Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde wants to achieve full mobility in the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries

15 November 2018

Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) "will do everything" it can to ensure that the full mobility of citizens within the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) space is guaranteed "as soon as possible," said the Cape Verdean President.

New Executive Secretary of the CPLP takes office on 15 December

15 November 2018

Portuguese ambassador Francisco Ribeiro Teles takes office on 15 December as the new executive secretary of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), said on Wednesday the Cape Verdean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Communities.

CPLP entrepreneurs call for free movement within the community of countries

14 November 2018

The Business Confederation of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CE-CPLP) hopes that during the Cape Verdean presidency of the organszation the issue of mobility will be overcome, said Jorge Spencer Lima, the outgoing vice president.

Cabo Verde International Fair to be managed by private entities

13 November 2018

Cabo Verde's (Cape Verde's) chambers of commerce and tourism will take over the management of the Cabo Verde International Fair with the purchase of the state's 80% stake, said the secretary general of the Sotavento Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services.

Cabo Verde International Fair 2018 opens with 130 companies

12 November 2018

The 22nd edition of the Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) International Fair (FIC), which starts on Wednesday, 14 November in Praia, will have a total of 220 stands of 130 companies from Cabo Verde, Portugal, Spain and Brazil, according to the event's organisers.

Angola and Cabo Verde to have air links once again by the end of this year

5 November 2018

The Angola-Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) air link will be resumed later this year, with only a few technical adjustments left to organise, the Angolan Transport Minister said recently.

Portuguese-speaking countries hold talks on tourism in Macau

29 October 2018

More than thirty people on Friday concluded their participation in a colloquium on tourism management, conventions and exhibitions for Portuguese-speaking countries, according to Forum Macau.

Macau businessman David Chow considers investments in Mozambique

25 October 2018

Macau businessman David Chow Kam Fai is looking for investment projects in Mozambique after the difficulties he has faced in implementing projects in Praia, the capital of Cabo Vede (Cape Verde), according to the China-Lusophone Brief (CLBrief).

Cabo Verde Airlines to be privatised in 2018, says government

23 October 2018

The government of Cabo Verde intends to close the privatisation process of the national air carrier by the end of the year with the sale of a controlling stake of 51%, according to an official statement.

23rd MIF and 2018 PLPEX conclude with the signing of 75 protocols

22 October 2018

The 23rd Macau International Fair and the Exhibition of Products and Services of Portuguese-speaking Countries 2018 (Macau) ended on 20 October with the signing of 75 protocols, the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) reported.

Transinsular awarded tender for inter-island sea transport in Cabo Verde

19 October 2018

Transinsular - Transportes Marítimos Insulares has been awarded the international public tender for the management and operation of the public service of maritime transport of passengers and cargo between the islands of Cabo Verde, according to official announcement.

Cabo Verde launches public tender for cruise terminal in the city of Mindelo

12 October 2018

The public tender to build a cruise terminal in the Cape Verdean city of Mindelo on the island of São Vicente, will be launched within "a few weeks," said the chairman of Enapor - Portos de Cabo Verde on Thursday.

Natural gas will make Mozambique’s economy grow by 11.1% in 2023, IMF

11 October 2018

Mozambique's economy is expected to grow at a rate of 11.1 percent by 2023, by which time the exploitation of natural gas deposits in the north of the country is expected to have begun, according to the latest forecasts by the International Monetary Fund.

Cabo Verde’s economic growth rises to 5.9% in the second quarter

4 October 2018

Cabo Verde's (Cape Verde's) economy accelerated its growth in the second quarter of 2018, growing at a real annual rate of 5.9%, compared with 3.5% in the first quarter, according to the National Statistics Institute.

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries exceeds US$82 billion from January to July

3 October 2018

Trade between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries grew 21.50% on year from January to July 2018 to reach US$82.149 billion, according to official Chinese figures released by Forum Macau.

Cargo movement at Cabo Verde ports rises 9.1% in first half

28 September 2018

During the first half of 2018, goods movements in the ports of Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) recorded a year-on-year increase of 9.1%, according to Cape Verdean port management company Enapor.

China and Portuguese-speaking countries should take advantage of Macau platform, says secretary general of Forum Macau

27 September 2018

China and the Portuguese-speaking countries should take full advantage of the Macau platform, said the Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macau, who called for cooperation in the area of traditional Chinese medicine.

Cabo Verde launches an international public tender for sub-concession of marinas

21 September 2018

The Cape Verdean National Ports Administration (Enapor) has launched an international public tender for the sub-concession of nautical recreational facilities - the marinas - the company announced in a statement.

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries grows 21.50% from January to July

20 September 2018

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries reached US$82.49 million from January to July 2018, a year-on-year increase of 21.50%, according to official Chinese figures released by Forum Macau.

PLPEX 2018, in Macau, has a bigger area and more exhibitors

20 September 2018

The area dedicated to this year's edition of the Exhibition of Products and Services of Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macau), or PLPEX 2018, has been increased to 6,000 square metres, the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) announced.

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