主持人:Peter Lewis
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Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced yesterday a budget to stabilise the economy, containing HK$120bn of counter cyclical measures. But the level of sweeteners at HK$80 billion this year, is 33% lower than last year’s HK$120 billion. The budget deficit is forecast to be a record HK$257.6 billion this year. That’s less than the government’s previous forecast of HK$300bn.
25/02/2021 - 8:08am Business and Market Discussion
Personal Wealth Advisor, Enzio von Pfeil, thinks that the measures contained in Hong Kong’s 2021-22 budget are "band-aids" but not a real cure for an economy affected by the pandemic.
Samuel Faveur Chief Executive Officer at Mandarin Capital laments that the budget is not efficient enough as the measures introduced lean towards corporates and is rather weak on the social aspect.
Kenneth Wong, Tax Partner at PwC Hong Kong thinks that the new unemployment loan scheme is unlikely to work and believes that more follow up plans and execution detail will be needed.
主持人:Peter Lewis
China’s economy grew at a faster pace at the end of last year than before the Covid-19 pandemic, driven by strong growth in manufacturing. The mainland's National Bureau of Statistics said the country’s GDP grew 2.3% in 2020 to jump above 100 trillion yuan for the first time ever.
19/01/2021 - 8:08am Business and Market Discussion
Peter Churchouse, Founder of Portwood Capital, highlights that emerging markets have shown more resilience than developing economies and have attracted capital inflows.
William Ma, Chief Investment Officer at Noah Holdings, expects China's domestic consumption to grow in 2021 with a middle class consumption upgrade.
19/01/2021 - 8:25am View from Japan