Pub date: 02 May 2012 Asia / Hong Kong Business Forecast Report
Core Views We have revised our 2012 growth forecast downwards and expect real GDP growth to slow from 5.0% to 2.2%, compared with our previous estimate of 3.0%. This falls within the government's g... Read More
Pub date: 10 May 2012 Asia Regional Monitor
China & North Asia Monitor each month provides country-by-country analyses, ratings and forecasts covering political risk, economic performance, key industries, finance and the business environment... Read More
Pub date: 18 May 2012 Global Regional Monitor
Emerging Markets Monitor provides weekly analyses, forecasts and ratings on fixed income, foreign exchange, commodities, bonds, equities and funds across global markets, all backed by Business Monito... Read More
Pub date: 12 Apr 2012 Asia / Hong Kong Autos Industry Report
Hong Kong's autos market has experienced three years of sharp fluctuations in annual growth through 2011. While unit sales, unit imports and market value all contracted significantly in 2009, the ove... Read More
Pub date: 15 Mar 2012 Asia / Hong Kong Commercial Banking Industry Report
BMI View: Despite reporting strong profits in the first three quarters of 2011 and being marginally exposed to Europe, our outlook on Hong Kong's banking sector is less than optimistic. We expect ban... Read More
Pub date: 12 Apr 2012 Asia / Hong Kong Consumer Electronics Industry Report
Hong Kong's consumer electronics devices market, defined as the addressable market for computing devices, mobile handsets and AV products, is projected to be worth about US$4.4bn in 2012. This is ex... Read More
Pub date: 12 Dec 2011 Asia / Hong Kong Food & Drink Industry Report
BMI View: A reversal in Hong Kong’s booming property market will inevitably weigh on consumer purchasing power and curtail spending on higher value consumer goods. Global headwinds are also likely t... Read More
Pub date: 28 Mar 2012 Asia / Hong Kong Freight Transport Industry Report
While Hong Kong's port and airport cater for its domestic trade needs, the country's freight transport sector has developed a global role, with both the air freight and container shipping sectors fun... Read More
Pub date: 12 Apr 2012 Asia / Hong Kong Information Technology Industry Report
BMI View: Hong Kong IT spending is expected to reach US$5.5bn in 2012, up 5%, with BMI's forecast unchanged although a potential cooling of the mainland Chinese economy as a result of monetary tight... Read More
Pub date: 27 Apr 2012 Asia / Hong Kong Infrastructure Industry Report
BMI View: Construction activity in Hong Kong has moderately improved in the second half of 2011, with an increase in land supply boosting activity in the residential and non-residential building con... Read More
Pub date: 16 Mar 2012 Asia / Hong Kong Insurance Industry Report
Key Insights And Key Risks. As of early 2012, Hong Kong's insurance sector continues to stand out - relative to others that are surveyed by BMI - for its strength and dynamism. In the first nine mon... Read More
Pub date: 16 Mar 2012 Asia / Hong Kong Oil & Gas Industry Report
BMI View: With no domestic energy resources, Hong Kong has the straightforward, if demanding, challenge of meeting growing oil and gas demand through imports alone. Having mainland China on its door... Read More
Pub date: 02 Mar 2012 Asia / Hong Kong Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Industry Report
BMI View: Despite an increasingly ageing population (consequently increasing burden of noncommunicable diseases) Hong Kong will only be moderately attractive to investors given its small market size... Read More
Pub date: 11 May 2012 Asia / Hong Kong Power Industry Report
BMI View: Thermal energy continues to account for the almost all of Hong Kong's domestic energy production; while there have been some tentative steps towards generating energy from renewable source... Read More
Pub date: 16 Mar 2012 Asia / Hong Kong Real Estate Industry Report
According to our most recent round of in-country interviews, which were conducted in December 2011, rents in Hong Kong could see a subdued 2012 in all commercial sub-sectors with an overall decline i... Read More
Pub date: 11 May 2012 Asia / Hong Kong Retail Industry Report
The Q312 BMI Hong Kong Retail report forecasts that total retail sales in the special administrative region will grow from HKD332.89bn (US$42.94bn) in 2012 to HKD369.59bn (US$47.68bn) by 2016. Risin... Read More
Pub date: 28 Mar 2012 Asia / Hong Kong Shipping Industry Report
The Port of Hong Kong holds the top position in Hong Kong's maritime sector in terms of both total tonnage and container throughput. It is set to demonstrate further growth in 2012 after the strong r... Read More
Pub date: 03 Apr 2012 Asia / Hong Kong Telecommunications Industry Report
Hong Kong's mobile market grew more quickly in Q411than BMI expected, with more than half a million net new additions in the quarter. Overall the number of mobile subscribers grew by 1.5mn or 11.3% y... Read More
Pub date: 05 Apr 2012 Asia / Hong Kong Tourism Industry Report
BMI Still Upbeat About Hong Kong Tourism Last year was another record-breaking year for inbound Hong Kong tourism. Full-year tourist arrivals were up by 16.4% year on year (y-o-y), to 41,921,310 peo... Read More
Pub date: 01 Nov 2011 Asia / Hong Kong Multinational Companies Country Directory
Multinational Companies in Hong Kong CD-ROM - Sample Company Profile 3Com Asia Ltd Suite 1702-4, 17/F, Cityplaza One 1111 King's Road Read More