The purchasing managers index for manufacturing in China rose to 51.8 points last month from 51.6 points the month before, Xinhua reports.

The annual value of Cape Verdean imports increased by 10.5 percent last year, A Semana reports. The Cape Verdean newspaper, citing National Institute of Statistics data, says imports from Portugal accounted for 46.5 percent of the value, and that the Mainland, Spain, the Netherlands and the United States were other big sources of imports.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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