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Shen Zhiqun, China Investment Association: Accelerate the formation of technology and finance service support system with equity investment as the mainstay. On December 13th, the 2024 Yangtze River Economic Belt (Gongqingcheng) Fund Innovation and Development Conference with the theme of "Science and Technology Innovation Empowers High-quality Development and Venture Capital Helps' 1269' Action Plan" was held in Gongqingcheng, Jiangxi Province. Shen Zhiqun, Chairman of the Venture Capital Committee of China Investment Association and Assistant to the former President of the Macro Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission, delivered a speech at the conference. Venture capital is an important capital force to promote scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation. Especially under the impetus of policies, an ecological environment that fully supports and promotes the high-quality development of venture capital is gradually taking shape and constantly improving and optimizing. (SSE)The green channel for emergency treatment of workers injured in coal mine safety accidents was opened. On December 13th, China Energy Chemical Geology Union and Emergency General Hospital (formerly Coal General Hospital) signed the Memorandum of Cooperation on Green Channel for Emergency Treatment of Workers Injured in Coal Mine Safety Accidents in Beijing. According to the agreement, employees of 38 committee units in the coal industry who need to go to Beijing for treatment if they are injured in coal mine safety accidents can apply to the Emergency General Hospital for emergency treatment through the China Energy Chemical Geology Union. Relying on the high-quality medical resources of the National Emergency Medical Research Center and the National Pneumoconiosis Diagnosis and Treatment Center, the Emergency General Hospital will provide safe, convenient, efficient and high-quality emergency medical services for injured workers in burns, bruises, wounds, skin, beauty and pneumoconiosis. In the next step, the two sides will communicate with each other on a regular basis about the construction of green channels, and jointly carry out related work such as pneumoconiosis screening and online free clinic for front-line workers in mining, so as to effectively protect the safety and health rights and interests of coal mine workers. (CCTV News)The retail price of refined oil may end up stranded. According to calculation, as of the seventh working day on December 13th, the average price of reference crude oil varieties was 70.58 USD/barrel, with a change rate of -0.87%, and the corresponding domestic retail price of gasoline and diesel should be lowered by 40 yuan/ton. At 24: 00 on December 18th, it is the last price adjustment window of the retail price in 2024, so the retail price is likely to end stranded. By December 13th, 2024, the domestic retail price of gasoline and diesel had experienced "9 up, 9 down and 6 stranded". After the fluctuation offset, gasoline and diesel (standard products) were reduced by 115 yuan/ton and 125 yuan/ton respectively. (Jin Lianchuang)

Institutions: The prospect of sanctions has caused supply concerns, and oil prices are bound to record an increase in Zhou Du and an increase in Zhou Du. The prospect of more severe sanctions on Russian and Iranian countries has caused market concerns about supply disruption. US Treasury Secretary Yellen said that the United States is looking for ways to curb Russia's income, and Trump's national security candidate vowed to put the greatest pressure on Iran. These two factors boosted the benchmark oil price by 3% to 4% this week. In addition, political turmoil in the Middle East and other factors have also provided support for oil prices. However, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said yesterday that the global market will still face oversupply next year.Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA): Geothermal energy is suitable for providing a large amount of stable energy for data centers. The IEA said on Friday that shale drilling technology, which has led to a sharp increase in oil and gas production, has also stimulated the development of geothermal energy. In theory, geothermal energy can provide a stable power source equivalent to the total demand of India and the United States. Fatih Birol, director of the International Energy Agency, said after the agency released its first report on geothermal energy that geothermal energy is suitable for providing a large amount of stable energy for data centers. Birol said: "One of the demands for geothermal energy is the demand for electricity in data centers. The demand for data centers in the United States is great, and they need all-weather electricity, which makes geothermal very suitable. " Birol said that unlike renewable energy such as wind energy and solar energy, geothermal energy can be a sustainable energy source, but it is still in its infancy and needs a lot of investment and support from the government. The incoming Trump administration said it would promote more oil and gas drilling and hoped to reduce the green energy plan, but Birol saw no reason not to increase the use of geothermal energy. According to the data of the International Energy Agency, by 2050, the global geothermal heating may increase to 800 GW, accounting for 15% of the global demand growth, and the annual output is equivalent to the current total demand of the United States and India. According to the report of the International Energy Agency, global investment will exceed $1 trillion by 2035 and $2.8 trillion by 2050, of which about 75% will be invested in power generation facilities.US government audit: The FAA must take "urgent action" to modernize the air traffic control system after the shutdown in 2023.

Bank of Communications International: For the first time, it covers the "buy" rating and target price of HK$ 5.86 given by the rich industrial trust. The Bank of Communications International published a report that the rich industrial trust has multiple investment advantages and stock price drivers, including stable profit prospects, low valuation, further interest rate cuts and potential inclusion in Shanghai-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, which are all beneficial to the valuation of REITs. For the first time, the bank covers the purchase of wealth and gives a "buy" rating with a target price of HK$ 5.86. Bank of Communications International believes that the rental income prospect of Zhifu Industrial Trust can remain basically stable. At the same time, the current share price corresponds to a dividend of 9.4% in 2025, and the gap between the dividend yield and the yield of 10-year US bonds is about 1.1 standard deviation lower than the long-term level. It is considered that the current valuation is still far below its long-term average level, and has reflected most of the worries of the retail market in Hong Kong. The report continued that although high interest rates will still have a negative impact on this year's earnings, it is expected that the dividend per unit of Zhifu will resume growth from next year under the condition of continuous interest rate reduction. It is expected that the dividend per unit will decrease by 10%, increase by 3.8% and increase by 4.1% from 2024 to 2026 to 36.34, 37.71 and 39.26 Hong Kong cents respectively.Galaxy Entertainment: Lv Yaodong was appointed as the chairman of the board of directors. On December 13, Galaxy Entertainment announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that Lv Yaodong, the executive director of Yinhe Entertainment, was appointed as the vice chairman of the board of directors since February 1997 and is now appointed as the chairman of the board of directors, which will take effect on December 13, 2024.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.