https://www.scmp.com/rss/502096/feed Alicia Garcia Herrero is chief economist for Asia Pacific and senior research fellow at Bruegel. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The effects of the tumultuous events of the past three months are beginning to show, as Hong Kong’s social and economic situation deteriorates rapidly, casting doubts on the future of the city. Along with the further deceleration of Hong Kong’s real GDP in the second quarter, from an already weak first quarter, a series of negative shocks has pushed Hong Kong government officials to radically cut this year’s growth forecast – to a range of 0 to 1 per cent, from 2 to 3 per cent. Despite the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3026504/hong-kong-protests-and-us-china-trade-war-are-hurting-citys-economy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3026504/hong-kong-protests-and-us-china-trade-war-are-hurting-citys-economy?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Sep 2019 22:00:08 +0000