The plan for Indonesian civil servants to move to the new capital was postponed until April next year. On December 13th, local time, Diana Kusu Mastu, Deputy Minister of Public Works of Indonesia, said that the Indonesian government planned to move civil servants to the new capital Nusantara in April 2025. The construction of necessary infrastructure, including residential buildings, is under way, and the current construction progress has exceeded 60%. (CCTV News)Spot gold fell below $2,680 per ounce, down 1.38% in the day. COMEX gold futures fell 2.00% in the day and are now reported at $2701.50 per ounce.The Bank of France expects France's economy to grow at zero month-on-month in the fourth quarter. The Bank of France, BNP Paribas, recently released the results of its monthly economic survey, and it is expected that France's gross domestic product (GDP) will grow at zero month-on-month in the fourth quarter of this year. (Xinhua News Agency)
China Securities Association: Let the margin financing and securities lending business truly become a powerful tool to serve the people's wealth growth and promote the healthy development of the capital market. On December 6, 2024, China Securities Association held a plenary meeting of the professional committee on margin financing and securities lending business in Chongqing. The meeting emphasized that industry organizations should give full play to the functional role of margin financing and securities lending business, strictly implement relevant regulatory requirements, optimize business processes, improve institutional systems, provide quality services to customers, always bear in mind the people-oriented principle, and put the protection of investors' legitimate rights and interests at the core, so that margin financing and securities lending business can truly become a powerful tool to serve the wealth growth of the people and promote the healthy development of the capital market. The meeting summarized the key work of the Committee in 2024 and discussed the work plan for the next stage. In the next step, the Committee will further play a professional and "handle affairs, discuss and communicate" platform role to jointly promote the high-quality development of margin trading and securities lending business.The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to expand the judiciary.Bank of Communications: Wang Wenjin resigned as business director. Due to job transfer, Wang Wenjin has submitted a written report to the board of directors of the company and resigned as business director (corporate and institutional business). His resignation will take effect on December 13, 2024.
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.Russian Defense Ministry: Russian air defense forces shot down 13 Ukrainian drones in Kursk, Belgorod, Rostov and Lipetsk last night.The Bank of France expects France's economy to grow at zero month-on-month in the fourth quarter. The Bank of France, BNP Paribas, recently released the results of its monthly economic survey, and it is expected that France's gross domestic product (GDP) will grow at zero month-on-month in the fourth quarter of this year. (Xinhua News Agency)