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Portugal buys five military transport aircraft from Brazil’s Embraer

23 August 2019
| Brazil | Portugal
Portugal has purchased five KC-390 multi-mission transport aircraft, support and services and flight simulator from Brazilian aeronautical company Embraer, and the respective contract was signed on Thursday in Évora, at the company's facilities.

Macau welcomes 23.8 million visitors from January to July

22 August 2019
| Macau
Macau received 23.8 million visitors from January to July, up 20.0% year-on-year, according to the Statistics and Census Bureau.

Cabo Verde Airlines adds to US connections with flight to Dulles International

21 August 2019
| Brazil | Cabo Verde | Portugal
Cabo Verde Airlines will increase its air links to the United States with flights between Sal Island and Dulles International Airport, the airline said in a statement issued in Praia.

Hidden debt of São Tomé and Príncipe over US$70 million

20 August 2019
| São Tomé and Príncipe
The hidden debt contracted by the government of former prime minister Patrice Trovoada is over US$70 million, the current prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe said on Monday in São Tomé.

Shops providing free plastic bags to customers will be fined in Macau

19 August 2019
| Macau
The free offer of a plastic bag in cases not envisaged by law will be sanctioned with a fine of MOP 1,000 (US$125), according to Law no. 16/2019 on restrictions to the offer of plastic bags, published today in the official gazette.

Angola reduces visa issuance period for foreign investors and technicians to 15 days

16 August 2019
| Angola
The work visa for foreign investors and specialists/technicians in Angola will be issued in 15 days, the Secretary of State for Technical Assurance of the Ministry of the Interior said on Thursday in Luanda.

Macau’s foreign exchange reserves exceed US$20 billion in July

15 August 2019
Macau's foreign exchange reserves reached 167.0 billion patacas (US$20.71 billion) at the end of July 2019, the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) reported.

Mission from São Paulo State, Brazil, returns from China with announced investments

14 August 2019
| Brazil | China
The China 2019 Mission has raised investment intentions from Chinese companies and financial institutions worth US$24.8 billion over 10 years, said the governor of the Brazilian state of São Paulo.

Macau culture contributes to cultural construction of Greater Bay

13 August 2019
| China | Macau
Macau's culture, with its unique historical and human characteristics, the result of hundreds of years of exchange between Chinese and Western culture, contributes to the cultural construction of the Greater Bay, Macau's Chief Executive said on Monday.

Macau’s Social Security Fund has nearly US$10 billion in assets

12 August 2019
| Macau
Total assets of the Macau Social Security Fund stood at 79.854 billion patacas (US$9.981 billion) at the end of 2018, a year-on-year increase of 3.16%, according to the Social Security Fund Annual Report for last year.

Macau population reaches 672,000 people in June 2019

9 August 2019
| Macau
Macau's population totalled 672,000 people at the end of June 2019, a quarterly increase of 1,100 people, according to the region's Statistics and Census Bureau.

Macau had 107,900 cars at the end of the first half

8 August 2019
| Macau
The number of cars registered in Macau at the end of the first half totalled 107,900, an increase of 0.8% year-on-year, according to the Statistics and Census Bureau.

Angola’s diamond sales bring in revenues of US$232.8 million in the second quarter

7 August 2019
| Angola
Angola's national diamond trading company Sodiam posted gross revenue of US$232.8 million in the second quarter by selling 1.5 million carats of diamonds at an average price of US$ 155.3 per carat, the company said.

Macau’s liberal professionals visit Brazil in fourth quarter

6 August 2019
| Brazil | China | Macau
Professionals from Macau are scheduled to pay a visit to Brazil in the fourth quarter of 2019 on an exchange with their Brazilian counterparts, including lawyers, the president of the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) said on Monday.

China wants to increase cooperation with Timor-Leste in the petrochemical industry

5 August 2019
| China | Timor-Leste
China is keen to increase cooperation with Timor-Leste in the petrochemical, agriculture and fisheries sectors, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Bangkok during a meeting with his East Timorese counterpart, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported.

Macau casino revenues falls 3.5% in July

2 August 2019
| Macau
Macau's gross casino revenues fell 3.5% year-on-year in July to 24.453 billion patacas (US$3.056 billion), the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau said.

Solar plant in Mozambique starts commercial operation

1 August 2019
| Mozambique
The Mocuba solar power plant in Mozambique has started commercial operation following its connection to the national power grid, Norwegian company Scatec Solar said in a statement in Oslo.

Macau’s trade deficit improves in the first half of 2019

31 July 2019
| Macau
Macau's trade deficit improved by 3.3% year-on-year in the first half of 2019 to 36.016 billion patacas (US$4.502 billion), according to the Statistics and Census Bureau.

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries increases 3.8% from January to May

30 July 2019
| Angola | Brazil | Cabo Verde | China | Guinea-Bissau | Macau | Mozambique | Portugal | São Tomé and Príncipe | Timor-Leste
The value of trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries grew 3.8% year-on-year to US$58.836 billion between January and May 2019, according to official Chinese figures released by Forum Macau.

Brazil starts exporting dairy products to China in August

29 July 2019
| Brazil | China
Brazil's first dairy exports to China are expected to take place next August, said Brazil's Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply.

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