{"id":112615,"date":"2019-11-25T07:30:13","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T00:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-king-wai-buys-portuguese-digital-bank-bni-europa-tapping-opportunity-as-hongkongers-seek-overseas-residency-amid-political-crisis\/"},"modified":"2019-11-25T08:05:33","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T01:05:33","slug":"hong-kong-king-wai-buys-portuguese-digital-bank-bni-europa-tapping-opportunity-as-hongkongers-seek-overseas-residency-amid-political-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-king-wai-buys-portuguese-digital-bank-bni-europa-tapping-opportunity-as-hongkongers-seek-overseas-residency-amid-political-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong King Wai buys Portuguese digital bank BNI Europa, tapping opportunity as Hongkongers seek overseas residency amid political crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nConglomerate Hong Kong King Wai Group has acquired a digital bank based in Portugal, in a move motivated by Beijing\u2019s push to forge closer business ties with Portuguese-speaking economies and the rising demand from Hongkongers seeking permanent residency in Europe amid escalating unrest in their home city. The group secured the approval of the European Central Bank in early October to acquire over 80 per cent of BNI Europa, which has assets and deposits of about 500 million euros (US$554\u2026
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
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