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Market news: Putin will extend the permission of some Russian companies not to consider voting by shareholders from unfriendly countries until the end of 2025.German Interior Minister: The situation in Syria is very uncertain at present, and the specific possibility of return is still unpredictable.Media: El Salvador will change its pioneering bitcoin practice in exchange for IMF transactions. According to media reports, two people familiar with the matter revealed that El Salvador is expected to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a loan plan of 1.3 billion US dollars in the next two to three weeks. In exchange, El Salvador will change its pioneering practice of using bitcoin as legal tender and reduce the government deficit. A delegation of the International Monetary Fund has arrived in San Salvador to finalize the details of the agreement with the government. People familiar with the matter said that the transaction is expected to release another $1 billion in loans from the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank in the next few years. This loan plan must be approved by the board of directors of the International Monetary Fund, which will enable this Central American country to return to the international financial circle after several years of relative isolation. The country passed a law in June 2021, making it the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. However, the International Monetary Fund opposes El Salvador's adoption of digital currency on the grounds that financial stability and integrity are at risk, and urges the government to stop accepting cryptocurrency as legal tender.

HSBC Holdings: It will pay a dividend of USD 0.1 per share in the third quarter on December 19th, and HSBC Holdings (00005) announced that it will pay a dividend of USD 0.1 per share in the third quarter on December 19th, 2024.Hailiang shares: planning to invest in Jinlong Group and cooperative management. Hailiang shares announced that the company plans to invest no more than 1 billion yuan to acquire part of the shares of Jinlong Group held by Chongqing Wanzhou Economic and Technological Development (Group) Co., Ltd., and at the same time, Hailiang shares plan to cooperate with Jinlong Group. This transaction does not constitute a connected transaction or a major asset restructuring.UAE Foreign Ministry official: Pay close attention to the development of the situation in Syria; Emphasize the importance of safeguarding Syrian unity and protecting its national institutions.

Ruifeng Optoelectronics: Hubei Ruihua, a wholly-owned subsidiary, received a government subsidy of 8,820,200 yuan. Ruifeng Optoelectronics announced that Hubei Ruihua Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary, recently received a loan interest subsidy of 8,820,200 yuan from the local finance of gedian Development Zone in Ezhou City, accounting for 19.20% of the company's audited net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies in the latest fiscal year.UAE Foreign Ministry official: Pay close attention to the development of the situation in Syria; Emphasize the importance of safeguarding Syrian unity and protecting its national institutions.IDF: Unit 210 continued its defensive activities, and the first paratroopers entered Syria.