2022 MANAGEMENT REPORT AND ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DEMIRE
2022 MANAGEMENT REPORT AND1 ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Group principles |
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Economic report |
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Further legal information |
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Opportunities and risks |
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Forecast |
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BALANCE SHEET |
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STATEMENT OF INCOME |
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ANNEX TO THE 2022 ANNUAL |
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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General information and basis |
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financial statements |
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Information on accounting and |
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valuation principles |
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Notes to the balance sheet |
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Notes to the statement of income |
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Other disclosures |
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Statement of fixed assets |
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Schedule of shareholdings |
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT |
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IMPRINT |
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Opportunities and risks |
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Forecast |
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BALANCE SHEET |
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STATEMENT OF INCOME |
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ANNEX TO THE 2022 ANNUAL |
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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INDEPENDENT |
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AUDITOR’S REPORT |
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IMPRINT |
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The combined management report reports on business development at DEMIRE Deutsche Mittelstand Real Estate AG (“the Company”), Frankfurt am Main, and the Group (“DEMIRE” or “the DEMIRE Group”) for the financial year from 1 January to 31 December 2022. The Company prepares its financial statements according to the provisions of the German Commercial Code (HGB) and the provisions of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG). The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as applicable in the EU and the additional requirements of German commercial law pursuant to Section 315e (1) of the German Commercial Code (HGB). The composition of the scope of consolidation, which forms an integral part of the consolidated financial statements, is shown in the Notes of the Annual Report starting on page 185.
Set-up and orientation
Business activities
Acquisition and value-oriented development of commercial real estate DEMIRE acquires and holds commercial real estate in regional centres, medium-sizedcities and up-and-comingregions bordering metropolitan areas across Germany. In focusing on this, the Company has come up with the ABBA approach: This approach states that DEMIRE will focus its investments on “A” locations in “B” cities and “B” locations in “A” cities. The portfolio has potential for real estate investments and is attractive both to international as well as regional tenants.
At the same time, these markets showed particular price resilience due to what tends to be the high stability of medium-sized companies based in the region. On the other hand, efficient real estate management in such regions requires a specific understanding of the regional markets along with an excellent network – DEMIRE has both to a particular degree.
In principle, the Company focuses its portfolio on a mix of office, retail and hotel properties. With a current surplus in office properties, DEMIRE considers the return/ risk structure for the commercial real estate business segment to be appropriate in the current phase.
The Company attaches great importance to signing contracts with solvent tenants and realising a property’s potential. The Executive Board considers this to be the case. As a result, DEMIRE continues to expect stable, sustainable rental income and reliable prices too.
The business approach is fundamentally geared towards portfolio growth, and the Company disposes of any properties that are not consistent with its strategy. To prepare for the upcoming refinancing in 2024, in particular for the 2019/2024 corporate bond, the Company has been striving since the summer of 2022 to improve the liquidity situation and the loan-to-value ratio with the help of property sales and active liability management. In 2022, the only remaining logistics property was sold and a nominal amount of EUR 50 million of the 2019/2024 corporate bond was bought back.
DEMIRE continues to advance the organisation from an operational and procedural perspective by implementing all kinds of different measures. Alongside cost disci- pline, operating performance is improved by means of directing external property managers and other service providers in a targeted manner, as well as by expanding the internal asset and portfolio management structures.
Listing on the stock market allows shareholders to participate in growth DEMIRE’s securities are listed on the regulated market (Prime Standard segment) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Satisfying the interests of shareholders is at the heart of DEMIRE’s work to advance the business. The aim is to continue increasing the value of the Company’s portfolio in their interests. At the same time, the Company is keen to develop stable sources of income, which will then be distributed to investors via regular dividends.
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Group principles |
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Economic report |
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Further legal information |
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Opportunities and risks |
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Forecast |
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BALANCE SHEET |
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STATEMENT OF INCOME |
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ANNEX TO THE 2022 ANNUAL |
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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INDEPENDENT |
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AUDITOR’S REPORT |
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IMPRINT |
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When it comes to possible acquisitions, the Company focuses on assets with poten- tial. Economically mature assets and smaller properties that are not part of the core portfolio will continue to be sold. As at the reporting date, DEMIRE has a real estate portfolio of 62 properties with lettable space of around 0.9 million m² and a market valuation of around EUR 1.43 billion. The Cielo office property in Frankfurt am Main is not included in these figures as it is held within a joint venture and accounted for using the equity method.
Division of the business into three segments
DEMIRE divides its business into three segments: “Core Portfolio”, “Fair Value REIT” and “Corporate Functions/Others”. The strategically important “Core Portfolio” segment comprises the assets and activities of DEMIRE’s subsidiaries and sub-subsidiaries that are not allocated to the Fair Value REIT-AG subsidiary. The “Fair Value REIT” segment comprises the investment activities in direct and indirect real estate holdings of this listed subsidiary with REIT status in a Group context. The “Corpo- rate Functions/Others” segment comprises the Group’s administrative and cross-segment tasks such as risk management, finance, controlling, investor rela- tions, legal, IT and compliance.
Strategy and Objectives
REALIZE POTENTIAL
In 2019, DEMIRE drafted a strategic medium-term plan for its subsequent develop- ment, summarising it under the concept of “REALize Potential”. This plan also provided guidance during the year under review, but was adjusted due to market conditions and the upcoming refinancing in 2024. It consists of the following objectives:
- Increase the portfolio volume to more than EUR 2 billion
- Ensure the Company’s ability to pay dividends in the long run
- Achieve an investment grade rating
In order to achieve these objectives, the Company pursues four central approaches or strategic levers:
- Transactions – Optimisation of the portfolio structure with short-term creation of additional liquidity for refinancing while maintaining the medium-term goal of portfolio growth in ABBA locations (“A” locations in “B” cities and “B” locations in “A” cities)
- Management – Realising real estate potential through active and value-oriented property management
- Financials – Refinancing of liabilities expiring in 2024
- Processes – Realising optimisation potential in processes and structures Realising optimisation potential in processes and structures:
Transactions
The medium-term goal of increasing the portfolio value to more than EUR 2 billion is overridden in 2023 and 2024 by the short-term goal of creating a liquidity reserve for the refinancing of liabilities expiring in 2024. In order to further build up the liquidity reserve, properties are to be sold. This will probably lead to a temporary reduction in the property portfolio in the coming years.
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MANAGEMENT REPORT |
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Group principles |
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Economic report |
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Further legal information |
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Opportunities and risks |
54 |
Forecast |
65 |
BALANCE SHEET |
67 |
STATEMENT OF INCOME |
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ANNEX TO THE 2022 ANNUAL |
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
70 |
INDEPENDENT |
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AUDITOR’S REPORT |
95 |
IMPRINT |
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Strategically, the Company is focusing its acquisitions on regional centres, medium- sized cities and up-and-coming regions bordering metropolitan areas throughout Germany. To further improve the risk structure, DEMIRE diversifies the portfolio according to a mix of uses appropriate to the German commercial property market. These are office, retail, logistics and other (including hotel). The Company is currently focused on office properties.
Expanding the portfolio in the medium term allows the Company to exploit economies of scale, with a positive impact on the cost structure, for example, by reducing administrative, financing and service costs.
Management
The Company’s aim is to further leverage real estate potential by continuing to improve its real estate management with a value-based approach. This includes the expansion of the Company’s in-house portfolio and asset management capacities. These steps enable the portfolio and asset management activities to create dedicated individual property strategies, maintain a high level of management attention on existing tenant support and new lettings, and help to optimise the cost structures at the individual property level through the close control of property and facility management.
In terms of portfolio management, the Company is actively working on optimising its portfolio structure and the consistent implementation of the ABBA strategy. As part of this, small, low-yield properties in non-strategic areas are sold and properties consistent with the strategy are acquired. Properties that require restructuring due to changes in market conditions are repositioned using DEMIRE’s active asset management approach.
DEMIRE is also expanding its regional network of administrations, trade associations, estate agents and other regional real estate players.
Financials
DEMIRE constantly reviews its financial performance indicators and takes steps to improve them where possible. In these endeavours, the Company pays special attention to cost structures. In addition to monitoring the performance indicators, DEMIRE regularly reviews and benchmarks non-operating costs in particular.
The intention is to gradually build up financial reserves for the repayment of the 2019/2024 corporate bond (nominal amount of EUR 550) with proactive liquidity management. Overall, financial liabilities fell to EUR 829 million compared to the end of 2021 (EUR 891 million).
Running administrative costs were reduced again in 2022 (-4.9% compared to the previous year). The positive development of the financial result reflects the income from the participation in the Cielo joint venture. The net loan-to-value ratio increased to 54.0% compared to the end of 2021 (49.7%) primarily due to the devaluation of the properties.
Due to the sale of the LogPark in Leipzig and the property in Ludwigsburg, the net loan-to-value ratio will fall again as a result of the cash inflow.
Processes
DEMIRE’s corporate culture includes the continuous improvement of existing pro- cesses, procedures and structures. The DEMIRE Group continued to optimise and standardise its processes in 2022. From 2022, Group-wide property management will be conducted by STRABAG, while Group-wide asset management will be conducted by DEMIRE AG. This will be a starting point for further efficiency gains, in terms of both property management and administrative processes.
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DEMIRE Deutsche Mittelstand Real Estate AG published this content on 16 March 2023 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 16 March 2023 06:22:07 UTC.
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Technical analysis trends DEMIRE DEUTSCHE MITTELSTAND REAL ESTATE AG
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Trends | Bearish | Neutral | Bearish |
Income Statement Evolution
Sell ![]() Buy |
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Mean consensus | HOLD |
Number of Analysts | 3 |
Last Close Price | 2,45 € |
Average target price | 2,65 € |
Spread / Average Target | 8,16% |
Property at 12045 McCowan Rd. in Stouffville, Ont., is one of several that was bought shortly before an announcement of housing being built on the Greenbelt.Fred Lum/the Globe and Mail
Ontario already had enough land designated to build two million new homes – more than its overall goal of 1.5 million over the next decade – before it decided to release parts of the protected Greenbelt and force municipalities to earmark even more farmland for housing, according to new research.
The numbers, based on public figures from local governments, are contained in a report by former Waterloo director of community planning Kevin Eby that was commissioned by a group of housing and environmental advocacy organizations, including Environmental Defence. The results echo previous conclusions from other experts, including those of the government’s own industry-led housing task force, which said the province did not face a shortage of land for new housing.
The report, released Monday, adds to the controversy around Premier Doug Ford’s decision to break previous promises and allow development in parts of the Greenbelt, the protected countryside that encircles the Greater Toronto Area, in the name of solving the housing crisis.
Most recently, the Opposition NDP has focused on allegations that real estate developers or lobbyists may have attended a fundraiser held in advance of the wedding of Mr. Ford’s daughter and the fact that prominent building-industry figures, described by the Premier as personal friends, attended the wedding itself.
Allegations that some developers – and donors to Mr. Ford’s Progressive Conservative Party – knew in advance of the Greenbelt decision have prompted investigations by Ontario’s Auditor-General and its Integrity Commissioner. The Premier and his Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Steve Clark, have denied tipping off developers.
Campbell Clark: No, Mr. Ford, it’s not okay to host a party where developers come with cash
Mr. Eby’s report says that before the government’s recent policy changes, there was enough “designated greenfield area,” or farmland already planned for development across the Greater Golden Horseshoe region, to build 700,000 units. And that number even assumes the government’s other changes to allow more sprawl-like low-density development. Most of the units are already in various stages of the approval process.
Plus, the report says, there is enough land earmarked for more than 1.3 million new units in existing “built-up areas” inside municipalities in the GGH, which arcs around Toronto from Niagara to Peterborough.
Mr. Eby and several other members of the government’s Greenbelt advisory council resigned in 2020 to protest the province’s changes to the powers of local conservation authorities. The report was commissioned by a coalition calling itself the Alliance for a Liveable Ontario.
The report’s numbers raise questions about the government’s stated rationale for its decision to open up 3,000 hectares of the 800,000-hectare Greenbelt area, while adding back 3,800 hectares of land elsewhere. The government has said the move would lead to the creation of up to 50,000 new homes. It has also previously forced municipalities to designate more farmland on their outskirts for housing.
Chris Poulos, a spokesperson for Mr. Clark, dismissed Monday’s report as “not based on facts but rather a particular anti-housing and anti-growth ideology.” He said the Greenbelt land that was opened up is in prime locations for housing.
NDP Leader Marit Stiles said the report shows the government did not need to open the Greenbelt to solve the housing crisis.
Her questions in the Legislature on Monday about the Greenbelt prompted a fiery response from PC Government House Leader Paul Calandra, who falsely accused the NDP of sending a photographer to the wedding of the Premier’s daughter to take a picture of the seating chart.
The photo in question, obtained by multiple media outlets and submitted by the NDP to the Integrity Commissioner, was on posted online by the couple’s own wedding photographer. Mr. Calandra also accused the NDP Leader of implying that Italian-Canadian developers are unable to build homes “ethically.”
“We are raising these issues because Ontarians are deeply concerned,” Ms. Stiles said. “And I think the government showed yet again how desperate they are to avoid those questions.”
Also on Monday, the NDP released an affidavit from Ms. Stiles, filed with the Integrity Commissioner, as part of a complaint calling on him to investigate the Premier’s actions at the pre-wedding and wedding events.
The document focuses on the handful of developers whose presence at the wedding has already been reported, such as Mario Cortellucci, a long-time Progressive Conservative backer whose companies have received special fast-track orders from the government, and Shakir Rehmatullah, president of Flato Developments, who benefited from a Greenbelt carveout.
But Ms. Stiles also alleges the land chosen for removal from the Greenbelt did not meet the government’s own stated conditions that the properties must be “on or near readily serviceable land” – meaning land that is close to existing sewer and water pipes and roads. The affidavit cites letters to the province from York Region’s chief planner and Durham Region’s chief administrative officer who said the Greenbelt lands opened up in their jurisdictions were not in the two regions’ servicing infrastructure plans.
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As government initiatives promote the use of zero-emission vehicles and commercial vehicle manufacturers continue to launch new models, the publisher projects that about 7.2 million electric commercial vehicles will be in operation in North America and 5.8 million in Europe by 2030. Sufficient charging infrastructure will have to be in place to eliminate range anxiety, which is an operator’s fear of being unable to find a charging station when vehicle power runs low.
Several new and cross-industry participants have entered the nascent electric commercial vehicle charging infrastructure industry in the past few years to cater to the expected demand and are formulating their market approaches and identifying potentially lucrative revenue streams. Huge investments by value chain participants have been materializing to gain a first-mover advantage.
A charging network provider, for the purposes of this project, follows one or more of these business models:
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- Charging-as-a-service, in which it owns and operates the charging station while the property partners incur the installation costs. The latter pays a fixed monthly or yearly fee and keeps all charging revenue (excluding network/connectivity fees).
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The Maldives government has increased the rates of Goods and Services Tax (GST) effective from January 01, 2023.
Goods and Services Tax (GST), as prescribed in the Maldives Goods and Services Tax Act (Act No: 10/2011) are categorised into two different components: General Goods and Services Tax (GGST) and Tourism Goods and Services Tax (TGST).
General Goods and Services Tax (GGST) is levied on general services and regular consumers, while Tourism Goods and Services Tax (TGST) is exclusive to tourist properties and services. Previously the government levied a 6 percent GGST and a 12 percent TGST. Since January 01, GGST has increased to 8 percent and TGST to 16 percent.
Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA), the legally mandated body in collecting taxes for the state, has earlier published fact sheets providing local businesses and general consumers information on the impact of tax surges; and how it will be applicable depending on the business types.
Though most consumers and businesses are aware of how the tax hikes will reflect on the price tags of their purchases, there is still noticeable confusion surrounding the goods and services that are exempt from GST.
Utilities
According to the new GST Regulation, services that are exempted from GST include electricity, water, sewerage, and postal services that are provided by the state.
The tax exempt postal services refers to postal services provided by the government and not other courier services.
Sewerage services authorised by EPA are also exempt from GST charges.
Education Service
Services provided by preschools, schools, vocational institutions, colleges, and universities run by the government are exempt from GST. This also applies to other educational institutions including tuition centres operated with the authorisation of the Ministry of Education.
Services supplied by canteens, bookshops, and businesses supplying services of benefit to students, within academic institutions and conducted without public access must render services without GST inclusion.
Health Service
Health services provided by hospitals, clinics, health centres, health posts, and other health facilities run by the government are exempted from GST. Health services provided by medical facilities with the authorisation of the Ministry of Health are exempted as well.
Health services such as pharmacies and other facilities supplying services of benefit for patients and also within the medical institutions without direct public access are exempted from GST on services.
Drugs and Medical Devices
Drugs and medical devices approved by the Maldives Food and Drug Authority and medical devices sold by pharmacies registered with the Ministry of Health are exempt from GST.
Medical devices used for the investigation, replacement, or modification of the anatomy or of a psychological process and devices used in controlling conception are exempted as well.
Financial Services
Services provided by a state institution or with the authorisation of the relevant state institution are exempt from GST. The services include the operation of accounts, currency exchange, bill of exchange, stock exchange, issuance of debt or shares, loans, financial advances, and credits.
The supply of domestic or international money transfer services and card services under a registered financial institutions are given exemption as well.
However, the section makes it clear that financial consultancy through registered bodies is not GST-exempt.
Rent from Immovable Property
Rent from immovable property refers to security deposits and advance rental payments or other similar payments received for immovable property, collected by the landlords from tenants. These payments are GST-exempt.
Additionally, payments received from the rented property not related to responsibilities under the lease agreement or for affixing anything in the property, or obtained from insurance policies and due to breaches in lease agreements are also exempt.
International Transportation Services
International transportation services that are exempt from GST include the transportation of passengers or goods from Maldives to international destinations and vice versa.
Additionally, as per the regulation fines are GST-exempt as well.
Fines required to be paid by suppliers of goods or services where recipients fail to make the payment for the goods or services by the due date are also GST-exempt.
Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the following “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”,
contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements include, among others, those concerning
our expected financial performance and strategic and operational plans, as well
as all assumptions, expectations, predictions, intentions or beliefs about
future events. You are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are
not guarantees of future performance and that a number of risks and
uncertainties could cause actual results of the Company to differ materially
from those anticipated, expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.
The words “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “project”, “targets”, “optimistic”,
“intend”, “aim”, “will” or similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical
fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. Risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
anticipated include risks related to our potential inability to raise additional
capital; changes in domestic and foreign laws, regulations and taxes;
uncertainties related to
events in
trading in the securities of “penny stocks”; changes in economic conditions,
including a general economic downturn or a downturn in the securities markets;
and any of the factors and risks mentioned in the “Risk Factors” sections of our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended
2, Item 1A of this Form 10-Q. The Company assumes no obligation and does not
intend to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
COVID-19 Pandemic
In
subsequently recognized as a global pandemic by the
(“WHO”) on
and throughout
which we operate. Federal, state and local governments in the
world have imposed restrictions on travel and business operations and are
advising or requiring individuals to limit or eliminate time outside of their
homes. Temporary closures of businesses have also been ordered in certain
jurisdictions, and other businesses have temporarily closed voluntarily. These
actions expanded significantly in March and April of 2020 throughout the
Consequently, the COVID-19 outbreak has severely restricted the level of
economic activity in the
The outbreak has resulted in authorities implementing numerous measures to try
to contain the virus, such as quarantines and shelter in place orders. These
measures may remain in place for a significant period of time and adversely
affect our business, operations and financial condition as well as the business,
operations and financial conditions of our business partners. The spread of the
virus has also caused us to modify our business practices (including employee
work locations and cancellation of physical participation in meetings) in ways
that may be detrimental to our business (including working remotely and its
attendant cybersecurity risks). We may take further actions as may be required
by government authorities or that we determine are in the best interests of our
employees. There is no certainty that such measures will be sufficient to
mitigate the risks posed by the virus or otherwise be satisfactory to government
authorities.
There has been no material adverse impact on the Company’s 2021 results of
operations to date. The effect of COVID-19 and related events, those not yet
known or knowable, could have a negative effect on the stock price, business
prospects, financial condition, and results of operations of the Company,
including as a result of quarantines, market volatility, market downturns and
business closures.
For the reasons discussed above, the Company cannot reasonably estimate with any
degree of certainty the future impact COVID-19 may have on the Company’s results
of operations, financial position, and liquidity. Notwithstanding any actions by
national, state, and local governments to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 or by
the Company to address the adverse impacts of COVID-19, there can be no
assurance that any of the foregoing activities will be successful in mitigating
or preventing significant adverse effects on the Company.
20 Table of Contents Use of Terms
Except as otherwise indicated by the context, references in this report to:
l “BVI” are references to the
l “China” and “PRC” are to
l the “Company”, “NCN”, “we”, “us”, or “our”, are references to
a
Limited, or
limited company;
Kong limited company;
entity,
or Crown Eagle, a
variable interest entity,
(Global) Limited, or NCN Global, a
subsidiary, and its variable interest entity,
Ltd;
company, and its subsidiary,
or Lianhe, a PRC limited company; Chuanghua Shanghai advertising Limited, a PRC
limited company;
or NCN Huamin, a PRC limited company; and the Company’s variable interest
entity,
limited company;
l “NCN Management Services” are references to
BVI limited company;
l “RMB” are to the Renminbi, the legal currency of
l the “Securities Act” are to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and the
“Exchange Act” are to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
l “
Overview of Our Business
Our mission is to become a nationwide leader in providing out-of-home
advertising in
customers. Our business direction to not just selling air-time for its media
panels but also started working closely with property developers in media
planning for the property at the very early stage. As a media planner we share
the advertising profits with the property developers without paying significant
rights fees, so we expect to achieve a positive return from these projects.
To address these unfavorable market conditions, we continue to implement
cost-cutting measures, including reductions in our workforce, office rentals,
selling and marketing related expenses and other general and administrative
expenses. We have also re-assessed the commercial viability of each of our
concession rights contracts and have terminated those of our concession rights
that we determined were no longer commercially viable due to high annual fees.
Management has also successfully negotiated some reductions in advertising
operating rights fees under remaining contracts.
For more information relating to our business, please refer to Part I, “Item 1 –
Business” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
31, 2021
Recent development
Issuance of Convertible Promissory Note
On
which the Subscriber agreed to purchase the 1% Senior Unsecured Convertible Note
Agreement from the Company for an agreement purchase price of two million five
hundred thousand US Dollars (
the with 1% Senior Unsecured Convertible Note Agreement under which the Company
may sell and issue to the Subscriber up to an aggregate maximum amount of
The Convertible Promissory Notes issued to the Investor are convertible at the
holder’s option into shares of Company common stock at
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Exercise of conversion option
On
purchase an aggregate of 11,764,756 shares of the Company’ common stock for an
aggregate purchase price of
Company’s obligation to repay part of the short-term loan interest payable,
there was no cash proceeds from the exercise of Keywin option.
Private Placement
On
investor (the “New investor”) that the Company will sell an aggregate of 200,000
shares of the Company’s common stock to the New investor. Pursuant to the terms
of a Common Stock Agreement between the Company and the New investor, the
purchase price paid by the New investor for the shares were
aggregate sum of six hundred thousand
interest payable of short-term loans.
Increase of authorized capital
On
Company approved to increase the total number of authorized shares of Common
Stock from 26,666,667 to 100,000,000,000. On
Certificate of Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation with the
Secretary of State to increase our authorized shares of common stock from
26,666,667 to 100,000,000,000 and the increase had approved by
secretary of state on
Identification of New projects
On
Worldwide Holdings Limited
EWHL’s issued and outstanding stock owned by the shareholders of the EWHL and
the EWHL will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
On
Global Limited
(‘Trade More”) that the Company will purchase, One Thousand and One Hundred
(1,100) currently issued shares of common stock of Trade More from Ease Global
and in exchange for Forty-nine Million (49,000,000) shares of newly-issued
shares of common stock of the Company. The closing of the Exchange shall occur
on other date as agreed by the parties of the Share Exchange Agreement. Upon
completion of the Exchange, 78% of issued shares of common stock of the Company
shall be held by the Ease Global while all of the shares of capital stock of
Trade More shall be held by the Company. EWHL is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Trade More.
The closing of Exchange was not completed on
the progress of audit. Since Ease Global cannot fulfill the revenue target and
complete the audit, the Company considered the Share Exchange Agreement was
lapsed.
Results of Operations
The following results of operations is based upon and should be read in
conjunction with the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements and
the notes thereto included in Part I – Financial Information, “Item 1. Financial
Statement.” All amounts are expressed in
Comparison of Three Months Ended
General and Administrative Expenses – General and administrative expenses
primarily consist of compensation related expenses (including salaries paid to
executive and employees, employee bonuses and other staff welfare and benefits,
rental expenses, depreciation expenses, fees for professional services, travel
expenses and miscellaneous office expenses). General and administrative expenses
for the three months ended
compared to
general and administrative expenses for the three months ended
compared to
right-of-use for
Stock Based Compensation for services – Stock Based Compensation for services
for the three months ended
corresponding prior year period. The increase was mainly due to increase in
stock based compensation for directors’ service for the three months ended
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Interest and Other Debt-Related Expenses – Interest expense and other
debt-related expenses for the three months ended
period. The decrease was mainly due to the decreased in interest to short term
loan result from the conversion of short term loan to convertible note in early
2022.
Income Taxes – The Company derives all of its income in the PRC and is subject
to income tax in the PRC. No income tax was recorded during the three months
ended
and variable interest entities operated at a taxable loss during the respective
periods.
Net Loss – The Company incurred a net loss of
ended
corresponding prior year period. The result was driven by the decrease in gain
from write-off of long aged payables.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of
expenses.
The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows for the periods indicated: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 March 31, 2021 Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities$ (105,227 ) $ 123 Net cash used in investing activities (1,078 ) - Net cash provided by financing activities 86,174 - Effect of exchange rate changes on cash - (17 ) Net (decrease)/increase in cash (20,131 ) 106 Cash, beginning of period 21,677 5,967 Cash, end of period $ 1,546 $ 6,073 Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended
was
to
to increase in repayment for accounts payable during the three months ended
Our cash flow projections indicate that our current assets and projected
revenues from our existing project will not be sufficient to fund operations
over the next twelve months. This raises substantial doubt about our ability to
continue as a going concern. We intend to rely on the issuance of additional
equity and debt securities as well as on our note holders’ exercise of their
conversion option to convert our notes to our common stock, in order to fund our
operations. However, it may be difficult for us to raise funds in the current
economic environment. We cannot give assurance that we will be able to generate
sufficient revenue or raise new funds, and our note holders will exercise their
conversion option before the note is due. In any such case, we may not be able
to continue as a going concern.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended
was
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was
increase was mainly due to proceeds from short term loans during the three
months ended
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As of
amount of
loans were borrowed from a shareholder and an unrelated individual. Except for
loan of
interest of 1% and are repayable on demand, the remaining loans are unsecured,
bear a monthly interest of 1.5% and are repayable on demand. However, according
to the agreement, the Company shall have the option to shorten or extend the
life of those short-term loans if the need arises and the Company has agreed
with the lender to extend the short-term loans on the due date. On
2022
off against the short-term loans and interest payable. As of the date of this
report, the balance of
Capital Expenditures
During the three months ended
Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
The following table presents certain payments due under contractual obligations
with minimum firm commitments as of
Payments due by period Due in Due in Due in Total 2022 2023-2024 2024-2025 Thereafter
Debt Obligations (a)
Debt Obligations (a) 2,500,000
- - - 2,500,000 Short Term Loan (b)$ 1,054,385 $ 1,054,385 $ - $ - -
(a) Debt Obligations. We issued an aggregate of
Promissory Notes in
matured in
Convertible Promissory Notes in
Notes matured in
consolidated financial statements.
(b) Short Term Loan. We have entered into short-term loan agreements with
unrelated individuals. Those loans with an aggregate amount of
unsecured, bear a monthly interest of 1.5% and shall be repayable in one month
and loan with an aggregate amount of
interest of 1% and shall be repayable in one month. However, according to the
agreement, the Company shall have the option to shorten or extend the life of
those short-term loans if the need arises and the Company has agreed with the
lender to extend the short-term loans on the due date. Up to the date of this
report, those loans have not yet been repaid.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company has implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in
effect. These pronouncements did not have any material impact on the
consolidated financial statements unless otherwise disclosed, and we do not
believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been
issued that might have a material impact on our financial position or results of
operations.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably
likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in
financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity,
capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to our investors.
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Ecommerce is expected to grow three times faster than offline and by 2026, online could account for over 25% of sales in most categories, excluding grocery, a recent report by Redseer Strategy Consultants revealed. According to the report, in terms of category sales, online currently accounts for 53% mobiles, 44% electronics, 20% large and small appliances, 18% fashion, 17% beauty and personal care and 15% home and living. This shows that digital brands have been a rage over the last few years as online continues to drive retail growth, the report said.
Furthermore, the report which was launched during Redseer Consultants’ new age business summit, Ground Zero 7.0, stated that the findings reflect a 45% of incremental market growth from online, as the retail market is said to grow from $335 billion to $510 billion by CY2026. The findings further revealed that more than 50% of incremental market growth will come from online through categories such as mobiles, electronics, home and living, large and small appliances and, fashion among others.
As per the report, Digital Native Brands (DNBs) account for 40% of online sales. DNBs have been gaining share over traditional brands and have increased their share of online sales from 25% in 2018 to 40% in 2022. That means that traditional brands are playing only in 60% of the market, the report said.
In consumer electronics categories with high online penetration, DNBs are now not just digital leaders but also market leaders, the report said. It added that in the case of wearables, the category has been driven by and is dominated by online-only brands. Wearables plus hearables today are as big a category as television and will be significantly larger in the next four years, the report said.
Furthermore, the report said over the next four years, many traditional brands will have the opportunity to up their online game, or they may become victims of brands with high digital penetration sweeping the online market. Traditional players, particulalry in FMCG/fashion recognise the opportunity and the challenge, and they have been preparing to compete online. Some of their strategies include acquisitions of digital brands, launching their own digital brands targeting specific customer cohorts, and strengthening D2C capabilities while still pushing ahead with their brands and aiming to get higher shares online, the report said.
Redseer analysis of various brands on its ecommerce excellence framework suggests that large players find it difficult to use their traditional brands to compete with DNBs. A key factor is that online sales are still only a small part of their large organization. This leads to lower agility in terms of product, pricing and marketing than is required to compete online. Moreover, these brands are often broad-based and not aligned to the needs of Gen-Z and millennials, the largest online segment.
New York, United States , Dec. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Global Electric Commercial Vehicles Market Size was valued at USD 56.34 Billion in 2021, the market is projected to grow USD 848.94 Billion in 2030, at a CAGR of 34.4%. An electric commercial vehicle can run on electricity either totally or partially in place of diesel or gasoline. Since they have fewer moving parts to maintain and consume little to no fossil fuels, electric commercial vehicles are also incredibly cost-effective to operate (petrol or diesel). Fleets of vehicles powered by renewable resources are the new trend for governmental authorities, non-profit organisations, and many private firms encouraging sustainable development. Over the past few years, initiatives for technological advances and innovation in transportation have increased.
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As technology takes root and customer expectations alter, logistics industries are experiencing an era of unparalleled upheaval. A higher level of efficiency and more collaborative operating models are now possible thanks to new technological technology. As a result, it is predicted to have a significant impact on the market for electric commercial vehicles. A increasing number of low-value shipments have been made as a result of the expansion of e-commerce. In response, retailers are setting up “last-mile” fulfilment centres to maintain inventory near to customers and decentralising their distribution centres more and more. The need for electric commercial trucks to move inventory to nearby distribution hubs without emitting any emissions rises as a result of this.
When compared to conventional ICE-powered commercial vehicles, electric commercial vehicles have significantly lower maintenance expenses since they have fewer moving parts and need fewer fluid changes, which lowers the cost of repair and replacement. Brushless induction motors and batteries are replacing engines, transmissions, and exhaust systems since they require no maintenance. This, along with cheaper insurance costs resulting from the vehicle’s greater safety standards, are some of the elements that lower the operating expenses of electric commercial vehicles.
Commercial electric vehicles are becoming more and more in demand. The adoption is being hampered by the need for highly skilled personnel to maintain these cars as well as the relatively new electric commercial vehicle technology. However, it is anticipated that the impact of these limiting constraints would be reduced by the creation of an infrastructure for supporting electric commercial cars and quick technological improvements. As a result, over the course of the forecast period, it is anticipated that the influence of electric commercial cars’ low operating costs would increase.
Although the price of batteries has lately come down, manufacturers of electric commercial vehicles are still having difficulty developing a trustworthy and affordable alternative to ICE commercial vehicles in the majority of applications. The need to replace the battery every one to two years places further restrictions on the use of electric commercial vehicles. Electric commercial vehicles’ slow market uptake has also been hampered by safety and security issues related to battery explosion in harsh operating conditions and weather.
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Covid 19 Impact on Global Electric Commercial Vehicles Market
Due to the new coronavirus’s continuous global spread, automakers are taking extreme measures, such as halting plants, to stop the disease. The situation is still unclear as more European companies cease operations and US and APAC manufacturers extend shutdown durations. Travel, social interaction, and attendance at work in various locations are subject to limitations that appear to be getting tougher and stricter from the governments of the countries. This discontent, which is obstructing the advancement of the global electric commercial vehicle, is centred on the automobile industry. Similar issues are being experienced in several areas, which is having a notable effect on both the economy and society and causing significant economic upheaval.
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Global Electric Commercial Vehicles Market, By Product
Due to its growing use in the healthcare and tourist sectors, the buses and coaches’ segment is anticipated to gain traction throughout the course of the analysis period. The most economical means of transportation, buses have a beneficial impact on their sales in the global electric commercial vehicle industry. Additionally, governments in various regions have heavily embraced green mobility, swiftly replacing conventional buses and other forms of public transportation with smart and electric-powered vehicles that considerably contribute to the segment’s growth.
Global Electric Commercial Vehicles Market, By Propulsion Type
In terms of revenue share, the IC engine dominates the market for electric commercial vehicles, while electric vehicles are anticipated to grow at the fastest rate during the estimated period. The rapid growth of the commercial vehicle market in this region is partly attributable to government initiatives to encourage the use of electric vehicles in all industries. Additionally, the ecologically friendly attributes of electric cars contribute to a decrease in pollution levels across the country.
Global Electric Commercial Vehicles Market, By End Use
Due to the expansion of trade operations globally during the last few years, the logistics market has seen significant demand. Additionally, the category recorded a notable revenue share in 2021 as a result of increased e-commerce and retail company penetration. The e-commerce industry has expanded greatly as a result of changing consumer trends for online shopping, which has in turn boosted the market growth for the logistics segment.
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Global Electric Commercial Vehicles Market, By Region
During the forecast period, Asia Pacific is anticipated to experience the fastest growth rate. Rapid urbanisation, industrialisation, a sizable population, and strong government investments in the construction of cutting-edge infrastructure are all present in Asia Pacific. Due to the large number of industries in the area, there is now a much higher demand for commercial vehicles to transport goods both domestically and internationally. Additionally, China is a major global producer and consumer of electric vehicles.
Some Recent Developments in Global Electric Commercial Vehicles Market
May 2021: Solaris, a CAF Group subsidiary, signed a contract with the Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) to provide 30 Urbino 12 hybrid buses in order to expand the fleet of vehicles operating in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area.
May 2021: Through a collaboration with global logistics service provider DB Schenker, FUSO, a Daimler Trucks brand, became the largest electric fleet customer with 41 e-Canter currently in daily use.
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A new investigative report called “The Art of Lobbying” has taken issue with the allocation of funding in the German art world.
When the pandemic threatened the future of cultural institutions in Germany, including its art market, the federal government rushed to support businesses with its mammoth program Neustart Kultur (New Start Culture). At first, a total of €1 billion in aid was offered; another billion topped it off in 2021, and more is still coming to address the ongoing energy crisis.
A report by public radio station Deutschlandfunk shares data that suggests that significant sums went to commercial gallery businesses that, in the end, were not seriously as impacted by closures and postponements due to coronavirus as one might have expected. The article notes that while everything was done legally, the government did not take the actual need of a gallery or art fair into account.
The New Start Culture program was launched by minister of state for culture at the time, Monika Grütters, and it is continuing today under her successor Claudia Roth.
Of the €1 billion, about €100 million ($103 million) ended up going towards visual arts, according to Deutschlandfunk. Roughly 30 percent of that pot was spent on commercial galleries, including Sprüth Magers, König Galerie, Esther Schipper, and Eigen + Art, and art fairs—thanks to what the article describes as dedicated lobbying by Kristian Jarmuschek, chairman of the Federal Association of Germany Galleries and Art Dealers who also runs a gallery and three fairs in Germany. Around 80 percent of all commercial galleries that applied received at least one grant.

Installation view: neugerriemschneider, Art Cologne, 2021
© neugerriemschneider, Berlin. Courtesy the artists and neugerriemschneider, Berlin. Photo: Mareike Tocha
Deutschlandfunk examined a breakdown of how this taxpayer money was allocated by the program’s specialized partners. For example, €15.5 million ($16 million) went to galleries via the Stiftung Kunstfonds (Art Fund Foundation) in Bonn in sums of up to €70,000 ($72,698) at a time. Four out of five applications were accepted with apparently no attempt made to assess their need.
Grütters defended how the sums were distributed, saying that a check to assess actual need was simply “not possible in the acute situation” in a comment to Deutschlandfunk. “Since the sums involved were not that large, we agreed to work with a watering can”, she said of the scattergun approach.
The German Association of Archaeology curiously presided over another pot of €35 million ($36 million), allegedly giving up to €100,000 ($103,000) each to approximately 150 galleries, as well as museums and memorial sites.
Among the recipients was the prominent gallery Esther Schipper, which received €92,000 ($95,500) for “necessary digitization and protection of visitors and employees.” Galerie Kewenig in Berlin received €6,755 ($7,015) for the “purchase of high-performance mobile computers for the home office” and Rother in Wiesbaden was given €32,400 ($33,650) to grow its “usable space for the presentation and marketing of up-and-coming young artists.”

Claudia Roth, the new culture minister, will oversee the ongoing Neustart Kultur program. Photo: Ying Tang/NurPhoto.
Support also came via discounts at fairs for booth prices. Exhibitors taking part in Art Cologne in 2021 had up to 70 percent of the cost of their stand covered by Neustart Kultur money—this included galleries that had may have already received help from Neustart Kultur via other streams.
Even though this year’s edition, which opens to VIPs today, November 16, has no coronavirus restrictions, participants are still receiving 32 percent off their booth price. It is thought that the art fair, one of Germany’s biggest, has received an overall €12.16 million ($12.4 million) in funding so far.
Skeptics cited in the article wondered how much of this support was really needed. Deutschlandfunk’s reporters studied the extent to which commercial art galleries and fairs were actually affected by the pandemic, keeping in mind the original projected losses of up to 100 percent of sales for retailers, a category that includes commercial galleries. Dire predictions like these had spurred the urgency of the government’s assistance.
Instead, according to the The Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report, global trade in art fell by much less than that, only 22.1 percent in 2020. This figure is apparently slightly higher for the German art trade, which dipped by 39 percent, according to a report by the federal government.
Although galleries had to shut shop for an extended period of time, many of these businesses still found plenty of customers online and were allowed to reopen as retail establishments earlier than museums were. Deutschlandfunk looked over 20 gallery balance sheets and interviewed other dealers. Their data suggests that some established galleries experienced, if anything, a boom time.

Galerist Gerd Harry Lybke from the gallery Eigen Art stands at his booth next to a sculpture by Stella Hamberg at the art fair Art Cologne in 2013. Photo: Oliver Berg/picture alliance via Getty Images.
Eigen + Art enjoyed estimated profits of €3.65 million, trumping the €2.6 million ($2.7 million) made in the previous year. It allegedly received over €80,000 in public funding.
The two years of substantial government funding has not done much to help the German art market thrive in the long term. Instead, it has since declined. “Our sales dropped dramatically in 2021 and 2022,” said Judy Lybke of Eigen + Art, reporting that their profits are now almost zero. He noted that he has been able to retain his employees.
Some in the German media have defended the art galleries. “Deutschlandfunk’s research is hardly good for a scandal,” wrote online editor of Monopol Daniel Völkze, noting that the 2020 fund cycle was the first time the commercial sector had ever received state support. “Funding for the film industry from the federal budget amounts to around €40 million ($41.5 million), year after year.” He noted that the money was well-used by galleries, who made window display exhibitions during lockdowns, artist publications, and online projects.
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Stock markets in Asia were mostly weaker at the end of trading on Wednesday, on the second day of the G20 meeting of 19 of the world’s biggest economies and the European Union in Indonesia.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 managed gains of 0.14% to 28,028,30, as the yen weakened 0.12% against the dollar to last trade at JPY 139.45.
Automation specialist Fanuc was down 0.33%, while fashion firm Fast Retailing rose 0.36% and technology conglomerate SoftBank Group jumped 2.94%.
The broader Topix index was 0.05% weaker by the end of trading in Tokyo, settling at 1,963.29.
On the mainland, the Shanghai Composite was 0.45% lower at 3,119.98, and the technology-heavy Shenzhen Component lost 1.02% to 11,235.56.
Investment banking firm JPMorgan lowered its expectations for China’s economy earlier, saying it now expected gross domestic product to rise 2.9% in the People’s Republic this year, down from the 3.1% it had previously pencilled in.
Looking at 2023, JPMorgan said China’s economy would expand by 4%, down from its last forecast of 4.5%, with the outfit citing a “notable drag on domestic activity”, as well as a recent rise in Covid-19 cases.
On the data front in China meanwhile, new house prices fell faster in October, by 0.37% month-on-month, compared to the 0.28% slip recorded in September.
Duncan Wrigley at Pantheon Macroeconomics put the faster fall down to the strict enforcement of Covid measures before the annual National Congress, as well as uncertainty over the economic outlook keeping house buyer wallets closed.
“Second-hand home prices have fallen faster, leading to higher sales of second-hand homes than new homes in many markets,” Wrigley said.
“The new home market is bedevilled by confidence issues, as buyers worry whether part-built presale units will be completed by liquidity-strapped developers.”
Duncan Wrigley pointed to 16 liquidity-support measures for “high-quality developers” as a potential turning point for the market, however.
“Restoring buyer confidence that developers have the funding channels to complete presale units is the necessary condition for home sales recovery in China.
“This is a process that won’t happen overnight, but we expect visible improvement in 2023.
“The recovery cycle will be drawn out and uneven, with upper-tier cities and high-quality developers – both private and state-owned – taking the lead.”
South Korea’s Kospi slipped 0.12% to 2,477.45, while the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong was off 0.47% at 18,256.48.
Technology and content giant Tencent Holdings closed up 2.22% in the special administrative region, as investors braced for an expected 0.5% fall in quarterly revenue in its results due later.
The firm recorded its first ever decline in revenue in the three months through June, with consensus expectations for the September period seeing a further fall to CNY 141.7bn (£16.81bn).
At the same time, Reuters cited sources as saying that Tencent was kicking off a fresh round of job cuts in its cloud, gaming and video streaming units.
Seoul’s blue-chip technology stocks were in a mixed state meanwhile, with Samsung Electronics up 0.48% and SK Hynix losing 0.11%.
Oil prices were in the green at the end of the Asian day, with Brent crude futures last up 0.71% on ICE at $94.53 per barrel, and West Texas Intermediate 0.44% firmer at $87.30 on NYMEX.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.27% at 7,122.20, while across the Tasman Sea, New Zealand’s S&P/NZX 50 slipped 0.08% to 11,230.55.
The down under dollars were both stronger on the greenback, with the Aussie last ahead 0.29% at AUD 1.4757, and the Kiwi advancing 0.44% to NZD 1.6173.
Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.
To meet a projected long-term growth of 5.3% in passenger and cargo travel in the coming years, the CMO anticipates the region’s carriers will need more than 4,200 new commercial airplanes over the next 20 years. This represents a huge growth in the current size of
“While our industry’s full recovery in
The 2022 Southeast Asia CMO includes these projections through 2041:
*Demand for 3,430 single-aisle and 740 widebody airplanes to support an expanding intra-regional low-cost carrier network as well as long-haul traffic growth.
*Demand for commercial services to support the rapid growth of the fleet valued at
*An industry requirement for 193,000 new aviation personnel, including 50,000 pilots, 58,000 technicians and 85,000 cabin crew by 2041.
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50
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3,430
Widebody
740
Freighter
35
Total
4,255
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