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  "id": 859167,
  "title": "Hong Kong raises economic forecast after best half-yearly performance in 5 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/hong-kong-raises-economic-forecast-after-best-half-yearly-performance-859167",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-14T08:59:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3364047/hong-kong-raises-2026-economic-forecast-after-strongest-first-half-nearly-5-years"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hong Kong has raised its full-year economic growth forecast for 2026 to a range of 3.5 to 4.5 per cent after expansion of 4.3 per cent in the second quarter, supported by buoyant external trade and resilient domestic demand. Releasing its half-yearly economic report on Friday, the government revised its 2026 growth forecast from the previous range of 2.5 to 3.5 per cent, citing a…",
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