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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.

Portuguese company linked to Macau joins efforts to combat coronavirus

13 February 2020
| China | Macau | Portugal
Hospital equipment being used by medical teams involved in combating the epidemic of coronavirus, a strain now named Covid-19 by the World Health Organisation, started to arrive this week in Macau and the cities of the Greater Bay, sent from Portugal by the Quinta da Marmeleira company owned by businessman Wu Zhiwei.

BNU announces measures to support small and medium-sized companies in Macau

12 February 2020
| Macau
The Banco Nacional Ultramarino bank has announced a range of support measures for entrepreneurs in Macau, particularly those affected by the measures announced by the government in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Altira Macau hotel, in Taipa, closes for the safety of guests and staff

11 February 2020
| China | Macau
The Altira Macau hotel, in Taipa, temporarily closed on Monday in order to reduce the possibility of propagating the coronavirus outbreak in the territory.

Macau has no new cases of coronavirus for the sixth consecutive day

10 February 2020
| China | Macau
For the sixth day running no new cases of coronavirus were recorded in Macau, according to the local health authorities.

Five-star hotels in Macau close due to lack of guests

7 February 2020
| China | Macau
Four hotels in Macau, including the Four Seasons, St. Regis and the Conrad in Cotai, in Taipa, have closed temporarily starting on Friday due to a lack of guests, government officials announced.

Macau ends 2019 with more than 240,000 registered vehicles

6 February 2020
| Macau
At the end of 2019, Macau had more than 240,000 vehicles registered, with a slight growth of 0.3% compared with the end of 2018, the region’s Statistics and Census Bureau said.

Government closes casinos in Macau to prevent the spread of the coronavirus

5 February 2020
| China | Macau
The Macau government has ordered the closure of the 41 casinos in Macau from Wednesday and for the next 15 days in order to prevent the transmission of the coronavirus in Macau.

Macau’s trade deficit sees marginal improvement in 2019

4 February 2020
| Macau
Macau's balance of trade deficit in 2019 improved marginally in 2019 to stand at 77.33 billion patacas (US$9.66 billion), a drop of 577 million patacas compared with the figure for 2018, according to the region's Statistics and Census Bureau.

Casinos in Macau start 2020 with an 11.3% fall in gross revenue

3 February 2020
| Macau
Macau's casinos started 2020 with a significant drop in gross revenue, which fell by 11.3% to 22.126 billion patacas (US$2.765 billion) year-on-year in January, informed the Department of Inspection and coordination games.

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