World Bank: The Philippine economy will grow at an average annual rate of 6% from 2024 to 2026. The World Bank released the latest issue of the Philippine Economic Report (hereinafter referred to as the Report) on the 10th, predicting that the Philippine economy will maintain strong growth in the face of multiple challenges, and the average annual growth rate will reach 6% from 2024 to 2026. According to the Report, the Philippines will be one of the fastest growing economies in East Asia and the Pacific. It is estimated that the annual economic growth in 2024 will be 5.9%, slightly lower than the 6% predicted in October, because extreme weather has affected the economic performance in the third quarter. The growth rate is expected to be 6.1% in 2025 and 6% in 2026. (Zhongxin. com)Minde Electronics: The bid for the 4.9180% equity of Zhejiang Guangxin Microelectronics reached a transaction price of 35.5 million yuan. Minde Electronics announced that the company received a notice from Lishui Lianhe Property Rights Trading Co., Ltd. on December 10, 2024 and was confirmed as the transferee of the "4.9180% equity transfer project of Zhejiang Guangxin Microelectronics Co., Ltd. held by Lishui Green Industry Development Fund Co., Ltd.", with a transaction price of 35.5 million yuan. The company will handle matters such as contract signing and payment according to the process of trading institutions.Pakistan sold 7,909 cars in November.
MediaTek's sales in November reached 45.24 billion Taiwan dollars, up 5.04% year-on-year.The three major stock indexes opened higher, with the Shanghai Composite Index up 2.58%, the Shenzhen Component Index up 3.66% and the Growth Enterprise Market up 4.88%.Shanghai Pudong Development Bank: 40 billion yuan of tier-two capital bonds have been issued. On December 10th, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, 600000.SH) announced that the second phase of tier-two capital bonds of the company in 2024 has been issued in the national inter-bank bond market recently with the approval of the State Financial Supervision Administration and the People's Bank of China. The bonds of this issue were recorded on December 6, 2024 and issued on December 10, 2024, with a total issuance scale of RMB 40 billion, which is divided into two varieties. Among them, the first variety is a 10-year fixed interest rate variety, with the issuer's redemption right attached at the end of the fifth year, and the issuance scale is RMB 34 billion, with coupon rate accounting for 2.15%; The second variety is a 15-year fixed interest rate variety, with the issuer's redemption right attached at the end of the 10th year. The issuance scale is RMB 6 billion, and that of coupon rate is 2.34%. The funds raised in this bond will be used to supplement the company's secondary capital in accordance with applicable laws and the approval of regulatory agencies.
Indonesia's car sales in November fell by 11.9% year-on-year.Lee Ka Chiu John: Hong Kong is committed to becoming a leading global risk management center. In a speech at the Asia Insurance Forum 2024 held in Hong Kong on the 10th, Lee Ka Chiu John, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) said that Hong Kong is committed to becoming a leading global risk management center. Lee Ka Chiu John said that as one of the three largest financial centers in the world, Hong Kong has about 160 authorized insurance companies, including six of the top ten insurance companies in the world. At present, Hong Kong has issued five catastrophe bonds, raising more than 700 million US dollars to resist typhoons, earthquakes and other natural disasters and provide risk mitigation measures for the global joint response to climate change. He stressed that as the region with the highest concentration of insurance companies and the highest insurance density in Asia, Hong Kong is committed to becoming a leading global risk management center. The SAR Government will continue to invite mainland and overseas enterprises in China to set up exclusive self-insurance companies in Hong Kong.The securities sector was active at the beginning of the session, with Guosheng Financial Holdings trading at a daily limit, while China Merchants Securities, Everbright Securities, Capital Securities, CITIC Securities and Hualin Securities collectively opened higher.