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Portuguese-speaking countries look to respond to Covid-19 pandemic

27 March 2020

The parliament of Timor-Leste on Thursday unanimously approved the declaration of a state of emergency in the country, which is expected to be in place for a month, from Saturday 28 March, a measure adopted in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vale group removes Brazilian workers from Mozambique

25 March 2020

Over 200 Brazilian workers of Vale Moçambique are due to leave the country on Wednesday night on a Ethiopian Airlines flight, which will take them to Belo Horizonte International Airport, in Confins, where it is due to arrive on Thursday morning, mining group Vale said.

Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Principe have no known cases of Covid-19

23 March 2020

Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe seem to be the only Portuguese-speaking countries in which to date there have been no cases of Covid-19, according to the most recent data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University in the USA.

Province of Tete, Mozambique, contains 700 million tons of iron ore and vanadium

20 March 2020

Tete province in central Mozambique has proven reserves of around 700 million tons of iron ore and vanadium in the Angónia-Marávia plateau, said the provincial director of Mineral Resources and Energy.

Angola closes borders from 20 March

19 March 2020

Angola will close its air, land and sea borders to the movement of people from midnight on 20 March for 15 days, renewable for an equal period, depending on the progress of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a presidential decree.

Macau to quarantine visitors from the Schengen countries from 17 March

16 March 2020

The citizens of the 26 Schengen Area countries wishing to enter Macau will be subject to a quarantine period of 14 days from 17 March onwards, announced the health authorities of the special administrative region.

Citizens of the United States prevented from entering Angola, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe and Timor-Leste

16 March 2020

The government of Angola is keeping the ban on the entry of foreign nationals from China, the epicentre of the new coronavirus, South Korea, Japan and Italy, but may extend or reduce this list based on the evolution of the pandemic, said the Secretary of State for Public Health, Franco Mufinda.

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

28 February 2020

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.

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

21 February 2020

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.

Chinese air carriers include 90 aircraft from Brazil’s Embraer in their fleets

20 February 2020

Brazilian aeronautical company Embraer will have to deliver the 10 195-E2 aircraft ordered by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to have sold 100 aircraft to companies and airlines from China, according to figures for 2019.

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

18 February 2020

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

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.

Energias de Portugal group completes sale of wind asset in Brazil

13 February 2020

EDPR Renováveis, of Portuguese group EDP - Energias de Portugal, has concluded the sale of its shareholding in an onshore wind energy project in Brazil, to a subsidiary of the Actis group for 598 million reais (US$137.7 million), according to a market statement.

Angola’s Chambers of Commerce to be brought together under a Federation

11 February 2020

A Federation of Chambers of Commerce of Angola (FCCA), to allow for greater trade between companies from Angola and other countries, is in the process of being set up, as an initiative of the Angola - Brazil, Chamber of Commerce, said the director of this entity.

Steel group from China pays for imported iron ore from Brazil in Yuan

31 January 2020

(CN) 原名“河北钢铁”的“河钢集团有限公司”首次以人民币支付从巴西矿业集团“淡水河谷”进口的铁矿石。

Brazilian group Oi leaves Angola’s Unitel with the sale of its stake to Sonangol

30 January 2020

Africatel Holdings B.V., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Brazilian telecommunications group Oi, sold and transferred all the shares held by Portuguese company PT Ventures SGPS to Angolan oil company Sonangol, said the group in a statement issued recently.

China authorises the import of melon from Brazil

23 January 2020

The General Administration of Customs China (GACC) announced it had approved the import of melon from Brazil, following an agreement reached between the two countries in November 2019, said the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply.

Angola negotiates the end of oil-backed debt with China

23 January 2020

The government of Angola is negotiating with its Chinese counterpart to end the use of oil as a guarantee for bilateral debt, said in London, the Angolan Minister of State for Economic Coordination, Manuel Nunes Júnior.

Forum Macau analyses report on its 15 years of activity

22 January 2020

Forum Macau has analysed the report prepared by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences on the activities of the institution in its 15 years of existence, according to information from the Support Office of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macau.

China Merchants Port Holdings sells assets in Brazil to two state funds in China

20 January 2020

China Merchants Port Holdings Co., Ltd. has sold part of the shares of Paranaguá Container Terminal (TCP), one of the largest in Brazil, to two Chinese state funds, including one focused on the markets of Portuguese-speaking countries, the group said in a statement issued on Friday.

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