img

Belt and Road | Greater Bay Area

European Union supports coffee production in Angola

12 March 2020
| Angola
The European Union will contribute €12 million to finance a programme to improve the performance, growth and contribution of the coffee value chain in the diversification of the Angolan economy, said on Wednesday in Luanda, the ambassador of the European Union in Angola, Tomás Ulicny.

Macau’s casinos start operating again

11 March 2020
| Macau
Thirty-eight of the 41 casinos in Macau started operating once again by 9 March, doing so in stages staring on 20 February, said the region's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau.

Gaming and gambling employs over 58,000 people in Macau in 2019

10 March 2020
| Macau
The gaming and gambling sector in Macau provided full-time employment to 58,225 people by the end of 2019, an increase of 1.7% on year, of which 25,459 were croupiers, said the region's Statistics and Census Bureau.

Government of Angola plans to remove fuel subsidies

9 March 2020
| Angola
The government of Angola will bring an end to subsidies on fuel prices, said on Wednesday in Luanda, the minister of Finance, adding that this had not yet happened because the aim was to ensure that the impact of the decision "was as small as possible."

Macau’s population totals 679,600 people in 2019

6 March 2020
| Macau
The total population of Macau amounted to 679,600 people at the end of 2019, which was an annual increase of 12,200 people, said the region’s Statistics and Census Bureau.

Macau Monetary Authority reduces rediscount rate to 1.50%

5 March 2020
| Macau
The Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) on Wednesday reduced the rediscount rate by 50 basis points to 1.50%, the institution said in a statement issued on Wednesday.

Kenmare Resources produces heavy mineral concentrate in Mozambique

4 March 2020
| Mozambique
Kenmare Resources has produced the first heavy mineral concentrate at Wet Concentrator Plant C (WPC C), said the company that explores heavy sands deposits in Moma, Nampula province, northern Mozambique.

Macau Government receives requests for support from 2,500 SMEs affected by the COVID-19 outbreak

3 March 2020
| Macau
The Macau Economic Bureau (DSE) has received 2,500 applications and 7,000 queries related to the various support measures for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) affected by the outbreak of coronavirus between 1 February and 2 March, according to official information.

Macau receives just 2.85 million visitors in January

2 March 2020
| China | Macau
Macau received 2.85 million visitors in January this year, a year-on-year drop of 16.8% due to the pneumonia epidemic caused by the new type of coronavirus (COVID-19), the region's Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said.

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries grows by 1.55% in 2019

28 February 2020
| Angola | Brazil | Cabo Verde | China | Guinea-Bissau | Macau | Mozambique | Portugal | São Tomé and Príncipe | Timor-Leste
The value of trade between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries grew 1.55% year-on-year in 2019 to US$149.639 billion, according to official Chinese figures released by Forum Macau.

The representative of Macau in Lisbon nominated to the WTO

27 February 2020
| Macau | Portugal
The former secretary of the Government of Macau for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam Chon Weng, has been nominated to the post of head of the Economic and Trade Delegation of Macau at the World Trade Organization (WTO), under an order of the Chief Executive.

Occupancy rate of hotels in Macau drops to 11% due to COVID-19

26 February 2020
| China | Macau
The average rate of occupancy of hotels in Macau is currently 11.8%, far below the average of 90.8% established in 2019, said the director of the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO).

Macau Government will facilitate conditions to provide support to SMEs

25 February 2020
| Macau
The Macau Government will review the legal diploma that requires at least two years of registration in the Financial Services Bureau for small and medium-sized enterprises to apply for existing support plans, according to an official announcement.

Consortium from China interested in Portuguese highway company Brisa – Auto-estradas de Portugal

24 February 2020
| China | Portugal
A consortium led by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) will be one of the parties interested in buying the stake of Portuguese Group José de Mello Capital in highway company Brisa - Auto-estradas de Portugal, financial news agency Bloomberg reported.

Brazil may lose 15% of its exports to China in 2020

21 February 2020
| Brazil | China
The trade truce between the United States and China, and the outbreak of Covid-19 disease in China may lead to Brazil losing 15% of exports that it currently sends to China, according to the Brazilian Economics Institute (Ibre) of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation.

Angola restocks cattle on the Camabatela plateau with livestock from Chad

20 February 2020
| Angola
The government of Angola plans to spend US$100 million on the purchase of cattle for restocking livestock on the Camabatela plateau, a region that covers part of the provinces of Kwanza Norte, Uíge and Malanje, said an official from Veterinary Service Institute (ISV).

Cabo Verde removed from “blacklist” of tax havens in the European Union

19 February 2020
| Cabo Verde
The removal of Cabo Verde from the "blacklist" of tax havens in the European Union is "a solid step towards the international transparency that the country intends to achieve," said on Tuesday the deputy prime minister and minister of Finance.

China’s demand for pork from Brazil increases in January 2020

18 February 2020
| Brazil | China
The demand for beef and pork by China-led Brazilian exports of these products to reach 68,500 tonnes in January, according to figures published by the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA).

Minister of Agriculture says that Brazil’s relationship with China is strong

17 February 2020
| Brazil | China
The relationship with China is solid and the agreement reached between the country and the United States "will not have catastrophic repercussions" for Brazil, said last week in Brasilia, the Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply.

Property seized in Angola with an estimated value of US$532.3 million

14 February 2020
| Angola | China
The properties built with public funds and seized by the Attorney-general of the Republic of Angola in Zango Zero and in Kilamba are valued at US$532.3 million, according to officials.

Get our latest news

MACAUHUB MACAUHUB
MACAUHUB FRENCH