Economic and Business Information

2015-09-30

Sino-Angolan relations can grow: Chinese Ambassador

China’s Ambassador to Angola, Cui Aimin, has called for a further strengthening of bilateral co-operation, Angola news agency Angop reported.

2015-09-29

Lisbon holds ‘Golden Week’ to attract Chinese tourists

A special programme of events dedicated to Chinese tourists will be held in Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, in October. The aim of what has been named “Golden Week Lisbon” is to boost local retail sales of luxury and interior design goods, Portuguese news agency Lusa reported on Saturday.

2015-09-29

Brazil needs China’s support: scholar

Brazil needs support from China as the economy of the South American nation is undergoing an adjustment period, said a scholar at a Chinese think tank.

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.