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International coffee futures rose as high as 70% during the year. As of December 12, Beijing time, the price of US ICE coffee futures had risen by nearly 70% during the year, and once hit a high of 345.55 cents/pound on December 10, a record high. At the same time, the price of Arabica coffee futures on the New York Futures Exchange also reached $3.434 per pound, exceeding the record high set in 1977. As for the reasons for the soaring international coffee futures prices, a futures industry source revealed that the price increase of coffee beans was mainly due to weather changes and supply chain disruptions. Brazil, the world's largest coffee producer (accounting for one third of the world's output), has experienced severe drought and frost in recent years, resulting in a sharp decline in coffee production. (CBN)During the year, the allocation of 2 trillion yuan "hidden debt" replacement quota was completed, and the scale of six provinces exceeded 100 billion yuan. On December 11, the Beijing Municipal Finance Bureau announced in the evening that it planned to issue the eleventh batch of local bonds in 2024 on December 18, in which Beijing local government refinancing special bonds (38), (40) and (42) were used to replace the existing hidden debt, totaling 4.7 billion yuan, which will be held in December. So far, the distribution of the implicit debt quota of 2 trillion yuan replacement stock this year has all been announced. In some areas, a three-year special debt limit for local governments to replace hidden debts in stock has been issued at one time, and it is planned to be implemented in three years. It is understood that after the issuance of refinancing special bonds for replacing hidden debts, part of the raised funds have been used to replace hidden debts such as policy bank loans of city investment companies. In addition, some professionals believe that there may be a lot of funds used to repay interest or debts due. In the past two months, the early payment of urban investment bonds has not increased significantly. The active promotion of debt conversion has further strengthened the expectation of city investment bonds, and city investment projects in some areas have become "hot cakes" in the eyes of financial institutions. (21 Finance)Poland signed an MQ-9B Sky Guardian UAV purchase contract with the United States. On December 12th, local time, Poland signed an MQ-9B Sky Guardian UAV purchase contract with the United States. Caussignac cames, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of Poland, stressed that the establishment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is an "absolute priority" for Poland's security investment, and from January 1, 2025, UAVs will formally become a part of the Polish army. MQ-9B "Sky Guard" is mainly used for reconnaissance, monitoring and attack on ground and water targets, with a maximum takeoff weight of 5.67 tons and a maximum external store weight of 2.1 tons. (CCTV News)

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.Polish Prime Minister: There is no plan to send troops to Ukraine after the ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. On December 12, local time, Polish Prime Minister Tusk said after meeting with French President Macron that the decision on whether to send troops to Ukraine after the ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine will be made by Poland itself. At present, Poland has no such plan. In addition, Baussac, deputy speaker of the Polish House of Representatives, said at a news conference that sending troops to Ukraine was not in the interests of Poland, the EU and NATO. He expressed firm opposition to this. Baussac said that the Polish government should clearly and directly state its position and refuse to send troops to Ukraine. Polish Prime Minister Tusk said on the 10th that peace talks on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict may start this winter. Tusk said at the government meeting that Poland will take over the rotating presidency of the European Union in January next year, when Poland will play an important role in the negotiations on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. He said that peace talks may start this winter, and Poland will participate in the arrangement of the political agenda and even lead the development of the situation during the negotiations. (CCTV News)CITIC Securities: The resonance between supply and demand of medical beauty accelerates the space expansion, and the difference in operating ability promotes the evolution of the industry structure. CITIC Securities Research Report stated that the medical beauty industry has both medical and consumption attributes, and the medical attribute has strong product-driven characteristics, while the consumption attribute has high operating ability requirements. The medical beauty botulinum toxin track is also affected by the dual attributes of medicine and consumption: 1) The increase in penetration rate, the acceleration of compliance substitution and the extension of indications have brought about high demand for medical beauty botulinum toxin, and with the recent supply expansion, the industry scale has experienced high growth; 2) The iteration of product innovation is slow, brand barriers are created through marketing, doctors are empowered through direct sales, and control is strengthened to enhance product competitiveness. Recently, a variety of medical botulinum toxins in China have been approved, and the promotion of low-priced products is expected to push up the penetration rate, and enterprises with strong operational capabilities will enter the market or promote the evolution of the pattern.

Japan's semiconductor sector rose collectively, with ADVANTEST up nearly 5%, DISCO up over 2% and Renesas Electronics up over 1%.Turkey says Ethiopia and Somalia will negotiate the Horn of Africa agreement.Dong Yuhui has recently established three new companies. According to Tianyancha App, Zisan Province (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. was recently established, with the legal representative of Dong Yuhui and the registered capital of 10 million RMB. Its business scope includes Internet information services, value-added telecommunications services of the first kind, network culture management, film screening, alcohol management, radio and television program production and management, etc. According to the shareholder information, the company is jointly held by Zhongnan Yuantiao (Xi 'an) Technology Co., Ltd., Dong Yuhui and Long song Youhe (Beijing) Technology Partnership (Limited Partnership). It is worth mentioning that Zhongnan Yuantiao (Xi 'an) Technology Co., Ltd. and Long song Youhe (Beijing) Technology Partnership (Limited Partnership) were established recently with registered capital of 10 million RMB and 1 million RMB respectively.