HKTDC Export Index 3Q19: HK exports expected to show negative growth in 2019

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HONG KONG, Sep 23, 2019 - (ACN Newswire) - As the trade dispute between the United States and Mainland China continues and the world economy beings to slow, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) has made a further downward revision to its forecast for Hong Kong's export performance in 2019, saying the city's exports will decline 4% by

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