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Q1 2016: Hong Kong Commercial Property Monitor Sharp fall in occupier and investor demand for retail space

19 Oct 2016

At the headline level tenant demand decreased for the third consecutive quarter with a net balance of 25% more respondents reporting a fall (rather than a rise)...

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Q1 2016: Global Cities Commercial Monitor European real estate continues to attract investors

19 Oct 2016

The Q1 2016 RICS Global Cities Commercial Property Monitor shows a marked divergence in current sentiment towards investment opportunities in key cities around the world as well as in expectations reg...

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Q1 2016: Global Commercial Property Monitor Commodity exporters continue to struggle despite more stable tone to sentiment in China

19 Oct 2016

The Q1 2016 RICS Global Commercial Property Monitor shows sentiment across developed economies in general remains solid, with occupier and investment demand for commercial real estate increasing...

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RICS China Commercial Property Monitor Q2 2015

31 July 2015

Key economic indicators continue to weaken suggesting 2015 growth may come in a fraction below 7%. Nevertheless, the government has underscored the importance of keeping growth momentum going and has ...

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RICS Hong Kong Commercial Property Monitor Q2 2015

31 July 2015

The new curbs on tourist arrivals from China, a recent wave of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, and a slower Chinese economy all suggest that spending by Chinese visitors, which make up the majori...

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RICS Indonesia Commercial Property Monitor Q2 2015

31 July 2015

Indonesia’s GDP growth softened to 4.7% year-over-year in Q1 from 5% in Q4 2014, the weakest pace of expansion since September 2009. The slower-than-expected growth was driven partly by weakening priv...

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RICS Japan Commercial Property Monitor Q2 2015

31 July 2015

Japan’s economy grew faster than expected in Q1 2015, boosting hopes that the economy is gradually regaining growth momentum. On an annualised basis, the economy expanded 3.9% compared with the precee...

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RICS China Commercial Property Monitor Q1 2015

8 May 2015

Economic growth is continuing to slow with the softer tone in part induced by a property market correction on the back of structural reform initiatives. We continue to see downside risks surrounding t...

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RICS Hong Kong Commercial Property Monitor Q1 2015

8 May 2015

The HK economy faces ongoing headwinds as the impact of the Chinese economic slowdown and the disappointing global recovery continue to cloud the outlook. Adding to growth concerns is an increasing de...

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RICS Singapore Commercial Property Monitor Q1 2015

8 May 2015

The economy grew by 2.1% on a year-on-year basis in Q1 due at least in part, to stronger growth in construction activities and service sector businesses. The bad news is that faced with continued glob...

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RICS Hong Kong Construction Market Monitor Q4 2014

24 Feb 2015

The Q4 RICS Hong Kong Construction Market Monitor shows that total workloads edged up over the quarter with12% more respondents reporting rising rather than falling workloads in the final three months...

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RICS China Construction Market Monitor Q4 2014

24 Feb 2015

According to the Q4 RICS China Construction Market Monitor, workloads continued to decline in Q4 and at a faster pace than the previous quarter. Indeed, the headline net balance fell to -41 in the fin...

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RICS China Commercial Property Market Monitor Q4 2014

29 Jan 2015

Key macro indicators have recently been weaker thanexpected in China. Indeed, economic activity continues to slow, with Q3 GDP coming in at 7.3%. Recent stimulus measures, including liquidity support ...

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RICS Hong Kong Commercial Property Market Monitor Q4 2014

29 Jan 2015

The Hong Kong growth dynamic in 2014 has been subject to political instability, a slowdown of economicactivity in China and the anti-corruption campaign. Key economic indicators continue to point to a...

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RICS Japan Commercial Property Market Monitor Q4 2014

29 Jan 2015

2014 was a year marked by significant global economic volatility and further adverse developments in the Japanese economic environment. GDP growth was negative for most of 2014 due in large part to a ...

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RICS Singapore Commercial Property Monitor Q4 2014

29 Jan 2015

In Singapore, economic growth slowed in Q4 with theyear-on-year GDP growth rate coming in at just 1.5%, compared with 2.8% in Q3. Recent survey data reinforces the picture of an economy that has lost ...

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RICS China Construction Market Monitor Q2 2014

22 Aug 2014

The Q2 2014 RICS China Construction Market Monitor underscores a fairly broad-based improvement in market sentiment. The headline national workloads balance showed a modest increase after falling in t...

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RICS Hong Kong Construction Market Monitor Q2 2014

22 Aug 2014

The Q2 2014 RICS Hong Kong Construction Market Monitor shows that workloads at the headline level rose further, with the net balance improving from +12 to +23...

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RICS Singapore Construction Market Monitor Q2 2014

22 Aug 2014

The Q2 2014 RICS Singapore Construction Market Monitor suggests momentum in the sector may be fading. Indeed, total workloads at the headline level edged into neutral territory, with the net balance c...

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RICS Hong Kong Commercial Property Monitor Q2 2014

31 July 2014

In Hong Kong, GDP growth has been disappointing with recent retail sales and exports data surprising on the downside. Furthermore, uncertainty associated with the frothyproperty market remains the key...

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The BRI-backed China-Laos Railway Project has been designated as a priority under the terms of the nation's Eighth Five Year Plan.

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