Economic and Business Information

2017-06-16

Wang Wei takes new role as Chinese Ambassador in São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe has officially recognised the new Chinese Ambassador Wang Wei, the Portuguese news agency Lusa reports.

2017-06-16

Brazil’s Foreign Minister commences China tour ahead of BRICS meeting

Brazilian Foreign Minister Aloysio Nunes begins a tour of Mainland China today that will include meetings to discuss trade and strategic issues, the Government-run Xinhua news agency reports.

2017-06-15

The IMF revises it’s China growth forecast upwards to 6.7 pct

The International Monetary Fund has raised its growth forecast for China to 6.7 percent, the Government-run Xinhua news agency reports.

2017-06-15

Macao Polytechnic Institute and Jiangsu collaborate on teaching Portuguese

The Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government will co-operate to teach Portuguese to workers involved in trade, investment, education, agriculture, tourism and fisheries.

2017-06-15

US$2.4-bln Mozambique railway to be built by Sino-Portuguese consortium

China National Complete Engineering Corp. and Portuguese construction group Mota-Engil Group will build a US$2.4a-billion railway between Moatize and Macuse in Mozambique, Bloomberg reports.

2017-06-14

Many opportunities for Angola-Macao cooperation, says governor of Luanda

Trade, technology, exhibitions and conventions, and culture are the major opportunities for cooperation between Angola and Macao, according to the governor of Luanda province Higino Carneiro.

2017-06-14

Brasil e China juntos no desenvolvimento de tecnologia 5G

O Brasil assinou um acordo com a China, a União Europeia, os Estados Unidos, o Japão e a Coreia do Sul para desenvolver tecnologia de telecomunicações móveis de quinta geração (5G), noticiou a agência oficial de notícias chinesa Xinhua.

2017-06-14

Chinese banks join syndicate financing Mozambique’s Coral South LNG project

Three Mainland Chinese lenders will help finance a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) project off the coast of Mozambique, the online edition of The Asset magazine reports.

2017-06-13

Mozambique’s Millennium Bim bank starts yuan settlement service

The Mozambique bank Millennium Bim has introduced yuan payment services to allow clients to settle trade invoices with Mainland China suppliers, the O Jornal Económico reports.

2017-06-13

UCCLA tour boosts Macao’s role as platform for Portuguese-speaking Countries

A delegation from the Union of Capital Cities of Portuguese Language (UCCLA) will meet officials and businesspeople in a boost to Macao’s role as a destination where China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries do business.

2017-06-13

China-Brazil trade, investment links are growing, says diplomat to Beijing

Trade and investment between China and Brazil is developing, with China now accounting for more than 40 percent of the South American country’s trade surplus for the first four months of this year, Agência Brasil reports.

2017-06-12

Cape Verdean journalists and media professionals head to China for training

Some 17 Cape Verdean journalists and media professionals are currently in Mainland China on a 19-day training programme, A Nação reports.