Economic and Business Information

2015-09-29

Angola to strengthen defence co-operation with China: Minister

Angola’s National Defence Minister, João Gonçalves Lourenço, described his recent official trip to China as a fruitful experience. He added it allowed both countries to strengthen co-operation in defence matters, Angolan news agency Angop reported on Sunday.

2015-09-25

Cape Verde has highest Web access among Africa’s Portuguese-speaking nations

Cape Verde’s people have the most widespread access to the Internet of all the populations in Portuguese-speaking African nations, the country’s newspaper A Semana reported on Friday.

2015-09-25

Brazil mulls legalising gambling to boost tax take

Brazil is considering legalising gambling to increase the country’s public revenues, news agency Reuters reported.

2015-09-25

Chinese economy to maintain fairly fast growth: Xi

The Chinese economy will continue to grow at a fairly fast rate amid the volatilities in the global economy, said China’s President Xi Jinping. He made such remarks this week at a welcoming dinner hosted by the authorities and other organisations in the city of Seattle during his visit to the United States.

2015-09-24

China as biggest supplier to Angola in 1H

China was the biggest supplier of goods to Angola in the first half of this year, while Portugal – as the second biggest supplier – trailed behind in second place, official data show.

2015-09-24

Factory activity in China at six-and-a-half-year low

Factory activity in China fell to its lowest level in six-and-a-half years in September, according to a preliminary private sector survey announced on Wednesday.

2015-09-24

China defence scholars willing to co-operate with Angola

China’s National Defence University, based in Beijing, is willing to co-operate with Angolan military education institutions, the newspaper Jornal de Angola reported.

2015-09-23

China-built bridge in Mozambique finished by 2017

The Maputo-Catembe Bridge, a project in Mozambique built by Chinese state-owned firm China Road and Bridge Corporation, will be completed by the end of 2017, Chinese official news agency Xinhua reported.

2015-09-23

Brazil’s economic challenges give Chinese firms opportunities: Bank of China

Brazil’s economic difficulties open opportunities for Chinese companies to invest in the South American nation, said Bank of China’s Brazil subsidiary.

2015-09-23

Policy on attracting inward foreign investment not changing: China’s President

China’s President, Xi Jinping, said the Chinese Government would not change its policy of attracting inward foreign investment. Mr Xi made his remarks in a written interview with the Wall Street Journal, quoted by Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua.

2015-09-22

China GDP to grow 6.9 pct in 2015: think tank

A state-backed think tank in China predicts the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) will grow 6.9 percent in 2015, Chinese official news agency Xinhua reported.

2015-09-22

Chinese doctors provide free treatment in Guinean villages

A group of Chinese doctors is providing free treatment in a village in Guinea Bissau as part of a health campaign the medics launched in that country, Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua reported, as quoted by Shanghai Daily’s online edition.