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Guinea-Bissau

Guiné-Bissau makes António Serifo its ambassador in Beijing

22 June 2020
President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guiné-Bissau has appointed António Serifo Embaló as the Guinéan Ambassador to China, replacing Malam Sambu, O Democrata reports, citing a presidential order. The Guinéan newspaper says Mr Serifo Embaló is a member of the legislature belonging to the Social Renovation Party, the third-largest in the chamber, and was a minister … Continue reading "Guiné-Bissau makes António Serifo its ambassador in Beijing"

Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao takes part in Webinars on International Cooperation Against Covid-19 series

18 June 2020
The Webinars on International Cooperation Against Covid-19 series opened at 20:00 (Beijing time) on 16 June, and the Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao and several other government officials of Macao joined the online seminar with officials and government representatives from other Portuguese-speaking countries via a video link. The webinar series are scheduled … Continue reading "Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao takes part in Webinars on International Cooperation Against Covid-19 series"

Macao banks to use MPI automatic translation system

15 June 2020
The Macau Association of Banks signed on Wednesday a cooperation protocol to let its members use the system developed by the Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) for automatically translating Chinese into Portuguese and vice-versa, MPI says. A written announcement by MPI quotes the head of the banking association, Ip Sio Kai, as saying the use of … Continue reading "Macao banks to use MPI automatic translation system"

Deal sought on Chinese access to Guinéan fishing grounds

12 June 2020
Guiné-Bissau intends to seek an agreement with China about exploiting Guinéan fishing grounds, similar to an agreement between Guiné-Bissau and the European Union, Lusa reports, quoting Guinéan Minister of Fishing Malam Sambú as saying on Tuesday. The Portuguese news agency says 70 Chinese-owned vessels are fishing in Guinéan waters at present. The Guinéan-EU agreement, in … Continue reading "Deal sought on Chinese access to Guinéan fishing grounds"

Macao Polytechnic Institute and The Macau Association of Banks Sign Protocol on Machine Translation System for ‘Finance + Technology’ Development

11 June 2020
In order to demonstrate Macao’s advantages as the Sino-Portuguese financial service platform and boost industry-academia development in higher education, on 10 June 2020, the Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) and The Macau Association of Banks (ABM) signed the Cooperation Protocol on the ‘Chinese-Portuguese/Portuguese-Chinese Official Document Translation System’ and the Protocol on ‘The Macau Association of Banks … Continue reading "Macao Polytechnic Institute and The Macau Association of Banks Sign Protocol on Machine Translation System for ‘Finance + Technology’ Development"

Trade between China, Portuguese-speaking Countries tops US$31.97bln in January-March 2020

1 June 2020
Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$31.968 billion in the period from January to March 2020. It represented a 5.13 percent decline year-on-year, according to data from China Customs. Portuguese-speaking Countries sold goods worth US$23.227 billion to China in the first three months of 2020 – a decline of 5.15 percent year-on-year. … Continue reading "Trade between China, Portuguese-speaking Countries tops US$31.97bln in January-March 2020"

Greater role for Macao in international engagement envisaged

19 May 2020
A new reference document says economic engagement by China and the Portuguese-speaking world can help develop the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the People’s Daily reports. The Chinese Communist Party newspaper says the document is the Sino-Lusophone Economic and Trade Cooperation Blue Book, published jointly by the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, … Continue reading "Greater role for Macao in international engagement envisaged"

Envoy says China helping Guiné-Bissau keep Covid-19 at bay

18 May 2020
Chinese Ambassador to Guiné-Bissau Jin Hongjun has said China is helping Guiné-Bissau counter the Covid-19 pandemic, Agência de Notícias da Guiné (ANG) reports. The Guinéan state-run news agency quotes Mr Jin as saying he met Guinéan President Umaro Sissoco Embaló last week and told him about the Chinese experience of countering the pandemic. Mr Jin … Continue reading "Envoy says China helping Guiné-Bissau keep Covid-19 at bay"

Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao organised donation of personal protection equipment to Portuguese-speaking Countries United to overcome challenges, solidarity in combating the epidemic

8 May 2020
In light of the global Covid-19 pandemic, the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) has donated face masks and medical protective suits to eight member countries of the Forum to help them cope with the epidemic. On 4 May, the Permanent Secretariat, in partnership with … Continue reading "Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao organised donation of personal protection equipment to Portuguese-speaking Countries United to overcome challenges, solidarity in combating the epidemic"

BNU and ICBC (Macau) jointly promote business between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries

29 April 2020
The Banco Nacional Ultramarino bank and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Macau) signed a memorandum of understanding for the joint promotion of business between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries, according to a statement issued by the issuing bank.

No date set for 6th Ministerial Conference of Forum Macau

28 April 2020
The date to hold the 6th Ministerial Conference of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and the Portuguese Speaking Countries has yet to be set, the Secretary for Economy and Finance of the Government of Macau said on Monday.

Hengqin Island has a role to play in China’s relationship with Portuguese-speaking countries

21 April 2020
The island of Hengqin will contribute to solving the problem of lack of space and resources in Macau, allowing it to better perform its role as a platform between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, the Macau government said in the 2020 Lines of Government Action.

China and Jack Ma Foundation help Portuguese-speaking African countries

20 April 2020
The government of China and at least one Chinese private entity have been helping Portuguese-speaking African countries by providing medical and hospital equipment for a timely response to the new coronavirus pandemic, according to local newspapers and news agencies.

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries falls 9.37% in first two months of the year

17 April 2020
The value of trade between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries posted a drop of 9.37% year-on-year in January and February to US$21.374 billion, according to official Chinese figures released by Forum Macau.

IMF’s pardon to Mozambique expected to be used to further support the economy

15 April 2020
The US$15 million pardon in Mozambique's debt servicing by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will relieve the accounts of the Mozambican state and open up room to grant further support, said the president of the Confederation of Economic Associations.

IMF pardons debt servicing of 25 countries, including three with Portuguese as an official language

14 April 2020
Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe are the three of Portuguese-speaking African countries included in the list of 25 nations to which the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has offered a pardon on debt servicing, according to a statement released on Monday in Washington.

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.

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.

Sinohydro Corp builds a solar plant in Guinea-Bissau

17 March 2020
China's Sinohydro Corporation has been awarded the tender launched in 2019 to build a photovoltaic solar plant in Gardete, in Guinea-Bissau, with an installed capacity of 20 megawatts, and its contract was signed recently, according to official information.

Lubango in Angola, becomes home to technical and vocational institute of the Portuguese-speaking African countries

12 March 2020
The Vocational Technical Institute of Finance of the Portuguese-speaking African Countries (PALOP), will be inaugurated in September in the Angolan city of Lubango, the official responsible for the training establishment said on Wednesday in the city.
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