Although its share prices surged by 3.8% on Monday, they are still down by 40% from their April 2018 levels. On Monday, following the removal of measures from a defense bill by U.S. lawmakers that would have reinstalled sanction on China’s ZTE Corp, shares of the telecommunications equipment maker surged by 3.8% in Hong Kong.…
In a landmark development that is aimed at streamlining, boosting efficiency and which introduces next-gen technology in the financial services sector, for the first time a government-led efforts along with players from the financial sector industry are collaborating to launch a blockchain-based trade and finance platform. The banking industry is known for its insistence on…
Investor appetite in Hong Kong for Xiaomi’s stock is low due to a range of reasons which include overall market sentiments, Xiaomi’s valuation of the stock in comparison to its peers, and the fact that investors see it as a hardware firm as opposed to a hardware and internet services firm. Shares of Chinese smartphone…
Beijing-based, Cayman-domiciled Xiaomi priced its IPO at $2.17 – the bottom end of its indicative range. On Friday, sources close to Xiaomi Corp’s Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) disclosed, the Chinese firm priced the IPO at the bottom of an indicative range, of HK$17 to HK$22, and raised $4.72 billion. Xiaomi is selling around…
Xiaomi’s Hong Kong IPO is slated to be one of the biggest tech IPO globally in recent years. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, Xiaomi plans on raising $6.1 billion from its planned Hong Kong IPO scheduled for launch this week. Xiaomi’s Hong Kong IPO is slated to be one of the…
Despite global trade tensions heightened consumer demand, in the form of e-commerce, is lifting the profit margins of air freight carriers. In a move that defies rising global trade tensions, e-commerce has become a driving force for air freight business thus significantly boosting the profit margins of many major airlines. According to the International Air…
With a funding round, led by SoftBank group, seeing WeWork’s valuation touch $17 billion, the tech startup was 2017’s hottest startups. As per three sources familiar with the matter at hand, WeWork Co, an American firm that provides shared technology startup subculture communities, workspaces, and services for large enterprises, freelancers, entrepreneurs, startups and small businesses,…
Li Ka Shing, CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd’s chairman, ranked 23 on Forbe’s list and the wealthiest tycoon in Hong Kong, is set to hand over the reins of CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd to his eldest son. Victor Li. On Friday, as per a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange, Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong’s richest…
Here is how how China Energy Fund Committee guided a Chinese oil and gas company to secure lucrative contracts in Chad. In a development that underscores the methods used to gain contracts, the U.S. has charged a man from Hong Kong as well as the former foreign minister from Senegalese for bribing high-level officials in…
Financial misconduct by global banks, since the 2008 financial crisis, has led to the writing-off of $850 billion in profits for the world’s top 50 banks. As per a research report released on Wednesday, since the 2007-2009 financial crisis, European and U.S. regulators have imposed $342 billion in fines on banks, resulting from violations of…
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