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Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries exceeds US$134 billion from January to November 2018

23 January 2019

The value of trade between China and the eight Portuguese-speaking countries totalled US$134.981 billion in the January-November 2018 period, a year-on-year increase of 25.27%, according to official Chinese figures released by Forum Macau.

Cabo Verde considers opening embassy in Guinea-Bissau

18 January 2019

The Cape Verdean government intends to open an embassy in Guinea-Bissau, which is expected to happen in 2020, said Cabo Verde's (Cape Verde's) new ambassador to Guinea-Bissau, Inacio Felino de Carvalho.

World Bank forecasts economic growth of 2.9% in 2019 for Angola

10 January 2019

Angola is expected to post economic growth of 2.9% in 2019, up 0.7 percentage points from the June 2018 forecast, the World Bank said on Wednesday.

Geocapital sells stake in Caixa Económica de Cabo Verde

27 December 2018

GeoCapital, Gestão de Participações, has decided to sell the 27.44% stake it held in Caixa Económica de Cabo Verde (CECV), the financial institution's chief executive said.

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries exceeds US$108 billion from January to September

17 December 2018

The value of trade between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries reached US$108.928 billion from January to September, a year-on-year increase of 21.22%, according to official Chinese data released by Forum Macau.

New Executive Secretary of the CPLP takes office on Saturday

14 December 2018

The new executive secretary of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), Portugal's Francisco Ribeiro Telles, is due to take office on Saturday in Lisbon, according to an official announcement.

Guinea-Bissau has already exported cashew nut production from the 2018 campaign

4 December 2018

Farmers in Guinea-Bissau have already sold all of the cashew nuts harvested this season, at an average price of 500 CFA francs (86 cents) per kilogramme, said the Inspector General for Trade.

Guinea-Bissau and European Union sign new fisheries agreement

16 November 2018

Guinea-Bissau and the European Union (EU) signed a fisheries agreement on Thursday to allow vessels from some European countries to operate in the country's territorial waters, the fisheries minister said on Thursday in Bissau.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Guinea-Bissau’s economy slows due to weak cashew marketing campaign

4 October 2018

Guinea-Bissau's economic growth rate is expected to fall to 3.8% this year due to a weak cashew marketing campaign, according to the findings of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission.

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.

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.

Guinea Bissau opens honorary consulate in Macau

26 September 2018

On Monday Guinea Bissau opened an honorary consulate in Macau whose facilities were inaugurated in a ceremony attended by Chief Executive Chui Sai On, the local press reported.

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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