InvestHK promotes Hong Kong as Asia’s business launch pad in Eastern Europe and Middle East

InvestHK promotes Hong Kong as Asia’s business launch pad in Eastern Europe and Middle East

  • UAE
  • May 10, 2025

Hong Kong Sar-Media Outreach Newswire-May 10, 2025-INVEST Hong Kong (Invest) announced today (May 10) that the general director of Investment Promotion in Investchk, Mrs. Alpha Lau, will embark on a series of visits to Istanbul, Türki; Budapest, Hungary; and Cairo, Egypt, some of the key economies along the belt and road, to strengthen economic ties and promote Hong Kong as the main entrance door for companies to expand to the continent and the Asia Pacific region.

Lau Lau said: “The unique advantages of Hong Kong as a global financial center and the Asian business launch platform make it the perfect partner for Türkiye, Hungary and Egypt companies in the expansion of the continent, the Southerne Intheran association), and in the matter of Asanands’ affairs) in Asanands. Hong Kong can boost his success in the entire region.

He added that Hong Kong offers unparalleled access to the continent and the Asia-Pacific region through initiatives such as the Bay of the Great Bay Bay and its Free Trade Agreement with ASEAN. The city’s commercial environment, the free capital movement and the solid ecosystem of innovation and technology that house almost 10,000 colleagues from abroad and the continent, and about 4,700 new companies, allows companies to innovate and grow.

Mrs. Lau will arrive in Istanbul tomorrow (May 11, time of Istanbul) to interact with Turkish companies from several sectors that are interested in using Hong as a trampoline to grow in the Asia and Pacific region. He will speak in different events, including the Business Seminar of the Chamber of Commerce of Istanbul, a business seminar of Foreign Economic Relations of the Turkey, and will meet with the Turkish media to highlight the low and free region of business of Hong, low and free free region, registered and free of low and free low and free BLOW and Free Low’s and Free Low’s and Free Low’s and Free Low’s and Free Low’s and Free Low’s and Free Low’s and Free Low’s Low’s and Free Low’s and Free Blow’s Blow’s Low’s and Low’s Low’s and Low’s Blow’s Free Blow and Free Low Systems under the Systems of “Systems, of the” Free Systems, of the two Free Blow, Free Blow, Free Free.

In 2024, Türkiye was the 30th largest commercial partner in Hong Kong, with trade of bilateral goods between the two places that amounted to HK $ 16.6 billion. The integral avoidance of Hong Kong-Türkiye of the double imposition agreement signed in 2024 improves fiscal certainty, facilitating cross-border transactions.

Since the inclusion of Türkiye in the dedicated Fund of Hong Kong on the brand, improvement and national sales they have supported Hong Kong companies that expand to the Turkish market. To further strengthen bilateral commercial ties, Investo established a second office in Izmir in January 2025 to promote opportunities that Hong Kong sacrifices Turkish companies seeking regional expansion.

On May 13 (Budapest time), Mrs. Lau will arrive in Budapest to meet the main Hungarian companies interested in using Hong Kong as a regional center for the expansion of Asia and the Pacific. It will meet with the means to update them on the last environment and business opportunities of Hong Kong. Mrs. Lau will also attend the Guangdong-Hong-Macao Greater Bay Area in Hungary Conference in Hungary.

In 2024, Hungary was the 33rd largest commercial partner in Hong Kong and around 9.4 percent (HK $ 9.4 billion) of the total merchandise trade between Hungary and the continent routed through Hong Kong. Hong Kong serves as a gateway for Hungarian companies aimed at Asian markets, taking advantage of their role as “super connector” under the Belt and Road initiative, while hunger benefits from the open investment environment of Hong Kong. Hungarian manufacturing, technology and technology companies can take advantage of the Vibrant Ecosystem of Innovation and Technology of Hong, backed by world -class and world -class universities, to grow in the area of ​​the Bay of the ASEAN and China.

On May 17 (Cairo time), Mrs. Lau will visit Cairo to connect with global Egyptian companies anxious to establish operations in Hong Kong to evaluate Asia and Pacific’s opportunities. It will also attend the Conference on Economic Cooperation and Commercial Cooperation Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in Cairo.

In 2023, Investo signed a memorandum of understanding with the General Authority for Investment and the Free Zones of the Arab Republic of Egypt, promising mutual cooperation in exchanges and the support of investment promotion. In 2024, bilateral merchandise between Hong Kong and Egypt amounted to HK $ 2.1 billion, 5.4 percent more than 2023.

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