Hong Kong seeks 2025 momentum as headwinds abound

Hong Kong’s mounting fiscal pressures and the need for foreign investment inflows are forcing the city to confront economic realities. Chinese IPOs, tourism and events, are some of the bright spots for the city.

For Hong Kong, 2025 is shaping up to be a watershed year, as the city faces mounting fiscal pressures and grapples with the urgent need to reignite a faltering recovery.

With post-Covid growth stalling, the city’s reliance on foreign investment inflows and structural reforms has never been more critical.

From corporate governance overhauls to fiscal policy recalibrations and government initiatives aimed at restoring Hong Kong’s stature as a global financial and trade hub, the stakes are mounting.

While the Hong Kong government projects a 3.2% average annual GDP growth from 2025 to 2028, private sector analysts remain cautious. Deutsche Bank forecasts a slowdown to...

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