Small and Medium Enterprises

18 Apr 2013

The launch of high-speed 4G services will help remove limits on internet use in Asia and give smaller businesses greater outreach to customers, according to industry experts.

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French incentives to strengthen Hong Kong ties

5 Apr 2013

Fleur Pellerin, France's minister for small and medium-sized enterprises, innovation and digital economy, said the country had brought in measures to address the current economic crisis and was...

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SMEs join chorus of concern over hiding of directors' identity

27 Jan 2013

The changes to the Companies Registry, set to start next year, will also hinder researchers studying possible collusion between officials and industry power brokers, academics say.

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As Asia grows, SMEs must venture out, or miss out

24 Jan 2013

Entrepreneurs face what initially appears to be a dilemma.

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Why Hong Kong needs an entirely new approach to industrial property

23 Jan 2013

The main focus of last week's policy address was on increasing residential land supply, which was entirely expected as much of the government's activity and key policy announcements have been...

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China's spending could cause crisis, IMF experts warn

5 Dec 2012

Economists from the International Monetary Fund have joined critics in warning that China may be overindulging in its investment binge, with potentially dangerous consequences, economically and...

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Opinion

Hari Kumar

Workers pay the price for our bargains

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Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

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The Week Explained: Unintended Consequences

At best the new government plan to cool housing prices has only a small chance of success. But for those of us at the battered end of the small and medium enterprise spectrum, it is not only a...

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Less pessimism as hopes grow for a rebound

Business sentiment among Hong Kong's small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has improved this quarter from the third quarter but remains pessimistic, the Standard Chartered Hong Kong SME...

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Diluted monopoly bill under attack

Pan-democrats would oppose a government proposal to exclude more companies from the competition bill and would seek to bring statutory bodies under the control of the law, a legislator said...

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HSBC woos SMEs as loan growth slows

HSBC is offering free business information and tips to small and medium-sized enterprises worldwide in a bid to draw more loan applications ahead of an expected slowdown in commercial loan growth...

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Antitrust bill given two final changes

The government has made two key changes to its competition bill, hoping to remove the final political hurdles to its passage in the legislature by July.

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Keeping an eye on goodness

Traditionally, Hong Kong's small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have viewed corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives as mere public relations exercises. The Hong Kong Business...

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