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New Executive Secretary of the CPLP takes office on 15 December

15 November 2018
Portuguese ambassador Francisco Ribeiro Teles takes office on 15 December as the new executive secretary of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), said on Wednesday the Cape Verdean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Communities.

CPLP entrepreneurs call for free movement within the community of countries

14 November 2018
The Business Confederation of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CE-CPLP) hopes that during the Cape Verdean presidency of the organszation the issue of mobility will be overcome, said Jorge Spencer Lima, the outgoing vice president.

Permanent Office of Forum Macau visits four Portuguese-speaking countries

14 November 2018
A delegation from the Permanent Office of Forum Macau is due on 17 November to end a tour to Mozambique, Angola, Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe, the support office said.

Cabo Verde International Fair 2018 opens with 130 companies

12 November 2018
The 22nd edition of the Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) International Fair (FIC), which starts on Wednesday, 14 November in Praia, will have a total of 220 stands of 130 companies from Cabo Verde, Portugal, Spain and Brazil, according to the event's organisers.

Direct air links between China and Portugal to be resumed by Air China

9 November 2018
Direct flights between China and Portugal, which have suspended since 15 October by Capital Airlines, are expected to be resumed in the coming months by air carrier Air China, the China-Lusophone Brief (CLBrief) reported.

Portugal and China create laboratory for space and the oceans

8 November 2018
Portugal and China in 2019 will create a technological laboratory directed to the construction of microsatellites and observation of the oceans, to operate in Peniche and Matosinhos, announced in Lisbon the Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education.

Results at BNU Macau fall 15.62% from January to September

8 November 2018
Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU) posted a positive result of 475.9 million patacas (US$59.5 million) in the period from January to September, according to the balance sheet published in the Macau Official Gazette.

Angola’s President makes three-day official visit to Portugal

7 November 2018
The Angolan President, João Lourenço, is due to make a three-day official visit to Portugal from 22 to 24 November, said the Civil House of the Presidency of the Republic.

Mozambique and Portugal end monopoly on air links

31 October 2018
Mozambique and Portugal have put an end to the monopoly of Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique (LAM) and TAP - Air Portugal on direct flights between the two countries, said the president of the Civil Aviation Institute of Mozambique.

Portuguese-speaking countries hold talks on tourism in Macau

29 October 2018
More than thirty people on Friday concluded their participation in a colloquium on tourism management, conventions and exhibitions for Portuguese-speaking countries, according to Forum Macau.

Portuguese group builds aerodrome in Mozambique for Anadarko Petroleum

24 October 2018
Portuguese group Gabriel Couto has been hired by US-based Anadarko Petroleum to build an aerodrome in Afungi, northern Mozambique, the director of the construction group said.

Portuguese companies will be allowed to export pork to China

23 October 2018
Negotiations for Portuguese companies to begin exporting pork to China are in the "final phase," Portugal's foreign minister said on Monday in Beijing.

Macau and Portugal intend to increase bilateral cooperation

22 October 2018
Macau and Portugal intend to increase cooperation in the areas of economy, trade, culture, language and education, according to statements issued on Friday at the end of the 5th meeting of the Macau-Portugal Joint Commission.

23rd MIF and 2018 PLPEX conclude with the signing of 75 protocols

22 October 2018
The 23rd Macau International Fair and the Exhibition of Products and Services of Portuguese-speaking Countries 2018 (Macau) ended on 20 October with the signing of 75 protocols, the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) reported.

Turkey leads foreign investment in Mozambique in the first half of 2018

22 October 2018
Mozambique received US$193.1 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first half of 2018, with Turkey, with more than US$70 million, leading the list of the 10 largest investors, according to official figures.

Transinsular awarded tender for inter-island sea transport in Cabo Verde

19 October 2018
Transinsular - Transportes Marítimos Insulares has been awarded the international public tender for the management and operation of the public service of maritime transport of passengers and cargo between the islands of Cabo Verde, according to official announcement.

Capital Airlines wants to fly from Xi’an, China to Lisbon, Portugal

12 October 2018
China's Aviation Authority (AACC) said in a statement that Chinese civil aviation company, Capital Airlines, has requested authorisation to launch a direct flight between Xi'an and Lisbon, Portugal.

Sacyr Somague Moçambique awarded work to modernise the port of Nacala

12 October 2018
Sacyr Somague Moçambique, in consortium with Teixeira Duarte, has been awarded the contract for the construction of phases one and two of the port facilities of the Nacala Port Development Project in Mozambique, the Sacyr Somague group reported.

Luso-Mozambican company S2 goes bankrupt and closes supermarkets

5 October 2018
Mozambican food retail group S2, which was owned 70% by Satya Capital, a group of Mozambican investors, and the remaining 30% by Portugal's Sonae group, has closed down its three Central brand supermarkets in Maputo and moved ahead with insolvency proceedings.

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries exceeds US$82 billion from January to July

3 October 2018
Trade between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries grew 21.50% on year from January to July 2018 to reach US$82.149 billion, according to official Chinese figures released by Forum Macau.
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