https://www.scmp.com/rss/323909/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com As the main trading and financial gateway between mainland China and the rest of the world, Hong Kong’s economy is sensitive to global conditions and developments across the border. As laid out in our recent IMF annual consultation with Hong Kong, the tailwinds that have propelled the economy over the past decade – low interest rates and rapid growth on the mainland – are waning. Growth, which averaged 4.1 per cent between 2005 and 2013, looks to have slowed to around 1.5 per cent last year.... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2063134/hong-kong-must-pick-right-fiscal-course-protect-growth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2063134/hong-kong-must-pick-right-fiscal-course-protect-growth?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Jan 2017 03:42:05 +0000