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Societe Generale: The disclosure of regulatory capital requirements will take effect on January 1, 2025.German Ministry of Economic Affairs: German government abandons expansion plan of natural gas plant.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)

Iraqi Prime Minister and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister discussed the situation in Syria by telephone. On December 11th, local time, Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Sudani telephoned Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed. During the call, the two sides discussed the latest development of the situation in Syria and its impact on the region. The two sides unanimously stressed that Arab countries need to strengthen coordination and jointly promote dialogue among Syrian parties to ensure Syria's security, sovereignty and territorial integrity. The two sides also held discussions on strengthening bilateral relations and deepening development in various fields. In addition, Sudani also congratulated Muhammad on Saudi Arabia's winning the right to host the 2034 World Cup. (CCTV)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)In order to avoid new "civil strife" UN officials: Syria's transitional government must be inclusive. On the 11th local time, Pei Kairu, UN Secretary-General's special envoy for Syria, said that Syria's transitional government must strive to achieve inclusiveness to avoid new "civil strife". He said that at present, the biggest concern is that "new contradictions will be triggered during the transition period, which will lead to new civil strife and even a new civil war". (CCTV)

The President of the United Arab Emirates held talks with the King of Jordan to discuss the situation in Syria. On the 11th, local time, UAE President Mohammed and King Abdullah II of Jordan held talks in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, focusing on the close relationship between the two countries and the latest regional situation development. During the talks, the two sides reviewed the developments in Syria, reaffirmed their consistent position of supporting Syria's unity, stability, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and stressed the importance of safeguarding its state institutions. In addition, the two sides also expressed their commitment to support initiatives that meet the aspirations of the Syrian people and stressed the importance of Syria's stability to the region and the Arab world. During the talks, the two sides stressed that it is necessary to intensify efforts to strengthen regional stability and prevent conflicts in the region from escalating. (CCTV)Trump's tariff risk is surging in the gold and silver market, new york futures premium is expanding, COMEX gold futures and COMEX silver futures premium are expanding, and traders weigh the possibility of including precious metals in the comprehensive tariff measures proposed by US President-elect Trump. At 21:24 Beijing time (within 10 minutes before the release of US CPI inflation data), the main contract of new york gold futures rose to 2759.70 nil/ounce, which was once 60 USD/ounce higher than the spot price; Silver futures are more than $1 an ounce, or 3%. "This is a pre-emptive panic pre-deployment before tariffs." Nicky Shiels, head of metal strategy at MKS Pamp SA, said. She said that banks and funds bought futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange and sold contracts in London, which promoted price fluctuations.WTI crude oil increased to 2% in the day and is now reported at 69.55 USD/barrel; Brent crude oil is now up 1.67%.