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Guinea-Bissau

University of Coimbra launches course on relationship between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries

3 July 2018
China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries in the World Economy: Trade, Tourism, Cooperation and Development is the official name of an advanced training course coordinated by Carmen Amado Mendes to be taught over two semesters between the end of September and December and between February and May, at the University of Coimbra, Portugal, according to official information.

Guinea-Bissau expects to export 150,000 ton of cashew nuts this season

3 July 2018
Guinea-Bissau has already exported some 50,000 tons of cashew nuts and expects to reach 150,000 tons by the end of the current sales campaign of this strategic product for the country's economy, the Minister of Commerce and Crafts, Vicente Fernandes said on Sunday.

Brazil may increasingly use Macau as a platform to operate in China

27 June 2018
Macau's Economy and Finance Secretary Leong Vai Tac said at a meeting in Brasilia that measures to reduce limits on access to to the Fund for Development Cooperation between China and the Portuguese-Speaking Countries to make it easier for more countries to benefit from its use.

Macau plans to operate as a financial bridge between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries

27 June 2018
The construction of a financial cooperation bridge between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries with the aim of stimulating Macau's role as a financial services platform was the basis for a visit by a high-level delegation to Portugal organised by the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) and the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, including representatives from the interior of China and Macau, according to official information.

CGD and BNU sign agreement to share market information on China and Portuguese-speaking countries

26 June 2018
Banco Nacional Ultramarino (Macau) has signed a cooperation agreement with its parent company, Portuguese state bank Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD), through the network of the two banks to collect and share market information about China and the Portuguese-speaking countries, the bank said in a statement.

Guinea-Bissau to start exporting food in 2023, says Chinese ambassador

26 June 2018
Guinea-Bissau, with the support of the People's Republic of China, is expected to achieve food self-sufficiency within five years and start exporting the surplus produced, the Chinese ambassador said in public statements last weekend.

China supports construction of Guinea Bissau’s first agricultural school

25 June 2018
The People's Republic of China will support the Guinea-Bissau authorities to build the country's first agricultural school in the northern town of Caliquiesse this year, President José Mário Vaz announced on Saturday.

12th Conference of Heads of State and Government of the CPLP sets up website

25 June 2018
The government of Cabo Verde presented the website and logo of the Cabo Verde summit and presidency of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), which will take place in July on the island of Sal, in a meeting with the press on Friday in Praia.

“Triangular” relationship between Macau, China and Portuguese-speaking countries is “positive and virtuous”

21 June 2018
The triangular relationship between Macau, China and Portuguese-speaking countries is "positive and virtuous" for the countries involved, helping to increase exports and attract investment, the chairman of the Portuguese Foreign Trade and Investment Agency (AICEP) said on Wednesday.

Delegation of Forum Macau visits Guinea-Bissau from 22 to 26 June

19 June 2018
The Guinea-Bissau authorities are eagerly awaiting the visit of a delegation from Forum Macau from 22 to 26 June, the head of Guinea-Bissau's Private Investment Promotion Division, Bruno Jauad told Macauhub on Monday.

Guinea-Bissau loses between 60,000 and 80,000 hectares of forest per year

15 June 2018
Between 60,000 and 80,000 hectares of Guinea-Bissau forest is lost every year due to deforestation, illegal logging and uncontrolled forest fires, the Guinean Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nicolau dos Santos said on Thursday in Bissau.

Legis-PALOP legal database now includes Timor-Leste

8 June 2018
The Legis-PALOP legal database, an electronic platform that brings together legislation, jurisprudence and tenets from Angola, Cabo Verde (Cape Verde), Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe, will now include the legal system of Timor-Leste (East Timor), to be called Legis-PALOP+TL, according to an official statement.

Service sector opportunities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Great Bay area

4 June 2018
The exploration of business opportunities for the services sector in the future Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Great Bay Area was one of the issues addressed on Friday at a seminar on trade in services between China and Portuguese-speaking countries.

IMF approves Guinea-Bissau assessment and extends aid for another year

4 June 2018
Guinea-Bissau's economic activity remained robust and gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to have grown by 5.9% in 2017, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said, adding that it had approved the intervention period under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for another year, until July 2019.

Conventions and exhibitions in Macau and food products from Portuguese-speaking countries showcased at fair in China

28 May 2018
Macau's advantages as a venue for conventions and exhibitions was the theme of a seminar organised by the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) in Chongqing in cooperation with government agencies in Macau, according to an official statement.

Macau wants to be a platform for relations between the media in China and the Portuguese-speaking countries

23 May 2018
Macau may become a platform for developing relations between Chinese and Portuguese-speaking media, said Victor Chan Chi Ping, director of the Government Information Bureau (GCS), during the "Macau Global Media Industry Development" conference.

Forum Macau promotes cooperation between companies in Yangzhou and Portuguese-speaking countries

16 May 2018
The Permanent Office intends to promote productive cooperation between enterprises in Yangzhou and Portuguese-speaking countries, taking advantage of the multilateral mechanism of Forum Macau and the role of Macau as a platform, said the secretary general of the organisation in Jiangsu.

Guinea-Bissau resumes negotiations for fisheries agreement with the European Union

11 May 2018
Guinea-Bissau will resume negotiations on the fisheries agreement with the European Union (EU), Guinean Prime Minister Aristides Gomes said on Wednesday as he was attended a European Day party at the EU premises in Bissau.

New Hengqin Area wants to broker Chinese cooperation with Portuguese-speaking countries

10 May 2018
The New Area of Hengqin (NAH) aims to become a pilot region for economic cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, Yang Chuan, director of the NAH's administrative committee, told the China Daily newspaper.

Portuguese-speaking entrepreneurs meet in Mozambique

8 May 2018
The first Economic Conference of the Market of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) begins on Wednesday in Maputo, Mozambique, with the participation of about 350 people, including entrepreneurs, representatives of business associations, public foreign trade bodies, heads of state and members of the government of the CPLP countries, according to the organising body.
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