Guinea-Bissau

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.

Angola closes embassy to the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries

11 September 2018

The Angolan embassy to the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) in Lisbon is one of eight diplomatic representations that the country plans to close by next November, the Angolan foreign minister said on Monday in Luanda.

Guinea-Bissau gets support from China for an agricultural project

10 September 2018

Only one of five projects selected for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) has been funded under the US$60 billion package announced by the President of China, the President of Guinea-Bissau revealed on his return to the country.

Itafos Farim starts phosphate exploration in Guinea Bissau

10 September 2018

The Itafos Farim company will start phosphate exploration in Guinea-Bissau at the end of 2020, the company's managing director, Delio Darsama announced on Friday in Bissau.

Companies from Portuguese-speaking countries participate in a forum on traditional Chinese medicine

6 September 2018

Business leaders from Portuguese-speaking countries are among the 400 professionals participating in the 2018 Traditional Medicine International Cooperation Forum (Macau) on 20 and 21 September, the event's organisers said.

Guinea-Bissau to seek financial support from China for development projects

30 August 2018

The President of Guinea-Bissau, José Mário Vaz said on Wednesday that during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which will take place in Beijing on 3 and 4 September, he will present to China a number of projects linked to the agriculture, tourism, fisheries, infrastructure and minerals sectors in order to obtain funding for their implementation.

Empresário de Macau nomeado Cônsul Honorário da Guiné-Bissau

22 August 2018

O empresário e membro do Conselho Executivo de Macau Chan Meng Kam, foi nomeado como o novo Cônsul Honorário da Guiné-Bissau em Macau

Port of Bissau in Guinea-Bissau to be dredged with ADB financing

21 August 2018

Dredging work in the port of Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, may begin this year or early next year following a grant of 15 billion CFA francs from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to the Guinean authorities to finance the work, Serifo Djaquite, Minister of Transport and Communications, said on Tuesday.

World Bank grants a loan to pave rural roads in Guinea-Bissau

17 August 2018

The World Bank will grant a US$15 million loan to finance the asphalting of some rural roads in the northern and eastern provinces of Guinea-Bissau next year, the organisation's resident representative Amadu Oumar Bá announced on Wednesday in Bissau.

China finances construction of a motorway in Guinea-Bissau

15 August 2018

Construction of a motorway in Guinea-Bissau, estimated to cost US$16.5 million and with funding from the People's Republic of China, is expected to begin shortly, according to a statement from the Ministry of Public Works, Buildings and Urban Development released on Tuesday in Bissau.

World Bank funds highway signage project in Guinea-Bissau

14 August 2018

The World Bank (WB) plans to fund a project to place signage on Guinea-Bissau's main public roads as of January 2019, the head of the transport department of the multilateral organization, Vincent Viseaux said on Monday in Bissau.

Business group from Vietnam buys cashew nuts from Guinea-Bissau

9 August 2018

Vietnam's T&T group plans to buy the entire annual production of cashew nuts from Guinea-Bissau, of between 150,000 and 200,000 tons under a memorandum of understanding signed on 6 August in Hanoi, Vietnamese state radio reported.

World Bank approves donation to the education sector in Guinea-Bissau

8 August 2018

The World Bank (WB) has approved a donation from the International Development Agency (IDA) worth US$10.7 million to support a project focused on providing quality education for all in Guinea-Bissau, Macauhub learned on Tuesday in Bissau.

Guinea-Bissau negotiating new joint resource exploitation contract with Senegal

7 August 2018

Guinea-Bissau is negotiating with Senegal a new agreement on joint exploitation of petroleum resources and presented a set of proposals in the third round of talks held during the first three days of August in Dakar, the head of Bissau’s delegation said on Monday.

Guinea-Bissau civil servants to have new salary scale starting in September

2 August 2018

The government of Guinea-Bissau will apply a new salary scale to civil servants from September, the Minister of Labour and Public Administration Fernando Gomes announced on Wednesday in Bissau.

China’s cooperation with Portuguese-speaking countries important in Chinese foreign relations

31 July 2018

Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries is an integral and important part of China's foreign relations, said the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Macau on a visit to Forum Macau.

Angola hosts 13th Summit of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries

19 July 2018

Angola hosts the 13th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), to be held in 2020, following a decision made at this year's meeting on the island of Sal, Cabo Verde (Cape Verde), which elected Portuguese ambassador Francisco Ribeiro Teles as the institution's new executive secretary, according to the local press.

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