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Portuguese fund supports SMEs in Mozambique affected by natural disasters

20 January 2020
Investimoz, a Portuguese fund to support investment in Mozambique, has set up two credit lines in the amount of €15 million for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Mozambique that have been affected by natural disasters, at a ceremony held last Thursday in Maputo.

CPLP announces new funding to support Mozambique

17 January 2020
The Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) will help the reconstruction of areas of Mozambique affected by cyclones in 2019 with funding of €888,600, with funding totalling €1.26 million, said the organisation in a statement.

Minister suggests the installation of Dongfeng truck assembly line in Angola

16 January 2020
Angola's Minister of Trade, Jofre Van-Dúnem, challenged the Kin Lai company, of the Nors group, to set up an assembly line in Angola for Dongfeng trucks, as part of the process of diversification of the country's economy and to boost the domestic market, the Angolan press reported.

Portugal’s Efacec hired to build a solar plant in Mozambique

16 January 2020
Portuguese company Efacec has been hired by Mozambican power company Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) and Neoen, a French renewables company, to build and operate a solar plant, Central Solar Fotovoltaica de Metoro, in Cabo Delgado province, northern Mozambique, the Portuguese company said in a statement released on Wednesday.

Government of Mozambique awaiting study to solve problems of LAM airline

14 January 2020
The major problem facing Mozambique's flagship airline LAM is financial, said the president of the Institute of State Asset Management (Igepe), speaking to daily newspaper Notícias.

Cabo Verde hosts second Investment Forum in July

13 January 2020
The Cabo Verde Investment Forum (CVIF) 2020 will be held from 1 to 3 July on Sal Island, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance announced in a public presentation ceremony of this year's edition of the meeting, the presentation of the results of CVIF2019 and the Investment Platform.

Diplomat from São Tomé and Príncipe chosen as director-general of the CPLP

10 January 2020
São Tomé diplomat Armindo Brito Fernandes, 58 years old and a law graduate, will be the new director-general of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), taking on the position next February for a term of three years, announced the embassy of São Tomé and Príncipe in Portugal.

Angola wants to facilitate movement within the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries

8 January 2020
The government of Angola expects that the progress made in the technical discussions can make the issue of movement within the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) less complex, the Angolan Minister for Foreign Affairs said on Monday in Lisbon.

Angola’s Sonangol interested in Brazilian group Oi’s stake in Unitel

6 January 2020
Angolan national oil company Sonangol is interested in buying a 25% stake held by Brazilian telecommunications group Oi in Unitel, a mobile operator in Angola, the chairman of the Angolan state company told Portuguese weekly Expresso.

Establishment of Forum Macau has allowed for exponential growth of trade between the member countries

26 December 2019
The value of trade between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries has increased 12-fold since the creation of the Forum for Economic and trade cooperation between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macau), in 2003, said the secretary-general of the Permanent Office, Xu Yingzhen, in statements to the Tribuna de Macau newspaper.

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries exceeds US$108 billion in the first nine months

20 December 2019
The value of trade between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries remained practically unchanged year-on-year from January to September 2019, rising by 0.05% to US$108.984 billion, according to official Chinese figures released by Forum Macau.

China Communications Construction Co plans to acquire 30% of Portuguese group Mota-Engil

19 December 2019
The China Communications Construction Co (CCCC) plans to buy a minority position of 30% in Portuguese construction group Mota-Engil, in order to expand its international presence, financial news agency Bloomberg reported.

Portuguese construction group Mota-Engil awarded 115 million-euro contract in Angola

18 December 2019
Mota-Engil Engenharia e Construção África has been awarded a tender in Angola with a proposal for €115 million for a period of 30 months for three projects, the Mota-Engil Group said in a statement issued by the Portuguese Securities Market Commission.

Macau Polytechnic Institute inaugurates centre for interpreter training

6 December 2019
The Portuguese International Centre for Training in Conference Interpreting, inaugurated on Thursday by the Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM), aims to strengthen the role of Macau as a services platform for trade and economic cooperation between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries, said the president of the IPM, Im Sio Kei.

Cabo Verde will in time become a developed country, says minister for Maritime Economy

6 December 2019
The government of Cabo Verde has put in place a set of actions that aim to make the archipelago a developed country, and the next step is to achieve an average income of medium to medium-high, the country's Maritime Economy Minister, José Gonçalves said in Praia on Thursday.

Bank of China intends to have presence in all Portuguese-speaking countries

5 December 2019
The Bank of China wants to open offices in all Portuguese-speaking countries, the Chairman of the bank's Supervisory Board said on Wednesday in Lisbon, justifying this interest with the fact that it is a global financial institution.

Portuguese government sets price of shares to be sold in Cabo Verde bank

5 December 2019
The price of the shares and the selection of those interested in the sale of Caixa Geral de Depósitos' stakes in Cabo Verde's Banco Comercial do Atlântico will be set by the Portuguese Secretary of State for Finance, on behalf of the Minister of Finance, according to a statement released in Lisbon.

China, US and Canada are the main markets for ViniPortugal in 2020

4 December 2019
China is one of three preferential markets where ViniPortugal will focus its promotional efforts in 2020, said the president of the promotion organisation for the Portuguese wine industry, who said the other two markets were the United States and Canada.

Hong Kong group concludes the purchase of 80.1% of Banco de Negócios Internacional (Europa)

3 December 2019
Hong Kong's King Wai (KWG) group has acquired an 80.1% stake in Portuguese bank Banco Internacional de Negócios (Europa), a digital banking platform, the South China Morning Post reported recently.

Cabo Verde receives more than 595,000 tourists from January to September 2019

3 December 2019
Cabo Verde's hotel establishments received more than 595,000 guests from January to September, resulting in over 3.7 million overnight stays, with year-on-year growth of 7.5% and 3.9%, respectively, the archipelago's National Statistics Institute (INE) said.
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