14 December 2020
Fitch Ratings says it expects the Mozambican economy to begin next year a gradual recovery from the present slump. The credit rating agency issued a note saying it forecasts that annual growth in Mozambican real gross domestic product will reach 2.8 percent next year and 3.3 percent the year after. The note says: “The resumption … Continue reading "Fitch forecasts Mozambican GDP will grow by 2.8 pct in 2021"
14 December 2020
Investment in growing almonds in Mozambique is expected to increase the number of almond tree seedlings planted there to 10 million from 3.5 million, Xinhua reports. The Chinese government-run news agency says the Mozambican Almond Institute and the managers of the Gorongosa Restoration Project have agreed to plant 250,000 seedlings on land surrounding the Gorongosa … Continue reading "Mozambique seeks to increase almond production"
11 December 2020
The opening ceremony of the “2020 Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair” (2020GMBPF) was held at 10:00 am today (11 December) at Expo Hall A of The Venetian Macao. Guests attending the ceremony include Secretary for Economy and Finance of the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region Lei Wai Nong, Indonesian Ambassador to China … Continue reading "“2020 Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair” Opens Today As a Platform to Strengthen Exchange and Co-operation between Guangdong and Macao"
11 December 2020
10 December 2020
The 12th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, organised by the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, has been successfully concluded. This year, for the first time, the event was held in a hybrid online and offline format, in response to the impact of COVID-19 around the world. Channels used to host the Cultural Week … Continue reading "Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries successfully concluded Promoting advancement and awareness among young people of the Platform between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries"
10 December 2020
The Global Tourism Economy Forum•Macao 2020 (“GTEF” or “the Forum”) was unveiled at MGM Macau on 9 December. Under the new normal of pandemic control and prevention, the Forum leveraged innovative technology to convene in a hybrid online and offline format with a replay in Europe and America time slot to break through geographical and time … Continue reading "Global Tourism Economy Forum•Macao 2020 unveiled Zeroing in on “Solidarity and Innovation: Reshaping Tourism in the New Global Economy” online and offline"
10 December 2020
The Mozambican government intends to buy 6 million doses of a vaccine against the Covid-19 virus, enough to vaccinate 20 percent of Mozambicans, Xinhua reports. The Chinese government-run news agency quotes Mozambican Health Minister Armindo Tiago as saying his ministry is outlining the requirements and conditions for defining the groups to be vaccinated, and the … Continue reading "Mozambique means to buy 6 mln doses of Covid-19 vaccine"
9 December 2020
The 2020 Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair (2020GMBPF), jointly organised by the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) and the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, is to take place at The Venetian Macao from 11 to 13 December. This year’s GMBPF goes under the theme of “Guangdong-Macao Cuisine Channel”, which aims to … Continue reading "“2020 Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair” to Kick Off from 11 to 13 December"
9 December 2020
Chinese Vice-Minister of Commerce Wang Bingnan has said the Commission on Economic and Trade Cooperation between the Mainland and Macao will take new measures to help Macao perform its function as a place where China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries can conduct business, the government of Macao says. The Macao Government issued a written statement quoting … Continue reading "Commission to help Macao link China to lusophone countries"
9 December 2020
A contract to build public housing in Mozambique was among the deals signed at the 11th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (IIICF), the Macau News Agency (MNA) reports. MNA says 12 business agreements together worth US$4.7 billion were signed on the final day of the two-day event, held in Macao last week. More than … Continue reading "Mozambican public housing deal signed at Macao conference"
7 December 2020
The Promotion Session for Investing in the Portuguese-speaking Countries – part of the official programme of the 11th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (IIICF) – was held at Cotai Expo in Venetian Macao, on December 3. The Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries organised the Promotion … Continue reading "Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao holds Promotion Session for Investing in the Portuguese-speaking Countries as part of the 11th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum"
7 December 2020
The Macao Polytechnic Institute will set up the first internationally recognised centre for examining candidates for national qualifications for translating Chinese into Portuguese in Macau and Hong Kong, Lusa reports, citing Macao Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U. The Portuguese news agency quotes Ms Ao as telling the Macao Legislative Assembly … Continue reading "Macao to have exam centre for translators into Portuguese"
4 December 2020
Six parallel forums were held during the 11th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum, covering topics including international infrastructure development, finance, technology, and talent cultivation. Discussions were also made on infrastructure co-operation between China, Europe and Africa, the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, economic and trade co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, and … Continue reading "Parallel Forums of 11th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum Successfully Conclude"
3 December 2020
The 11th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (IIICF) begins in Macao on 2 December, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) says. IPIM issued a written announcement saying two events on the programme of the two-day conference will concern Portuguese-speaking parts of the world: the 6th China-Latin American Countries Infrastructure Forum, sponsored by … Continue reading "Investment in lusophone world on agenda of Macao conference"
2 December 2020
2 December 2020
2 December 2020
Official data indicate that the value of merchandise exports by Macao to the Portuguese-speaking world grew to 10.5 million patacas (about US$1.3 million) in the first 10 months of this year, eight times more than in the corresponding period last year. Macao Statistics and Census Service figures show released on Friday that domestic exports, as … Continue reading "Macao exports to lusophone world US$1.3 mln so far in 2020"
30 November 2020
Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$105.677 billion in the period from January to September 2020. It represented a 3.03 percent increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs. Portuguese-speaking Countries sold goods worth US$76.393 billion to China in the first nine months of 2020 – a decline of 1.72 percent year-on-year. The value … Continue reading "Trade between China, Portuguese-speaking Countries nearly US$105.68 bln in January-September 2020"
30 November 2020
The Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) has organised the Online Workshop on the Use of Traditional Medicine to Fight COVID-19, in cooperation with the Guangdong-Macao Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Industrial Park. The third and last online session of the workshop was held … Continue reading "Successful completion of the Online Workshop on the Use of Traditional Medicine to Fight COVID-19 Promoting the global fight against the pandemic, fulfilling Macao’s platform role"
30 November 2020
The launch ceremony of the “2020 Portuguese-speaking Countries Development Report” and a seminar on the socio-economic development of Portuguese-speaking Countries post-pandemic, took place on November 25. Deputy Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao), Mr Ding Tian, participated in the ceremony and delivered … Continue reading "Deputy Secretary-General Ding Tian takes part in launch ceremony of “2020 Portuguese-speaking Countries Development Report”"