Woldenberg thought he had come up with a sure-fire plan to protect his Chicago-area educational toy company from President Donald Trump‘s massive new taxes on Chinese imports. “When he announced a 20% tariff, I made a plan to survive 40%, and I thought I was being very clever,” said Woldenberg, CEO of Learning Resources,…