The business of Macau-based Portuguese lender Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU) with clients related to Portuguese-speaking Countries registered a double-digit growth in 2016, Jornal Tribuna de Macau reports.

The Polytechnic of Leiria has been recognised by the Liga dos Chineses em Portugal for its work in building cultural ties. The association gave its Intercultural Relation Award to the polytechnic for developing co-operation with Mainland China.

The Angolan central bank has left the country’s key interest rate unchanged despite inflation reaching a 12-year high in December, the Macauhub website reports.

Trade between Macao and Portuguese-speaking Countries grew to 671.9 million patacas (US$84.1 million) last year – an increase of 11.5 percent over 2015 – according to the Macao Statistics and Census Service.

Mainland organisations are investing in Brazilian infrastructure in “a big way”, Brazilian President Michel Temer told The Financial Times this week.

Cape Verde’s imports grew to more than 600 million euros (US$647.3 million) last year, an increase of 10.5 percent in year-on-year terms, the Portuguese news agency Lusa reported on Tuesday.

Manufacturing activity in Mainland China improved for the sixth consecutive month in January, showing signs the economy is stabilising, Xinhua reported on Wednesday.

Agriculture, health and education will be the focus of Mainland investment in Angola in the coming years, the Jornal de Angola reports.

With a jobless rate of 4.02 percent, the job market in Mainland China improved slightly in the final quarter of last year, Xinhua reports.

The Fundo Soberano de Angola, Angola’s sovereign wealth fund, will invest US$180 million to develop a deep-water port in Cabinda, Reuters reports.

Some 1,424 residence permits were offered to investors in Portugal last year, Lusa reports. The Portuguese news agency cites data from the country’s Immigration and Borders Service showing the number of Golden Visas issued in 2016 almost doubled from the 766 residency permits offered in 2015. The scheme was suspended temporarily for a few months in 2015 while the legislation was reviewed.

The economy of Mozambique is expected to grow by 5.5 percent this year with an inflation rate kept at 14 percent, reports the Chinese government-run news agency Xinhua.