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By the end of November, more than 1,400 enterprises in Shenzhen had participated in the pilot of high-level opening of cross-border trade and investment. The reporter learned from the People's Bank of Shenzhen that since the pilot of high-level opening of cross-border trade and investment was launched in Shenzhen, by the end of November, more than 1,400 enterprises in Shenzhen had participated in the pilot, with a business scale exceeding 90 billion US dollars. Among them, the newly registered amount and actual inflow of foreign debts of Shenzhen enterprises increased by 2.6 times and 3.1 times respectively year-on-year, which became another "facilitation" channel to attract and utilize long-term foreign investment.Beijing Daxing Airport opened direct flights to Sydney and Melbourne for the first time. At 1: 10am on December 13th, China Southern Airlines flight CZ5025 took off from Beijing Daxing International Airport for Sydney, Australia, which was the first direct flight from Beijing Daxing Airport to Australia. On the 14th, China Southern Airlines will also fly the Daxing-Melbourne route in Beijing. (CCTV News)Zhaowei, Shenwan Hongyuan Securities: Macroeconomic policies pay more attention to cooperation with key areas such as stable employment and scientific and technological innovation. zhaowei, chief economist of Shenwan Hongyuan Securities, said that in terms of macroeconomic regulation and control, this meeting continued the tone of Politburo meeting of the Chinese Communist Party in December, emphasizing "being more active and promising" and "improving the overall effectiveness of policies". The meeting mentioned "strengthening the coordination of fiscal, monetary, employment, industrial, regional, trade, environmental protection, supervision and other policies and reform and opening-up measures", on the one hand pointing to the follow-up fiscal and monetary policies or strengthening coordination and supporting steady growth; On the other hand, it points to "forming synergy" among multiple departments, and macro policies pay more attention to cooperation with key areas such as stable employment and scientific and technological innovation. (CSI Taurus)

According to the latest announcement of Allianz Fund, due to work arrangement, Shen Liang stepped down as general manager and financial controller on December 12, and Duan Jing became the new financial controller, and there is no statement about his transfer to other positions in the company. As early as October 8th, the former Inspector General Gu Wen left his post for personal reasons, and Shen Liang acted as Inspector General. Allianz Fund is the ninth wholly foreign-owned public offering in China, which is wholly owned by Allianz Investment. On April 18th this year, it was approved to launch China Public Offering of Fund business, and the first public offering product was established in early September. Before leaving office, Shen Liang served as director, general manager, legal representative and financial controller of Allianz Fund. According to the data, Shen Liang, Gu Wen and Duan Jing joined Allianz Investment in January 2021, August 2021 and May 2022 respectively.Huang Hongfei, former CFO of McDonald's China, joined the company? Bawang Chaji: No response. Recently, it was reported in the market that Huang Hongfei, the former CFO of McDonald's China, recently left his post and joined Bawang Chaji after a short break. In response to this news, Bawang Chaji said that he would not respond. According to public information, Huang Hongfei joined McDonald's around 1995 and played an important role in the financial and strategic planning of McDonald's China. He was one of the key figures who witnessed the development of McDonald's China. (SSE)The compound annual growth rate of average daily turnover is 30%. The ETF market in Hong Kong is growing rapidly. The compound annual growth rate of average daily turnover in the past five years is as high as 30%, and the average daily turnover in the first 11 months of this year reached HK$ 18.7 billion. According to HKEx, Hong Kong ETF market will continue to innovate and expand with diversified product selection, market structure optimization and international cooperation.

Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA): Geothermal energy is suitable for providing a large amount of stable energy for data centers. The IEA said on Friday that shale drilling technology, which has led to a sharp increase in oil and gas production, has also stimulated the development of geothermal energy. In theory, geothermal energy can provide a stable power source equivalent to the total demand of India and the United States. Fatih Birol, director of the International Energy Agency, said after the agency released its first report on geothermal energy that geothermal energy is suitable for providing a large amount of stable energy for data centers. Birol said: "One of the demands for geothermal energy is the demand for electricity in data centers. The demand for data centers in the United States is great, and they need all-weather electricity, which makes geothermal very suitable. " Birol said that unlike renewable energy such as wind energy and solar energy, geothermal energy can be a sustainable energy source, but it is still in its infancy and needs a lot of investment and support from the government. The incoming Trump administration said it would promote more oil and gas drilling and hoped to reduce the green energy plan, but Birol saw no reason not to increase the use of geothermal energy. According to the data of the International Energy Agency, by 2050, the global geothermal heating may increase to 800 GW, accounting for 15% of the global demand growth, and the annual output is equivalent to the current total demand of the United States and India. According to the report of the International Energy Agency, global investment will exceed $1 trillion by 2035 and $2.8 trillion by 2050, of which about 75% will be invested in power generation facilities.BOC International: Reiterating that China Telecom is the first choice for the "buy" rating of Chinese telecom stocks, BOC International published a research report that the contribution of cloud services to revenue and profit continues to promote the growth of Chinese telecom operators, and cloud and artificial intelligence services are becoming the only sustainable driving force for Chinese telecom operators' revenue and EBITDA. China Telecom and China Unicom have recorded steady growth in profit margin of EBITDA in two quarters this year. With the development of state-owned enterprises and local governments, the bank expects to support the development of end-to-end proprietary cloud infrastructure services for telecom operators for a long time to improve security and regulatory requirements, and at the same time, Chinese telecom stocks can provide attractive valuation and dividend returns to support their long-term performance. Therefore, it reiterates its "buy" rating for Chinese telecom stocks, with China Telecom as the first choice, followed by China Unicom and China Mobile.Huifa Food: Shareholder Zhenghechang Investment Co., Ltd.' s shareholding reduction plan has not been completed yet, and Huifa Food announced the change. On November 8, 2024, the company disclosed the Announcement of Huifa Food Shareholder's shareholding reduction plan, and Shareholder Zhenghechang Investment Co., Ltd. plans to reduce its shareholding by centralized bidding to no more than 2,446,423 shares, which does not exceed 1% of the company's total share capital; The reduction of holdings through block trading does not exceed 4,892,846 shares, and does not exceed 2% of the company's total share capital. The planned reduction period is from November 29, 2024 to February 27, 2025. As of December 13, 2024, shareholder Zhenghechang Investment Co., Ltd. has reduced its shareholding by 1.7 million shares through centralized bidding. At present, the shareholder's shareholding reduction plan has not been completed.