Guinea-Bissau

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries up 15.61% in January/February 2019

15 April 2019

The value of trade between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries reached US$23.583 billion in January/February 2019, an increase of 15.61% year-on-year, according to official Chinese figures released by Forum Macau.

São Tomé and Príncipe welcomes 300 entrepreneurs to an international meeting in July

8 April 2019

About 300 entrepreneurs are expected to head to São Tomé and Príncipe to attend the 14th business meeting for economic cooperation between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries next July, the organising committee said.

Greater Bay Area on Forum Macau agenda for 2019

28 March 2019

Forum Macau unanimously approved the work plan for 2019, which clearly states the need to increase cooperation with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA).

Portuguese-speaking countries showcased at Macau market

18 March 2019

A market focused on products from Portuguese-speaking countries and from Macau is due to be held on the Macau peninsula between 29 and 31 March, according to the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute.

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries increases 25% in 2018 to US$147.354 billion

31 January 2019

The value of trade between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries reached US$147.354 billion in 2018, an increase of 25.31% year-on-year, according to official Chinese figures released by Forum Macau.

European Investment Bank opens Portugal’s SME credit line in Portuguese-speaking countries

29 January 2019

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Portugal's Development Finance Corporation (Sofid) have signed an agreement to open a credit line of up to 12 million euros to benefit small and medium-sized Portuguese companies in Portuguese-speaking countries, the EIB said in a statement.

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.

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