Golden data January 23rd news, Hong Kong Productivity Council announced the first quarter of 2025 "Standard Chartered Hong Kong SME Leading Business Index", showing a 2.9 drop in Hong Kong's comprehensive business index to 42.8 in the first quarter from the previous quarter, falling to the level of the third quarter of 2024, reflecting the overall business confidence of local SMEs turning conservative under uncertain global economic prospects. Standard Chartered's Senior Economist for Greater China, Liu Jianheng, said that the first quarter of 2025 "Standard Chartered Hong Kong SME Leading Business Index" almost gave back the increase in the fourth quarter of last year, reflecting the cautious business confidence of SMEs. He pointed out that the uncertainty brought about by the Trump administration's tariff policy and the market's expectation of a reduction in the scale of the Fed's interest rate cut has led to a modest increase in the index next quarter, in line with its forecast for Hong Kong's annual economic growth to decrease from the estimated 2.6% rise last year to a 2.2% rise.
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Hong Kong'un küçük ve orta ölçekli işletmelerin genel iş yapma güveni giderek muhafazakar hale geliyor.
Golden data January 23rd news, Hong Kong Productivity Council announced the first quarter of 2025 "Standard Chartered Hong Kong SME Leading Business Index", showing a 2.9 drop in Hong Kong's comprehensive business index to 42.8 in the first quarter from the previous quarter, falling to the level of the third quarter of 2024, reflecting the overall business confidence of local SMEs turning conservative under uncertain global economic prospects. Standard Chartered's Senior Economist for Greater China, Liu Jianheng, said that the first quarter of 2025 "Standard Chartered Hong Kong SME Leading Business Index" almost gave back the increase in the fourth quarter of last year, reflecting the cautious business confidence of SMEs. He pointed out that the uncertainty brought about by the Trump administration's tariff policy and the market's expectation of a reduction in the scale of the Fed's interest rate cut has led to a modest increase in the index next quarter, in line with its forecast for Hong Kong's annual economic growth to decrease from the estimated 2.6% rise last year to a 2.2% rise.