(IN BRIEF) CMU OmniClear Limited, a subsidiary of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SIX to enhance cooperation in securities depository and settlement services. This partnership aims to strengthen cross-border investment opportunities by … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has officially launched its Sustainable Finance variants of Borrowing Base Trade Loans (BBTL), enhancing its suite of Sustainable Trade Finance solutions to support the decarbonization of the commodities sector. This innovative financing option will be accessible … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Borrowing Base Trade Loans (BBTL), Finance Options, Hong Kong, partnership, Singapore, Sofia Hammoucha, South Africa, Standard Chartered, sustainability, the UK, UAE, United States
(IN BRIEF) CMA CGM AIR CARGO has launched its first transpacific service, connecting Hong Kong to Chicago, following the delivery of a new Boeing 777-200F on August 18, 2024. This marks a significant step in the company’s global expansion strategy, … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Boeing 777-200F, Chicago, CMA CGM AIR CARGO, Hong Kong, partnership, sustainablity, travel
(IN BRIEF) Stella International Holdings Limited has partnered with Wolters Kluwer to implement the CCH Tagetik Corporate Performance Management (CPM) software, aiming to digitally transform its finance operations. This strategic move replaces manual financial processes with automated budgeting, forecasting, and … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) CIMIC Group subsidiary Leighton Asia, in partnership with China Railway First Group, has been awarded the A$4.3 billion North District Hospital (NDH) expansion project by the Hong Kong Hospital Authority. Expected to generate up to A$2.4 billion in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Real Estate, Spain
Tagged ACS Group, Brad Davey, China Railway First Group, CIMIC Group, Expansion Project, Hong Kong, Juan Santamaria, Leighton Asia, North District Hospital, partnership
(IN BRIEF) Adyen, a global financial technology platform, has announced its partnership with PayMe by HSBC in Hong Kong, enabling Adyen’s merchants to accept PayMe as a payment method for online purchases. PayMe, with over three million users and acceptance … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged Adyen, Brad Jones, Financial, Hong Kong, HSBC, investment, Kai Tang, partnership, PayMe, Payment Options
(IN BRIEF) DHL Express has unveiled its expanded Central Asia Hub (CAH) in Hong Kong, marking its largest infrastructure investment in the Asia Pacific region to date, totaling EUR 562 million. The CAH is one of three global hubs connecting … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Barclays has appointed Denise Wong as the Head of Sustainable and Impact Banking for the Asia Pacific region. Based in Hong Kong, Wong will advise corporate and institutional clients on sustainability initiatives as they transition to a low-carbon … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) TÜV Rheinland Hong Kong, a prominent testing, inspection, and certification service provider, sponsored and participated in ReThink HK 2023, a premier event for sustainable business development. During the event, the company showcased its green and sustainability solutions across … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Technology
Tagged Charles Ng, Hong Kong, hydrogen, Limao Tian, Liu Bingyao, partnership, ReThink HK 2023, Rory Meng, Ryan Foo, Silvia Chan, sustainability, TÜV Rheinland
(IN BRIEF) Total costs for prime warehousing space, including rents, service charges, and taxes, have increased by 10.1% over the 12 months leading up to June 2023, surpassing the 8% annual increase recorded between 2021 and 2022, according to Savills … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Marketing, News, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged Financial, Hong Kong, Paul Tostevin, Prime Warehouse Costs, Savills, Sydney, World Research
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank has been named a market maker for Northbound Swap Connect, a mutual access initiative between Hong Kong and China’s interest rate swap markets. The launch of Swap Connect will provide overseas investors with access to an … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Alstom has secured a contract to supply the signalling system for Hong Kong’s Lantau Extension project, which includes the Airport Express Line, the Tung Chung Line, and the Siu Ho Wan Depot. Alstom’s solution for the project includes … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Airport Express Line, Alstom, AT, ATC, automatic train control, automatic train supervision, CASCO Signal Ltd, Hong Kong, interlocking technology, Kwun Tong Line, Lantau Extension project, LAR Extension, MTR Corporation, railway systems, SACEM, SACEM ATC, signalling system, Siu Ho Wan Depot, Smartlock 400, sustainable mobility, Toby Tiberghien, train control systems, Tung Chung Line
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 12-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Prudential plc (LON: PRU), a British multinational life and health insurance company, has announced the retirement of Jolene Chen, Group Human Resources Director. The company has also announced the appointment of Catherine Chia … Read the full press release
(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) LONDRES, 12-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Prudential plc (LON: PRU), une multinationale britannique de l’assurance-vie et santé, a annoncé le départ à la retraite de Jolene Chen, directrice des ressources humaines du groupe. La société a également annoncé … Read the full press release
Posted in Insurance, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Anil Wadhwani, apprentissage et développement, assurance, Catherine Chia, conception organisationnelle, engagement des employés, gestion des talents, Hong Kong, Jolene Chen, leadership, Mark FitzPatrick, nomination, Prudential, Ressources humaines, retraite, RH
(PRESS RELEASE) HONG KONG, 25-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Standard Chartered (LON: STAN), a leading international banking group, has announced that its Hong Kong subsidiary Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited entered into a new partnership with The Sandbox, a leading … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alex Manson, crypto, decentralised gaming virtual world, digital assets, fintech, Hong Kong, INNOVATION, investment, Mary Huen, Mega City, metaverse, Nicole Lo, SC Ventures, SCBHK, Standard Chartered Bank, Standard Chartered Group, The Sandbox, virtual land, Web 3.0 evolution
(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) HONG KONG, 25-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Standard Chartered (LON : STAN), un groupe bancaire international de premier plan, a annoncé que sa filiale hongkongaise Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong ) Limited a conclu un nouveau partenariat avec The Sandbox, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged actifs numériques, Alex Manson, crypto, évolution du Web 3.0, fintech, Hong Kong, INNOVATION, investissement, Mary Huen, Mega City, métaverse, monde virtuel de jeu décentralisé, Nicole Lo, SC Ventures, SCBHK, Standard Chartered Bank, Standard Chartered Group, terre virtuelle, The Sandbox
The Innovation and Technology Venture Fund (ITVF) invested in its first insurtech startup, Switzerland, and Hong Kong-based Ignatica, the insurance policy administration platform. (PRESS RELEASE) ZÜRICH, 7-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Ignatica, the insurance policy administration platform that offers digital self-service … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Insurance, News, Small Business, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Adhish Pendharkar, Anthony Duignan-Cabrera, Blockchain, digital transformation, financing, Hong Kong, Ignatica, INNOVATION, Innovation and Technology Venture Fund, insurance, insurance policy, insurance policy administration platform, insurance technology, insurers, insurtech, investment, ITVF, Lingfeng Capital, Manuel San Miguel, Ming Shu, SaaS, startup, Strategic Financial Investor, strategic investor, Travis Callahan, venture capital funds
(PRESS RELEASE) HEERLEN, the Netherlands, 21-Feb-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — APG signed up with Anders Reizen to cut its own carbon footprint to half. Anders Reizen is a coalition of some 50 organizations with the common ambition of halving carbon emissions … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged air travel, Amsterdam, Anders Reizen, APG, business travel, carbon emissions, Dutch Business Sustainable Mobility Pledge, energy-neutral building, Gerard van Olphen, Heerlen, Hong Kong, mobility, mobility policy, New York, Sloterdijk, social responsibility, sustainable mobility, unnecessary travel
(PRESS RELEASE) LEVERKUSEN, 16-Jan-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Life science, health care and nutrition global enterprise Bayer announced that the leading global open-access biologics technology firm WuXi Biologics (WuXi Bio), listed in Hong Kong (stock code: 2269.HK), through its subsidiary in … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) MIDDLE EAST, ASIA, EUROPE, 23-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The Adecco Group, Tata Communications and INSEAD have just released their annual benchmark report that looks into the ability of 125 countries around the world to compete for talent. According … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Education, Finland, France, Luxembourg, Management, Netherlands, News, Norway, Politics, Science, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Adecco Group, and adaptability, Asia-Pacific, attracting talent, Australia, Boston, BRICS, Bruno Lanvin, CHINA, competitiveness, Copenhagen, digitisation, diversity, entrepreneurial talent, entrepreneurs, Felipe Monteiro, GCTCI, gender equality, Global Talent Competitiveness Index, Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2019, globalisation, GTCI, GTCI 2019, GTCI 2020, GTCI report, Helsinki, Hong Kong, HR, Ian Lee, INDIA, INNOVATION, INSEAD, Japan, knowledge economy, Malaysia, Melbourne, mobility, New York, New Zealand, Osaka, Oslo, Paris, retaining talent, Seoul, Singapore, skilled professionals, South Korea, Sydney, Taipei, talent, Tata Communications, The Global Cities Talent Competitiveness Index, Tokyo, Vienna, Vinod Kumar, Washington DC, Zurich
Deutsche Bank to support the continued internationalisation of the RMB Major step for the RMB in becoming a global trade currency (PRESS RELEASE) FRANKFURT AM MAIN / SINGAPORE, 15-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bank, following an approval given to the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, International Trade, Investment, News
Tagged China FX and hedge solutions, Chinese Yuan, CNH, David Lynne, Deutsche Bank, FX solutions, FX transaction, FX transaction model, hedge solutions, hedging solutions, Hong Kong, Jerry Li, markets, onshore USDCNY transaction, PBOC, Renminbi (RMB), repatriating currency out of China, RMB, RMB FX, RMB FX conversion, RMB FX derivatives, RMB spot, RMB transaction, Sarah Stabler, The People’s Bank of China
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 22-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — SUEZ NWS has announced it just signed three contracts for water management and waste recovery projects in the Greater Bay area in China. The value of the contracts is estimated to be in … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, France, Infrastructure & Utilities, News
Tagged CHINA, effluents, FrancoChinese cooperation, Greater Bay area, Guangdong Province, Hong Kong, industrial wastewater treatment plant, Jean-Louis Chaussade, Macao, Pulsagreen, SUEZ NWS, waste recovery, water management, Waterleau, Zhuhai, Zhuhai Gaolan Port Economic Zone, Zhuhai Huigang
(PRESS RELEASE) HONG KONG, 20-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — New partnership has been agreed on by Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center and the premier technology platform The Floor Hong Kong. Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center is Intesa Sanpaolo Group‘s arm that oversees, implements … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Italy, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged banks, CHINA, Dongguan, fintech, Foshan, Guangzhou, high-tech giants, HK ecosystem, Hong Kong, Huizhou, Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center, Jiangmen, Macau, Maurizio Montagnese, Moises Cohen, Shenzhen, startup acceleration, technology patents, Tel Aviv, The Floor, The Floor Hong Kong, The Greater Bay Area, tier-1 banks, wealth management technology, Zhaoqing, Zhongshan, Zhuhai
London, 04-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Marks & Spencer (M&S) has today (02 Jan 2018) confirmed the sale and franchise of its retail business in Hong Kong and Macau to its long-established franchise partner Al-Futtaim. The sale, which completed on 30 December, … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Retail, Sweden
Tagged Al-Futtaim, Hong Kong, Macau, Marks & Spencer, Paul Friston, retail business, Stephen Rayfield
THE HAGUE, 03-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Shell has completed the sale of the first phase of its Hong Kong and Macau LPG marketing business to DCC LPG on 31st December 2017. Shell continues to operate the LPG plant in Hong Kong, which is … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Investment, Netherlands
Tagged Hong Kong, LPG business, Macau, sale, Shell
STOCKHOLM, 02-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and SmarTone, the leading mobile network operator in Hong Kong are trialing FDD (Frequency Division Duplex) Massive MIMO (Multiple Input, Multiple Output) technology as part of the operator’s network evolution plan towards 5G. … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 1800 MHz, 5G, Ericsson, FDD Massive MIMO, Hong Kong, SmarTone
London, UK, 6-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Prudential plc today confirms that The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (PAC) has completed the process of domesticating its Hong Kong branch. The Hong Kong branch of PAC was transferred on 1 January 2014 to two new … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged domestication, general insurance, Hong Kong, Hong Kong branch, life insurance, PAC, PGHK, PHKL, Prudential, Prudential General Insurance Hong Kong Limited, Prudential Hong Kong Limited, Prudential plc, Raghu Hariharan, Richard Gradidge, The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (PAC)
27-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — With one of Coface’s priorities being safer trade for companies, the Group is continuing to develop its risk expertise by setting up an international network of economists in strategic regions (based in Hong Kong, Mainz, Istanbul, Sao … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, France, Insurance, Investment
Tagged COFACE, economic risk, economists, Hong Kong, İstanbul, Mainz, safer trade, São Paulo, Warsaw, Yves Zlotowski
Rugby giants Toulouse and Racing Metro92 become first French professional clubs to play exhibition match in Asia Hong Kong, 23-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Natixis and Team One Asia,supported by the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union, are proud to present the NatixisRugby Cup … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, France, Sports
Tagged Aberdeen Stadium, Andy Yeung, ASIA, Benjamin Fall, Dan Lydiate, Dimitri Szarzewski, Francois Riahi, French rugby championship, Hong Kong, Jamie Roberts, Jean-Baptiste Aldigé, Jonathan Sexton, Juan Martin Hernandez, Natixis, NatixisRugby Cup Hong Kong 2013, professional French league rugby match, Racing Metro92, rugby, Sean Moore, Team One Asia, TOP-14, Toulouse
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