Economic and Business Information

2017-07-21

Seminar on intellectual property opens Mainland China to Portuguese-Speaking Countries

The Seminar on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights for Macao and Portuguese-speaking Countries in Mainland China took place yesterday at the Center for Business Support of Macao.

2017-07-21

Brazil expects more investment from China interests: São Paulo mayor

China is Brazil’s most important business partner and São Paulo mayor João Doria expects more investments to flow, Xinhua reports.

2017-07-20

Chinese investors in market for Brazilian renewable energy assets

Investors from China may bid for the assets of renewable energy company Renova Energia SA and power generation assets owned by Light SA, Reuters reports.

2017-07-20

European Commission says Portugal’s economic progress ‘very impressive’

Portugal’s economic progress is “very impressive” with growth on target to reach 2.5 percent this year, according to Pierre Moscovici, European Commissioner for Economic Affairs.

2017-07-20

Mozambique GDP grows 1.8 pct in 1Q

Mozambique’s economy grew by 1.8 percent in the first quarter, Portuguese news agency Lusa reported, citing data from the Mozambique National Institute of Statistics.

2017-07-19

China Harbour Engineering wind US$195-mln deal to build recycling plant in Luanda

China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. will build a solid-waste recycling plant in Luanda, worth US$195 million, the Lusa news agency reported.

2017-07-19

China and East Timor sign deal to co-operate on healthcare and education

Mainland China and East Timor will co-operate in the fields of healthcare and education, the Government-run news agency Xinhua reports.

2017-07-19

Guangdong says private-public partnerships could invest in Luanda province

Guangdong province wants stronger economic ties with Angola’s Luanda province, the Angola news agency Angop reports.

2017-07-18

Huawei to develop first phase of Cape Verde’s surveillance system

Chinese telecommunications and networking equipment company Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. has signed a contract with the Cape Verde government to develop the first phase of the Safe City project, the Inforpress news agency reports.

2017-07-18

Strengthening trend seen in stable development of China’s economy

The Chinese National Bureau Statistics says there are more signs pointing to the stable growth in the Chinese economy, the Government-run news agency Xinhua reports.

2017-07-18

Brazil’s economy to exceed this year’s growth target, IMF reduces 2018 forecast

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised upward its forecast for the growth of Brazilian economy this year by 0.1 percentage point but cut next year’s outlook for growth, according to the latest report released by the IMF.

2017-07-17

Electric taxis from BYD hit the streets in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state

Electric-powered taxis produced by Chinese vehicle maker BYD Auto Co., Ltd. were unveiled in Belo Horizonte, the capital of Brazil’s Minas Gerais state last week.