Timor-Leste

Angola is guest country and Guangdong the guest province of the 22nd Macau International Fair

22 September 2017

Angola will be the guest country and Guangdong will be the guest province of China at the 22nd edition of the Macau International Fair (MIF), which will take place from 19 to 21 October, said the Macau Institute for Trade and Investment Promotion (IPIM).

BNU Macau well placed to link China to Portuguese-speaking countries

21 September 2017

Banco Nacional Ultramarino is a particularly well-placed bank to promote the commercial relationship between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries, the chairman of the Portuguese state-owned financial group Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) said in Macau on Wednesday.

Forum considers Macau’s role in cooperation with China irreplaceable

21 September 2017

The Deputy Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macau Ding Tian said on Wednesday that the territory has an irreplaceable role in cooperation between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries, particularly in the areas of trade, investment and cultural exchange.

Maritime Silk Road Association (Macau) and International Institute of Macau promote Chinese initiative

11 September 2017

The Maritime Silk Road Association (Macau) and the International Institute of Macau (IIM) have signed a cooperation protocol for actions related to the Chinese initiative to promote the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries reaches US$67.615 billion from January to July

7 September 2017

The value of trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries rose 31.29% year-on-year to US$67.615 billion in the January-July period, according to official Chinese data released by Forum Macau.

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries grows 37% in the first half

6 September 2017

Trade between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries totalled US$57.358 million in the first half of the year, up 37.58% compared to the same period of last year, according to official Chinese figures released by Forum Macau.

Economist Rodrigo Brum takes office at Forum Macau

4 September 2017

Economist Rodrigo Brum took on the role of Deputy Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macau, appointed by the Portuguese-speaking countries, on 1 September.

Timor-Leste and Australia agree on sea border definition

4 September 2017

Timor-Leste and Australia have agreed on the central elements of the definition of maritime borders in the East Timor Sea, the Permanent Court of Arbitration - an intergovernmental body that provides conciliation services to the international community - announced on Friday in Copenhagen.

Construction of the Commercial Cooperation Services Complex between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries begins this year

23 August 2017

Nine proposals were approved in the public tender for the contract to design and build the Service Complex for Commercial Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, according to the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau.

Forum Macau has new delegates from Cabo Verde and São Tomé and Príncipe

1 August 2017

The new delegates from Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) and São Tomé and Príncipe and to the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macau are taking office on 1 August, the Support Office to the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese Language Countries said on Tuesday.

BNU bank of Timor-Leste launches country’s first credit cards

18 July 2017

Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU) of Timor-Leste (East Timor) has launched the country's first Visa debit and credit cards, the bank said.

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries grows 41% from January to May

13 July 2017

Trade between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries rose 41.51% year-on-year in the January-May period to US$46.3 billion, according to official figures from China issued by Forum Macau.

Fosun tests business model in Portuguese-speaking countries

11 July 2017

The Fosun group has announced that it will use Portuguese-speaking countries to test a business model combining healthcare and financial services following acquisitions in Portugal, the group's founder and chairman told Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post.

Diplomat Vicente Manuel resigns from Forum Macau

11 July 2017

(CN) 中国-葡语国家经贸合作论坛（澳门）（“中葡论坛”）常设秘书处原副秘书长韦尚德已于7月10日离任，预料接替其职的葡籍经济学家Rodrigo Manuel Ferreira Brum即将履新。

Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries should focus on the economy

3 July 2017

Entrepreneurs from Portuguese-speaking countries want to turn the Portuguese-speaking Community (CPLP) from an essentially political institution to one that focuses on economic issues, Salimo Abdula, the Mozambican president of the CPLP Business Confederation said in Maputo.

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries grows 40.41% from January to April

30 June 2017

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries recorded year-on-year growth of 40.41% from January to April, totalling US$34.172 million, according to official Chinese figures released by Forum Macau.

Cabo Verde to have new delegate at Forum Macau

29 June 2017

The current Cape Verdean delegate to Forum Macau, Mário Vicente, will be replaced in July by Nuno Furtado, according to newspaper Ponto Final, which said the replacement was confirmed by a source from the institution.

Portuguese-speaking entrepreneurs meet in Maputo in October

23 June 2017

The Business Confederation of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CE-CPLP) will hold the 1st CPLP Economic Conference in Maputo, Mozambique, on 18 and 19 October, the CPLP vice-president said in the Portuguese city of Matosinhos on Wednesday.

Praia meeting is a success, says president of Cabo Verde TradeInvest

19 June 2017

The meeting of businesspeople from China and Portuguese-speaking countries was a "huge step" for investments to be made in Cabo Verde (Cape Verde), said the president investment agency Cabo Verde TradeInvest on Friday in Praia.

Construction of Tibar port begins in Timor-Leste

15 June 2017

Construction of the port of Tibar, west of Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste (East Timor), led by Bolloré Ports, a division of French group Bolloré Transport & Logistics, was formally launched on Wednesday.

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