Economic and Business Information

2017-08-04

Central bank chief expects slight growth in Brazilian GDP next year

Central Bank of Brazil President Ilan Goldfajn thinks the Brazilian economy is on course toward slight growth next year, Reuters reports.

2017-08-04

Coimbra association plans website to sell Portuguese goods to China

A business association in Portugal’s Coimbra District wants to set up next year a website to sell Portuguese goods and services in China, Lusa reports.

2017-08-04

Angolan trade contributes to 19-pct increase in H1 Sino-African commerce

The value of trade between China and Africa reached US$85.3 billion in the first half of this year, 19 percent more than a year earlier, Xinhua reports.

2017-08-03

Study how Asian businesspeople think, Brazilians advised

A Brazilian authority on China says businesspeople in her country need to better understand the Asian commercial mindset if they want to increase their market share, Agência Brasil reports.

2017-08-03

Confidence index suggests Mozambique’s business environment improved in Q2

A gauge of business confidence in Mozambique indicates that the climate there improved in the second quarter of this year, the O País reports.

2017-08-03

Commodity dealer COFCO to enter auction for Brazilian sugar mill

Chinese commodity dealer COFCO has sought permission to take part in the September 4 auction of a Brazilian sugar mill now owned by Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd, Reuters reports.

2017-08-02

Industrial output in Brazil in June was just 0.5 percent greater than a year earlier, Reuters reports. The news agency says the market had expected industrial output in June to be 0.4 percent smaller.

路透社报道，巴西统计局周二公佈，今年6月，巴西工业产值同比增长0.5%。据报道，这表现较市场预测的0.4%跌幅好，但增速较5月的4.1%增长有所放缓。统计局表示，今年6月，24个领域中，有12个领域皆取得增长，如食品加工业产值同比增长4.5%。此外，巴西央行本周公佈的经济分析师调查显示，经历两年经济哀退，今年巴西经济增长0.3%。

2017-08-02

World Bank tips Mozambique’s GDP to grow by 4.6 pct this year

The World Bank forecasts that the economy of Mozambique will grow by 4.6 percent this year, driven by exports of coal, aluminium and gas and by greater farm output.

2017-08-02

China and Brazil sign agreement to expand scope of trade

Representatives of China and Brazil have signed an agreement to expand the scope of bilateral trade to include services as well as commodities and finished goods, the China Daily reports.

2017-08-01

Beijing donates five vehicles to São Tomé and Príncipe’s Foreign Affairs Ministry

The People’s Republic of China donated five vehicles to the São Tomé and Príncipe Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the A Nação newspaper reports.

2017-08-01

Manufacturing sector grows for 12th straight month in China

A monthly measure of China’s manufacturing sector grew for the 12th straight month in July, the Government-run Xinhua news agency reports.

2017-08-01

Angola in talks with Hong Kong fund to develop mine and steel mill in Cuanza Norte

The Angolan government and the Hong Kong-based China International Fund Limited are in talks to develop an iron ore mine and steel mill, the Lusa news agency reports.