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Citigroup slightly lowered South Korea's GDP growth forecast to 1.5% next year. It is expected that the Bank of Korea will cut interest rates next month. Citigroup released a report saying that considering the worse economic sentiment in South Korea this month, it slightly lowered its GDP forecast for this year and next year by 0.1 percentage point to 2.1% and 1.5% respectively. The bank slightly lowered Korea's GDP growth forecast for the last quarter of this year by 0.1 percentage point to rise by 0.3% quarterly, and raised its GDP growth forecast for the first quarter of next year by 0.1 percentage point to rise by 0.6% quarterly. Looking forward to the first quarter of next year, the bank expects South Korea to adopt a combination of expansionary policies, including the Bank of Korea's expected interest rate cut to 2.75% in mid-January, and the government's expected additional budget of 30 trillion won (equivalent to about 1.1% of GDP next year). It is expected that the Bank of Korea will cut interest rates by 25BP each in January, April, July and October next year, and the final interest rate is expected to be 2%.The concept of Internet finance strengthened in the afternoon, with Zhaori Technology's daily limit rising, Zhaori Technology and Guolian Securities' daily limit rising, huijin technology rose more than 15%, and Harbin Investment Co., Ltd., Fortune Trend, Winning Time and Straight Flush also rose.According to the Quarterly Report of the Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong's capital market has benefited from the success of the interconnection mechanism with the mainland stock market since the third quarter, as well as the breakthrough in contact with the Middle East market. The net capital inflow of Hong Kong Stock Connect is strong. After the optimization of ETF Connect, the number of eligible Hong Kong ETFs has increased to 16, with a total market value of over HK$ 300 billion. Cross-border wealth management investment in the south has increased by over 60% since optimization, and the net subscription of Hong Kong funds has reached RMB 8.8 billion. The CSRC is considering the license applications of 15 virtual asset trading platforms, and it is expected that several operators will be licensed during the year. Liang Fengyi, Chief Executive Officer of China Securities Regulatory Commission, said that the ETF market in Hong Kong has achieved several new milestones this year and will devote itself to building a global hub. (Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission)

Minister of Finance Lan Foan attended and delivered a speech at the launching ceremony of the China-World Bank Group Global Ecosystem and Transformation Center. On December 8, the Ministry of Finance and the World Bank jointly held the launching ceremony of the China-World Bank Group Global Ecosystem and Transformation Center (hereinafter referred to as the Global Center). Lan Foan, Minister of Finance, delivered an opening speech with Peng Anjie, President of the World Bank, and signed a memorandum on the Global Center and an agreement on the renewal of the China-World Bank Group Partnership Fund. Liao Minyi, Vice Minister of Finance, and Philo, Vice President of the East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank, made closing remarks. More than 100 Chinese and foreign representatives from more than 20 embassies and international organizations in China, as well as relevant domestic departments and research institutions attended the event. Lan Foan emphasized that in the past decade, the central government has invested nearly 6 trillion yuan to fully guarantee the construction of beautiful China. The "gold content" of China's ecological environment has improved significantly, and the "green content" of its development has increased significantly. At the same time, China has assumed the responsibility of a big country, demonstrated its role as a big country, and achieved a major transformation from a participant to a leader in global environmental governance. China is willing to take the global center as a bridge, share China's experience in ecological protection and development, and embark on the road of green transformation together with other countries.Xia Yiping's internal letter was alleged to have been copied from Weilai Li Bin. Xia Yiping, CEO of Jiyue, released an internal letter on the afternoon of 11th, acknowledging that the company was encountering difficulties and needed to adjust immediately. Some netizens pointed out that part of Xia Yiping's internal letter copied the internal letter of Weilai Li Bin in 2023. Xia Yiping's internal letter mentioned that the following four things must be done well in the new entrepreneurial period: 1. Adhere to the long-term investment in core technologies to maintain the leading edge; 2. Strengthen sales and service capacity building to cope with fierce market competition; 3. Merge departments and posts with duplicate functions and change inefficient internal workflow; 4. Reduce projects that cannot improve financial performance in the short term. In 2023, Li Bin's internal letter also mentioned: ensure long-term investment in core key technologies and maintain the leading edge of technology and products; Ensure that sales and service capabilities can cope with fierce market competition; Ensure that 9 core products of 3 brands are listed as scheduled; Organize efficiency improvement, merge redundant departments and posts, change inefficient internal workflow and division of labor, and cancel inefficient posts; Improve the efficiency of resources, postpone and reduce the project investment that can not improve the company's financial performance within 3 years. (Sina Technology)Lan Foan, Minister of Finance, met with Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. On December 9, Lan Foan, Minister of Finance, met with Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. The two sides exchanged views on the global and China economic situation, the focus of China's fiscal policy and the debt of developing countries, accompanied by Liao Min, Vice Minister of Finance.

Employees demand to pay social security. Xia Yiping: The problems are all being solved. If you escape, you won't come. Some netizens posted a video showing that Xia Yiping, CEO of Ji Yue, was surrounded by employees in the company, and some employees shouted at Xia Yiping: "Take out your savings and pay social security to employees." Some employees at the scene said that if social security is broken, how many people will be affected, don't talk empty talk. Xia Yiping responded that knowing that everyone is very angry, everyone has followed us for so long, and I am very grateful. "These problems are being solved. Now I am communicating with you. If I escape, I will not come." Xia Yiping, CEO of Extreme Vietnam, issued an internal letter on the afternoon of the 11th, acknowledging that the company was encountering difficulties and needed immediate adjustment. (Sina Technology)Foreign media: Blinken testified in Congress about the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, and the pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted his speech several times. According to the Turkish Anadolu News Agency, US Secretary of State Blinken testified in the House of Representatives on the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan on the 11th local time, during which several pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted his speech several times.Korean media: South Korea's ruling party has added another person to support the impeachment of Yin Xiyue, and the number of members in favor has now increased to six. According to the latest news in Yonhap News Agency, Zhongwu Qin, a member of parliament of South Korea's ruling National Power Party, said on the 12th that he would vote for the impeachment of the president on the 14th. Yonhap News Agency said that so far, the number of members of the ruling party who have publicly expressed their support for the impeachment of President Yin Xiyue has increased to six.