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Vol. 5 Num 1029 Tue. April 24, 2007  
   
Business


HSBC celebrates 'Greater China Trade Day' today
HSBC's trade teams across Asia-Pacific will celebrate 'Greater China Trade Day' today to promote the bank's capabilities to support trade with companies operating in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau, says a press release.

The value of the Greater China region's external trade grew at a rate of almost 16 per cent per year between 2000 and 2005, exceeding US$3.6 trillion in 2006. Greater China has been a key driver of Asia's impressive external trade growth, which averaged 10 per cent a year over the same period.

HSBC employs over 2,000 staff in trade services in Asia-Pacific.