Economic and Business Information

2017-04-05

Portugal aims to be principal attraction for Mainland tourists

Portuguese Secretary of State of Tourism Ana Mendes Godinho has said her country wants to be a main draw for Mainland Chinese tourists, and wants those that visit to stay longer, Lusa reports.

2017-04-03

Food from Portuguese-speaking Countries’ marketed in 12 Mainland cities by IPIM

A network established by the Macao-based Portuguese-speaking Countries’ Food Products Exhibition Centre has a presence in 12 Mainland cities, the Jornal Tribuna de Macau reports.

2017-04-03

China and Portuguese-speaking Countries plan June business meeting

Entrepreneurs from the Mainland and the Portuguese-speaking Countries will meet in Cape Verde from June 16-18, the Cape Verdean news agency Inforpress reports.

2017-04-03

São Tomé and Príncipe PM to visit Mainland China this month

São Tomé and Príncipe Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada will visit Mainland China at the end of the month to finalise co-operation agreements between the two nations, Macao Magazine reports.

2017-03-31

Portuguese politician flags greater environmental co-operation with Macao

Portugal wants to develop business and co-operation opportunities with Macao in the field of environment, Jornal de Tribuna de Macau reports.

2017-03-31

Portugal’s central bank revises GDP estimate upwards, forecasts 1.8 pct growth

Portugal’s central bank has raised its economic growth forecast and now expects gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 1.8 percent in year-on-year terms, Lusa reports.

2017-03-31

Beijing contributes stationery to boost Angola’s literacy efforts

The Mainland has donated US$30,000 of stationery to promote literacy efforts in Angola, the Jornal de Angola reports.

2017-03-30

Mainland economy on track to grow by 6.8 pct in Q1, says think tank

Gross Domestic Product is on target to grow by 6.8 percent in the first quarter, according to the National Academy of Economic Strategy.

2017-03-30

Macao, Portuguese-speaking Countries firms on trade tour of Mainland

Zhuhai, Jiangmen and Zhongshan were the destinations on a trade tour led by the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) this week.

2017-03-30

Portugal ready to welcome more Mainland investment in manufacturing

Portugal’s Economy Minister Manuel Caldeira Cabral says his government wants to attract more Mainland investment in manufacturing, Jornal de Negócios reports.

2017-03-29

Leading industrial firms record profitable start to year

The combined profits of the most important industrial companies in the Mainland grew to RMB1.02 trillion (US$148 billion) in the first two months of this year, 31.5 percent more than in the equivalent period last year, Xinhua reports, citing data from the National Bureau of Statistics.

2017-03-29

Use bilingual people in Macao for e-commerce, Govt urges entrepreneurs

The Macao Government and the Sino-Portuguese E-Commerce Chamber are encouraging young entrepreneurs to employ people in Macao that are bilingual in Portuguese and Chinese for the purpose of international e-commerce, Jornal Tribuna de Macau reports.