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Timor-Leste

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.

Portuguese-speaking African countries and Timor-Leste receive 26 million euros from the European Union

19 July 2018
The Portuguese-speaking African countries and Timor-Leste (PALOP-TL) will have access to 26 million euros provided by the European Union (EU) to support two projects to promote employment in the cultural sector and reforms in the management of public finances, which was signed on Wednesday on the island of Sal in Cabo Verde (Cape Verde), the EU delegation in the archipelago said.

Entrepreneurs want CPLP to focus more attention on the economy

18 July 2018
Entrepreneurs want the subject of the economy to become a greater focus within the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) and allow them to take up room as economic leaders, the president of the CPLP Business Confederation (CE-CPLP) Jorge Carlos Fonseca, said during a hearing granted by the President of Cabo Verde.

6th Macau Ministerial Forum meeting postponed to 2020

16 July 2018
The sixth ministerial meeting of Forum Macau, which had been scheduled for 2019, will be delayed until 2020, according to diplomatic sources linked to the institution.

Food products from Portuguese-speaking countries showcased in Dongguan, China

13 July 2018
The Macau-Dongguan Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum and the Promotional Activity of Products from the Portuguese-speaking Countries - Dongguan were recently held in that city on the Pearl River Delta organised by the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) and the Dongguan Trade Department, according to official information.

Products from Macau and Portuguese-speaking countries available on NetEase Kaola

4 July 2018
Products from Macau and Portuguese-speaking countries are now available on NetEase Kaola, a cross-border e-commerce platform from China, at the "Macau Pavilion," an effective new channel to explore China's domestic market, according to the Macau Economic Services Bureau.

University of Coimbra launches course on relationship between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries

3 July 2018
China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries in the World Economy: Trade, Tourism, Cooperation and Development is the official name of an advanced training course coordinated by Carmen Amado Mendes to be taught over two semesters between the end of September and December and between February and May, at the University of Coimbra, Portugal, according to official information.

Collective and limited partnership companies cease to exist in Timor-Leste

2 July 2018
Collective companies and limited partnerships will cease to exist in Timor-Leste (East Timor) as of 14 September 2018 and will be required to decide whether to be transformed into a limited liability company or a joint stock company under Law No. 10/2017 of 17 May, which approved the new Companies Law.

Brazil may increasingly use Macau as a platform to operate in China

27 June 2018
Macau's Economy and Finance Secretary Leong Vai Tac said at a meeting in Brasilia that measures to reduce limits on access to to the Fund for Development Cooperation between China and the Portuguese-Speaking Countries to make it easier for more countries to benefit from its use.

Macau plans to operate as a financial bridge between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries

27 June 2018
The construction of a financial cooperation bridge between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries with the aim of stimulating Macau's role as a financial services platform was the basis for a visit by a high-level delegation to Portugal organised by the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) and the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, including representatives from the interior of China and Macau, according to official information.

CGD and BNU sign agreement to share market information on China and Portuguese-speaking countries

26 June 2018
Banco Nacional Ultramarino (Macau) has signed a cooperation agreement with its parent company, Portuguese state bank Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD), through the network of the two banks to collect and share market information about China and the Portuguese-speaking countries, the bank said in a statement.

12th Conference of Heads of State and Government of the CPLP sets up website

25 June 2018
The government of Cabo Verde presented the website and logo of the Cabo Verde summit and presidency of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), which will take place in July on the island of Sal, in a meeting with the press on Friday in Praia.

“Triangular” relationship between Macau, China and Portuguese-speaking countries is “positive and virtuous”

21 June 2018
The triangular relationship between Macau, China and Portuguese-speaking countries is "positive and virtuous" for the countries involved, helping to increase exports and attract investment, the chairman of the Portuguese Foreign Trade and Investment Agency (AICEP) said on Wednesday.

Legis-PALOP legal database now includes Timor-Leste

8 June 2018
The Legis-PALOP legal database, an electronic platform that brings together legislation, jurisprudence and tenets from Angola, Cabo Verde (Cape Verde), Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe, will now include the legal system of Timor-Leste (East Timor), to be called Legis-PALOP+TL, according to an official statement.

Service sector opportunities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Great Bay area

4 June 2018
The exploration of business opportunities for the services sector in the future Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Great Bay Area was one of the issues addressed on Friday at a seminar on trade in services between China and Portuguese-speaking countries.

Conventions and exhibitions in Macau and food products from Portuguese-speaking countries showcased at fair in China

28 May 2018
Macau's advantages as a venue for conventions and exhibitions was the theme of a seminar organised by the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) in Chongqing in cooperation with government agencies in Macau, according to an official statement.

Macau wants to be a platform for relations between the media in China and the Portuguese-speaking countries

23 May 2018
Macau may become a platform for developing relations between Chinese and Portuguese-speaking media, said Victor Chan Chi Ping, director of the Government Information Bureau (GCS), during the "Macau Global Media Industry Development" conference.

Forum Macau promotes cooperation between companies in Yangzhou and Portuguese-speaking countries

16 May 2018
The Permanent Office intends to promote productive cooperation between enterprises in Yangzhou and Portuguese-speaking countries, taking advantage of the multilateral mechanism of Forum Macau and the role of Macau as a platform, said the secretary general of the organisation in Jiangsu.

New Hengqin Area wants to broker Chinese cooperation with Portuguese-speaking countries

10 May 2018
The New Area of Hengqin (NAH) aims to become a pilot region for economic cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, Yang Chuan, director of the NAH's administrative committee, told the China Daily newspaper.

Portuguese-speaking entrepreneurs meet in Mozambique

8 May 2018
The first Economic Conference of the Market of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) begins on Wednesday in Maputo, Mozambique, with the participation of about 350 people, including entrepreneurs, representatives of business associations, public foreign trade bodies, heads of state and members of the government of the CPLP countries, according to the organising body.
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