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The International Monetary Fund reviewed the funding of 808.5 million US dollars for Cô te d 'Ivoire, and the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund has completed the review of its loan arrangement with Cô te d 'Ivoire. The IMF indicated that about $808.5 million could be allocated under the EFF/ECF and RSF arrangements immediately after the review.Ministry of Water Resources: A number of projects to fully promote the construction of the national water network are accelerating. On December 12, the State Council Office held a press conference to introduce the tenth anniversary of the first phase of the East Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project. Zhang Xiangwei, director of the Planning Department of the Ministry of Water Resources, said that the Ministry of Water Resources has made every effort to promote the construction of the national water network according to the overall deployment of the Outline of the National Water Network Construction Plan, focusing on networking, supplementing the network and strengthening the chain. Judging from the main artery of the national water network, the middle route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project is accelerating. From the point of view of the backbone water transport and drainage channels of the national water network, a number of major inter-basin water diversion projects have been completed, such as connecting the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, connecting the Han River and Weihe River, and allocating water resources in the Pearl River Delta. At the same time, the water resources allocation around the Beibu Gulf, the backbone project of Jilin water network, the second phase of Huaihe River's waterway into the sea and other projects that have been demonstrated for many years have all started construction and are actively promoting the implementation of the projects.Afternoon comments on Hong Kong stocks: Hang Seng Index rose by 1.72%, Hang Seng Technology Index rose by 2.55%, Hong Kong stocks closed at noon, Hang Seng Index rose by 1.72% and Hang Seng Technology Index rose by 2.55%. Chinese brokerage stocks and consumer stocks were among the top gainers, with China Merchants Securities, Mengniu Dairy and Tongcheng Travel up over 7% and over 5% respectively.

Foreign media survey: the Korean economy is expected to grow by 1.7% in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with the previous estimate of 1.8%; In the first quarter of 2025, GDP is expected to increase by 1% year-on-year, compared with the previous estimate of 1.1%.Shenzhen Nanshan District Emergency Management Bureau: The cause of the deflagration accident in Shenzhen Bay Yuefu and the personnel placement are being carried out. On the afternoon of December 11th, a residential building in Shenzhen Bay Yuefu Phase II exploded. According to official reports, as of 18: 00 on the 11th, the open flame had been extinguished, resulting in one death and no other injuries. Today, the telephone operator of Shenzhen Nanshan District Emergency Management Bureau said that (cause investigation and personnel placement) are being carried out, and the specific information should wait for the official news announcement. (CBN)Nine of the top ten stocks rose, while the A50ETF Huabao (159596) rose linearly, and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited rose by nearly 3%. On December 11th, near midday, driven by big finance, the three indexes rose rapidly. By midday, the A50ETF Huabao (159596) rose by 0.9%, with a turnover of 83.4 million yuan. In terms of constituent stocks, 9 of the top ten awkward stocks rose. In terms of rising, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited led the rise by nearly 3%, and China Ping An, CITIC Securities and other stocks followed suit; In terms of decline, only Hengrui Pharma fell. According to the strategists of SDIC Securities, the strategic elements to promote the stock market upward from the perspective of "liquidity" are complete. The market based on the "fundamental" perspective is to pay attention to the recovery of M1 for more than two consecutive months. Looking back at history, after M1 rebounded from the bottom for more than two consecutive months, the market sector represented by consumption and pro-cyclical sectors will start pricing, and then a style switch for fundamental pricing may be formed.

Goldman Sachs: The Bank of Japan has not reached the level where it can judge that it has enough confidence in the future. In this case, it is expected that the Bank of Japan will keep its policy interest rate unchanged at 0.25% at its meeting in December.Black hand again! The United States will raise import tariffs on solar polysilicon, silicon wafers and some tungsten products in China from the beginning of next year. The Office of the US Trade Representative issued a statement saying that the United States will raise import tariffs on solar polysilicon, silicon wafers and some tungsten products imported from China from the beginning of next year after a four-year review by the Biden administration. The tariff rate of silicon wafer and polysilicon will be increased to 50%, and the tariff rate of some tungsten products will be increased to 25%. These tariff increases will take effect on January 1, 2025. (Cailian)This year, the amount of M&A transactions involving listed companies in Hong Kong has reached 38 billion US dollars, which has triggered a rare bidding war. This year is expected to be the busiest year for M&A transactions involving listed companies in Hong Kong in the past decade, with industries ranging from skin care products to logistics real estate, and the bidding war has also warmed up. It is reported that China Mobile's bid for Hongkong Broadband may face competition from American private equity firm I Squared Capital. Bi Hua, chairman of Fenmei Packaging, is negotiating with Qihao Capital to jointly counter the privatization offer of Shandong Xinjufeng. The data shows that the scale of M&A transactions for listed companies in Hong Kong has reached $38 billion this year, the highest level since 2017, including the merger of Guotai Junan Securities and Haitong Securities, a smaller competitor, to become the largest brokerage firm in China.