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The UN Secretary-General called for a peaceful settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the Syrian issue. On the evening of December 11th, local time, UN Secretary-General Guterres, who was visiting South Africa, made the latest statement on the Palestinian-Israeli issue and the Syrian issue, calling on the international community to take action to resolve regional conflicts and promote peace and stability. At the joint press conference with the South African Foreign Minister, regarding the Syrian issue, UN Secretary-General Guterres reiterated the need to safeguard Syria's territorial integrity and sovereignty and called on all parties to promote an inclusive political process. He said: "The Syrian conflict has lasted for many years, and now it is a critical moment for the international community to take collective action to achieve peace." He stressed that the Syrian people need an inclusive political dialogue to ensure a peaceful transition, and called on the international community to increase humanitarian assistance to protect civilians and key infrastructure. When talking about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Guterres expressed serious concern about the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza and condemned the actions that aggravated the conflict. He pointed out: "The Golan Heights is under illegal occupation, which not only violates international law, but also further worsens the regional situation." Guterres called on Israel to stop its occupation, guarantee the Palestinian people's right to self-determination, and resolve disputes through peaceful means to avoid more civilian casualties. (CCTV)The data shows that from January to November, 2024, the financing scale of the IPO market in the UK fell by about 9% to US$ 1 billion. Looking around the world, the scale of IPO in London market fell to the 20th place this year, ranking behind Oman. Due to the low valuation and weak liquidity, many companies turn their IPO destinations to other places (Amsterdam, the Netherlands, etc.).Kuwait priced the oil sold to Asia in January at the parity level with Oman/Dubai.

Societe Generale: The disclosure of regulatory capital requirements will take effect on January 1, 2025.Global Times editorial: China is still the main engine of global trade growth. Statistics recently released by official website of the General Administration of Customs show that the total import and export value of China's goods trade in the first 11 months of this year was 39.79 trillion yuan, up 4.9% year-on-year. Among them, exports reached 23.04 trillion yuan, up 6.7%; Imports reached 16.75 trillion yuan, up 2.4%. This is a further development of China's position as the world's largest country in goods trade for seven consecutive years, and its export accounts for 14.2% of the world's total in 2023, which means that the position of China manufacturing with high "cost performance" in the international production and supply chain continues to increase. The publication of this foreign trade "report card" once again shows the strong resilience and vitality of China's economy. (Global Times)Market information: Adidas headquarters was raided for the second consecutive day related to tax evasion.

German Ministry of Economic Affairs: German government abandons expansion plan of natural gas plant.Market According to DownDetector, a network condition monitoring website, a user reported that Facebook and Instagram of Meta Platforms, Zuckerberg's "Metauniverse Company", had many failures.The auction of 10-year treasury bonds in the United States from December 11: the bid multiple is 2.7, and the previous value is 2.58; The winning interest rate is 4.235%, and the previous value is 4.35%.