
A study by Enodo Economics and the Asia Society Policy Institute's Centre for China Analysis challenges Western commentary portraying Hong Kong as a diminished international financial centre following political upheaval, according to founder Diana Choyleva.
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The study, published this week by Enodo Economics and the Asia Society Policy Institute's Centre for China Analysis, challenges years of Western commentary portraying Hong Kong as a diminished international financial centre following years of political upheaval.
The study, published this week by Enodo Economics and the Asia Society Policy Institute's Centre for China Analysis, challenges years of Western commentary portraying Hong Kong as a diminished international financial centre following years of political upheaval.
"Beijing is not simply managing the erosion of a Western-style financial centre," wrote Diana Choyleva, founder of Enodo Economics.
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