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Yuanda Environmental Protection: The franchise company invested 641 million yuan to build a flue gas treatment project, which reached the environmental protection announcement. Chongqing Yuanda Flue Gas Treatment Franchise Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary, plans to set up Pingwei Branch, build desulfurization, denitrification and dust removal facilities based on 2×1000MW units in Anhui Huainan Pingwei Power Generation Co., Ltd., and sign a franchise contract to carry out flue gas treatment franchise business. The static investment of the project is 641 million yuan and the dynamic investment is 662 million yuan. Franchise companies will invest by 20% of their own funds and 80% of loans. The average annual business income excluding tax is 165 million yuan, the average annual total cost excluding tax is 146 million yuan, the average annual total profit is 18.89 million yuan and the average annual net profit is 13.45 million yuan.Wanchen Group: It is planned to purchase 16 "New Zero Help" software systems of Nanjing Zhongcheng for 27.7031 million yuan. Wanchen Group announced that in order to meet the needs of the company and its holding subsidiaries to carry out daily business activities, the company plans to purchase 16 "New Zero Help" software systems held by Nanjing Zhongcheng at a transaction price of 27.7031 million yuan (including tax). Nanjing Zhongcheng is a related party of the company, and this transaction constitutes a related party transaction. According to the announcement, the software system is specially designed for retail and wholesale enterprises, mainly for medium and large retail enterprises.Macao celebrated the 25th anniversary of its return to the motherland with the debut of the digital MOP prototype system. In order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland, the "Celebrating the Successful Construction of Digital MOP Prototype System and the Release of Digital MOP White Paper" hosted by the Macao Monetary Authority was held on December 12th. It is reported that the Macao SAR, with the support of the People's Bank of China, has successfully built a prototype system of digital patacas, laying the necessary foundation for the future development of digital patacas. In the future, digital Macao pataca, as the legal tender of Macao SAR, has the same legal status and value as paper money and coins, with 100% reserve support and full legal compensation; And interoperate with various existing electronic payment systems in the Macao Special Administrative Region to realize the interconnection between wallets of different operating institutions, digital MOP wallets and bank accounts, and create a more efficient and cost-effective trading environment. (CCTV News)

HKEx: It is estimated that the T+1 settlement system will be ready by the end of 2025.Cui Dongshu, Chenglian Branch: The head car companies that grew in the auto market this year showed stronger characteristics of their own brands. Cui Dongshu, secretary general of Chenglian Branch, issued a document saying that the national new energy passenger car market showed a continuous upward trend in 2024, with a penetration rate of 52% for the retail sales of 1.26 million vehicles in November. With the strong growth of the extension program at the beginning of the year, the scrapping and renewal and trade-in since August have promoted the explosive growth of the entry-level hybrid of economical electric vehicles, forming a good performance that new energy vehicles will become stronger and stronger in 2024. This year, the head car companies that have grown in the auto market are characterized by stronger independent brands. In particular, the new energy trend of traditional independent car companies has surpassed the new forces, and more and more students have become "three excellent students" with mixed, pure electric and all-round development.Polish interest rate setter Nolov Ski: The discussion on interest rate reduction may start in March, and then a decision on interest rate reduction will be made soon.

Commander-in-Chief of Russian Navy: NATO increases its military activities in the Arctic.Industrial Securities' investment strategy for the construction industry in 2025: internal and external resonance, optimistic about debt conversion and the "Belt and Road" industry, Industrial Securities Research Report said that the construction industry will face certain pressure in 2024, and it is expected that infrastructure investment will remain high in 2025, driven by the debt conversion policy. Review and prospect of plate market: central state-owned enterprises and design plates led the gains, with obvious excess returns. Main line 1: Debt conversion is expected to drive the improvement of the management quality of construction central enterprises. 1) The driving force and mode of action of this debt conversion can be compared with the "Belt and Road" market in 2014 and the PPP market in 2016, and the policy is driven from top to bottom. 2) The institutions' positions in construction central enterprises are low, and the valuation of construction central enterprises is also in the lower position of the historical center. 3) The unprecedented intensity of debt conversion will help the central enterprises to realize the double promotion of EPS and PE. Main Line 2: The Belt and Road Initiative is expected to accelerate and benefit international engineering enterprises. The "Belt and Road" market has accelerated its expansion, and international engineering enterprises are expected to accelerate their going out to sea, and their performance and valuation have both improved.The Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a gale blue warning at 18: 00 on December 12. It is estimated that there will be 5 winds in parts of Inner Mongolia, northwestern Shaanxi, Shanxi, northern Hebei, Henan, Shandong and other places from 20: 00 on December 12 to 20: 00 on December 13, with gusts of 6~8; Most of the Yellow Sea, most of the East China Sea, Taiwan Province Strait, east of Taiwan Province, bashi channel, northern and central South China Sea, and Beibu Gulf will have strong winds of 7-8 grades and gusts of 9 grades. From 20: 00 on December 13 to 20: 00 on December 14, there were 5~6 winds in parts of central and eastern Inner Mongolia, northern Hebei, Shandong Peninsula and coastal areas of East China and South China, with gusts of 7~8; Most of the Yellow Sea, most of the East China Sea, Taiwan Province Strait, east of Taiwan Province, bashi channel, northern and central South China Sea, and Beibu Gulf will have strong winds of 7-8 grades and gusts of 9 grades.