Economic and Business Information

2017-05-22

Mainland-East Timor bilateral ties are important, says President Xi

President Xi Jinping says Mainland China attaches great importance to bilateral relations with East Timor, the Government-run news agency Xinhua reports.

2017-05-22

Cape Verde welcomes Belt and Road Initiative, plans more cooperation

Cape Verde is ready to support the Mainland’s Belt and Road Initiative in what has been presented as a deepening of the bilateral cooperation between the two countries, Xinhua reports.

2017-05-22

Office for China-Portuguese Speaking Countries Cooperation Fund to open next month

The headquarters of the Fund for Development Cooperation between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries in Macau will open next month.

2017-05-19

FDI flow into the Mainland steady throughout first third of the year

Foreign direct investment in Mainland China fell to 59.91 billion yuan (US$8.73 billion) in April, 4.3 percent less than a year earlier, Xinhua reports.

2017-05-19

Brazilian football administrator sees potential for co-operation with China

A Brazilian football administrator has said he sees great potential for Sino-Brazilian co-operation in developing the game in China, CNC reports.

2017-05-19

Airline expects direct flights to link Mainland with the world beyond Portugal

An executive of Capital Airlines, which intends to fly direct between China and Portugal, has said the new service will help connect Mainland China with Africa and Latin America, Lusa reports.

2017-05-18

Mainland’s foreign minister schedules visit to Cape Verde on African tour

Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi will visit four African countries, including Portuguese-speaking Cape Verde, Xinhua reports.

2017-05-18

Portuguese-speaking business leaders plan for tour of Zhongshan

A party of businesspeople from the Portuguese-speaking Countries and Macao will visit the city of Zhongshan this year on a business development trip, the Macao SAR Government has announced.

2017-05-18

Portuguese trade and investment agency to open a fourth Mainland office

AICEP Portugal Global plans to open an office in Guangzhou, its fourth in China, towards the end of the year, the People’s Daily reports.

2017-05-17

Cape Verde consumer confidence index steady in first quarter

Cape Verde’s consumer confidence index was unchanged in the first quarter of this year, the country’s National Statistics Institute reports.

2017-05-17

Angolan tourism minister calls for development and co-operation from private sector

Angola’s Minister of Hotel and Tourism, Mr Paulino Baptista, wants more co-operation from tourism operators and associations eager to see development in the nation’s tourism sector, Angop reports.

2017-05-17

Mainland sends special envoy to East Timor inauguration

The Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China, will attend the inauguration of East Timor’s new President, Xinhua reports.