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More than 700 listed companies have announced the replacement of the audit institutions in 2024. According to incomplete statistics, since the beginning of this year, the number of listed companies planning to replace the accounting firms in 2024 has exceeded 700. Among them, the number of listed companies that intend to change accounting firms in October and November is 248 and 200 respectively. Looking back at the "exchange tide", three phenomena stand out: First, in order to improve the quality and ability of capital market intermediaries, the supervision of accounting firms by the regulatory authorities has been significantly enhanced. Based on the principle of prudence, listed companies collectively cancel the contract with the "problem institute"; Second, under the heavy penalty, more and more accountants choose to change their firms to practice, while listed companies choose to change their firms instead of accountants; Third, listed companies employ audit institutions through competitive negotiation, public bidding, invitation bidding, etc. In the bidding process, in order to attract more customers and increase the signing rate, the phenomenon of audit institutions reducing prices has increased. (Securities Daily)Citic Jiantou: The demand for promoting the release of opinions on the pipeline network and water renovation in resilient cities is expected to increase. According to the research report of CITIC Jiantou, recently, the general offices of the General Office of the Central Committee of the CPC and the State Council issued the Opinions on Promoting the Construction of New Urban Infrastructure to Create a Resilient City, which clearly stated that it is necessary to build an intelligent and efficient new urban infrastructure system and continuously improve the resilience of urban facilities, management and space. Specifically, the Opinions propose that by 2027, the construction of new urban infrastructure will make significant progress, and the supporting role for the construction of resilient cities will be continuously enhanced, forming a number of experiences and practices that can be replicated and promoted. In addition, the Opinions also proposes the implementation of intelligent municipal infrastructure construction and transformation, and the digital transformation and upgrading and intelligent management of urban water supply, drainage, power supply, gas, heat, fire hydrants (fire cranes), underground utility tunnel and other municipal infrastructure according to local conditions. We believe that in the process of building a resilient city, the demand for urban infrastructure renewal and construction is expected to continue to grow, and related water and sanitation equipment enterprises are expected to benefit.More support policies for specialization and innovation are brewing. According to the data of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, up to now, China has cultivated a total of 14,600 "little giant" enterprises with specialization and innovation, and more than 140,000 small and medium-sized enterprises with specialization and innovation. Over 80% of the "Little Giant" enterprises are located in strategic emerging industrial chains such as integrated circuits and aerospace, and the number of enterprises in future industry-related fields such as artificial intelligence and low-altitude economy is nearly 5,000. The reporter was informed that the relevant departments will study and formulate guidance on building a mechanism to promote the development and growth of specialized and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises, issue guidance on cultivating high-quality enterprises, continue to increase support for the cultivation of specialized and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises, and promote the "expansion, quality improvement and strong chain" of specialized and innovative groups. (Economic Information Daily)

GM will withdraw from the driverless taxi business, and the Cruise self-driving car division of GM will withdraw from the driverless taxi business. According to a statement on Tuesday, Cruise and GM's technical team will be combined to focus on developing autonomous driving and advanced driver safety technology for GM's future sales models. GM said that it will no longer provide funds for the development of self-driving taxis "considering the large amount of time and resources needed to expand its business scale and the increasingly fierce competition in the self-driving taxi market". The company said that giving up the development of self-driving taxis will save it more than $1 billion in annual costs.Eight people were killed when the Israeli army attacked a house in the central part of Gaza, and eight people were killed and many others were injured when the Israeli army bombed a house in Nuseilet refugee camp in the central part of Gaza on the evening of 10th local time.General Motors (GM): The unmanned business Cruise and GM Technical team will be merged, and the plan is expected to be completed in the first half of 2025. According to the priority of GM's capital allocation, GM will no longer fund Cruise's self-driving taxi development business.

Syrian opposition forces claimed to have taken control of the eastern Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor. According to Al Jazeera and Arabiya TV, on the 10th local time, Hassan Abdel Ghani, commander of Syrian opposition forces, said that "the eastern Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor has been completely controlled".ADB lowered the growth forecast of developing economies in the Asia-Pacific region to maintain China's economic growth forecast. On December 11th, the Asian Development Bank issued the Asia Development Outlook 2024 (December Edition). According to the report, the development momentum in the Asia-Pacific region is steady, but as US President-elect Trump is about to take office, changes in his trade, finance and immigration policies may inhibit the development of the Asia-Pacific region and aggravate inflation. ADB lowered its growth forecast for developing economies in the Asia-Pacific region from the previous 5.0% to 4.9% in 2024, and from the previous 4.9% to 4.8% in 2025. China's economic growth is expected to remain at 4.8% and 4.5% in 2024 and 2025 respectively, which is the same as before.Trump said that individuals or companies that invest more than $1 billion in the United States will get accelerated approval. US President-elect Trump wrote in a post on his social media Truth Social on Tuesday: "Any individual or company that invests more than $1 billion in the United States will get comprehensive and accelerated approval and permission, including but not limited to all environmental approvals." This is the latest sign that Trump intends to relax the supervision of federal agencies and attract more foreign investment during his second term.