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The US import price index in November was 1.3% year-on-year, expected to be 1%, and the previous value was 0.8%. The annual export price index of the United States in November was 0.8%, expected to be 0.3%, and the previous value was-0.10%.Putin signed a decree to extend the measures to counter the western oil price limit against Russia again. On December 13th, local time, according to the documents published on the Russian legal information portal, Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order to extend the special economic measures formulated because western countries impose price limits on Russian oil and petroleum products until June 30th, 2025. Since the law came into effect on February 1, 2023, the validity of the measures has been extended several times. The decree stipulates that if the contract directly or indirectly stipulates the price ceiling set by other countries, it is forbidden to export Russian petroleum and petroleum products according to the contract, and the signed ban applies to all supply stages before delivery to buyers. (CCTV News) 

The Bank of Italy said that the economy may only grow by 0.5% this year, and the Bank of Italy said in a statement on Friday that the gross domestic product (GDP) will increase by 0.5% in 2024. If seasonal and calendar effects are not taken into account, this figure will increase to 0.7%, but it is lower than the government's estimate of 1% in the budget. In addition, GDP growth is expected to be 0.8% in 2025 and 1.1% in 2026. It is estimated that the unified average inflation rate in the EU will be 1.1% in 2024, which is the same as the estimated value in October, 1.5% in 2025 and 1.6% in 2025.State Financial Supervision and Administration: Actively guide banks and insurance institutions to reduce costs and increase efficiency, and broaden capital replenishment channels. On December 13, the Party Committee of the State Financial Supervision and Administration held a meeting to convey the spirit of studying the Central Economic Work Conference, and to study and deploy implementation measures in light of the requirements of the National Financial System Work Conference. The meeting called for promoting the high-quality development of the banking and insurance industry, actively guiding banking and insurance institutions to reduce costs and increase efficiency, broadening capital replenishment channels, and improving sustainable development capabilities. Promote high-level financial openness with higher standards and greater efforts, and attract more foreign financial institutions and long-term capital to set up businesses in China.General Administration of Market Supervision: Efforts should be made to optimize the consumption environment and promote large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods by standards. The party group of General Administration of Market Supervision held an enlarged meeting to convey the spirit of studying the Central Economic Work Conference. The meeting demanded that the construction of a unified national market should be accelerated, fair competition governance should be strengthened, and the economic cycle should be promoted smoothly. Efforts should be made to optimize the consumption environment, promote large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods with standards, and help expand domestic demand. It is necessary to give full play to the supporting role of quality infrastructure and boost scientific and technological innovation and the development of new quality productive forces. Efforts should be made to standardize the market order and promote mutual benefit and win-win for all parties in the platform economy. It is necessary to constantly optimize the ways and means of market supervision, improve the efficiency of supervision, and stabilize market expectations. It is necessary to effectively improve the safety supervision ability of food, medicine, industrial products and special equipment, and timely prevent and resolve major risks. It is necessary to improve the working mechanism for implementing the decision-making and deployment of the CPC Central Committee and strengthen the comprehensive and strict management of the party's political responsibility. It is necessary to do a good job in safe production in the field of market supervision at the end of the year and at the beginning of the year, and stabilize the price and quality of important people's livelihood commodities.

Kang Enbei: Amikacin Sulfate Injection is planned to win the bid for the tenth batch of national centralized drug purchase. On December 12th, Kang Enbei and its wholly-owned subsidiary Jinhua Kang Enbei participated in the bidding for the tenth batch of national centralized drug purchase organized by the National Joint Procurement Office for Centralized Drug Purchase and Use. After the bid opening and bid evaluation by the Joint Procurement Office, the company's product Amikacin Sulfate Injection plans to win the bid for this centralized procurement, and the supply provinces have been selected according to the market potential of each province. The successful results will be officially released after being publicized by the Joint Procurement Office. Amikacin sulfate injection is suitable for the treatment of serious infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, other Pseudomonas, Escherichia coli and other sensitive gram-negative bacilli and Staphylococcus (methicillin-sensitive strains). Compared with the original price, the price of the product to be selected this time has dropped to a certain extent.Governor of Poland's central bank: Poland will continue to achieve the CPI target.Guoyuan Securities: A special dividend plan was drawn up and announced by Guoyuan Securities. On December 13, 2024, the company held the 20th meeting of the 10th Board of Directors and the 11th meeting of the 10th Board of Supervisors, at which the Proposal on Special Dividend Plan was reviewed and approved. As of September 30, 2024, the accumulated undistributed profit of the company was 7.743 billion yuan, and the accumulated distributable profit of the parent company was 5.262 billion yuan. In order to enhance the investor's sense of gain and improve the investor's return level, the company has drawn up a special dividend plan: based on the existing total share capital of 4.364 billion shares, a cash dividend of 0.60 yuan will be distributed to all shareholders for every 10 shares, and a total cash dividend of 262 million yuan will be distributed. No bonus shares will be distributed, and capital will not be increased from the provident fund.