Economist Intelligence Unit

20 Mar 2013

The improvement was credited to an increase in the level of influence that the general electorate had over the outcome of last year’s Legislative Council elections. Voter turnout was also higher...

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Hong Kong slips down 'best place for babies' league

30 Nov 2012

Property prices are out of reach, there's a wide wealth gap and the air pollution is terrible - yet Hong Kong is the world's 10th best place for a baby to be born in 2013, according to the...

7:28AM

Ranking falls, but Hong Kong still in world's top 10 places to be born

29 Nov 2012

Despite out-of-reach property prices and dangerous air pollution, Hong Kong is still the world’s 10th best place for a baby to be born, according to a study released on Thursday.

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Normal service resumed as HK ranks 31st for liveability in annual EIU survey

15 Aug 2012

Hong Kong's brief reign as the world's most liveable city has ended. The latest annual survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) ranks it 31st, after the city claimed top spot in a special...

4:44AM

Great city, but only with a pinch of salt

13 Jul 2012

Our city has no shortage of sobriquets - the world's freest economy, Asia's world city, Pearl of the Orient. We also feature in all sorts of surveys and rankings, some of which find that we are...

9:10PM

Reality check

10 Jul 2012

Hong Kong is a great city, but the world's best? That status is as subjective as the music we like, a matter of personal preference.

7:43PM

Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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3:37AM

Monitor

I WORKED FOR the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) for four years before accepting this newspaper's offer to man its Guangzhou bureau.

5:28AM

Economist chief sees strong future in Asia

Despite the global slowdown, the Asia-Pacific region could be the recipient of a flight-to-quality attitude by advertisers, says Economist Group chief executive Helen Alexander.

7:31PM

Global car sales set to slide until 2002

The world car market is about to slip into recession, driven by the financial crisis in Asia, with no prospect of recovery until 2002, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said.

9:13AM

HK business ranking set to slide

Hong Kong is forecast to crash from being ranked the most desirable place in the world to do business to 14th place, according to a study by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

7:28PM

Sales of passenger cars forecast to miss growth target

China is forecast to significantly miss its official target for passenger car sales by 2000, as growth in the market fails to gather pace.

5:11PM

Like having a traffic cop in your PC

You know how Hong Kong businesses have a cavalier attitude to software copyright, and people copy programs right and left for use or sale to staff and associates?

2:29PM