Economic and Business Information

2017-03-02

Coimbra university joins Macao’s Teachers and Researchers Training Programme

The Macao Government’s Teachers and Researchers Training Programme will expand its offering to deliver classes at the University of Coimbra, in Portugal.

2017-03-02

Mainland explores new investments in Angola’s Zaire province

Mainland Chinese investors are eager to expand their role in Angola’s Zaire province, the Angolan news agency Angop reports.

2017-03-02

Chinese-Irish venture starts work on €200mln solar power plant in Portugal

A Chinese-Irish venture will invest €200 million (US$210.64 million) in building a photovoltaic power station in Portugal’s Algarve region, Portuguese newspaper Jornal de Negócios reports.

2017-03-01

Cape Verde hotels see 13.2-pct increase in number of hotel guests last year

The number of tourists staying in Cape Verde’s hotels and hostels increased by 13.2 percent last year, the country’s National Statistics Institute announced this week.

2017-03-01

Stability and progress are keys to this year’s economic work, Xi tells leadership

A policy of “seeking progress while maintaining stability” is the central theme to this year’s economic work programme, President, Xi Jinping said on Tuesday.

2017-03-01

Mainland to invest US$184 mln in Guinea-Bissau power plant fuelled by biomass

Mainland China plans to invest US$184 million in the construction of a 30-megawatt biomass power plant in Guinea-Bissau, the Reuters news agency reports.

2017-02-28

Mainland’s GDP will grow by 6.6 pct in first quarter, says think tank

The Mainland economy will grow 6.6 percent in the first quarter of this year but growth will slow throughout the remainder of the year, the State Information Centre says.

2017-02-28

City University of Macau launches postgrad courses on Portuguese-speaking Countries

The City University of Macau will launch Master’s and Doctorate courses in Portuguese-speaking Countries Studies, the Jornal Tribuna de Macau reports.

2017-02-28

Mainland businessman, Angolan company establish agricultural products venture

Mainland businessman Deng Xingwu and Angolan company Ovaxing plan to invest US$3.1 million in an agriculture project in Angola’s Benguela province, Lusa reports.

2017-02-27

Centre for Chinese History and Culture targets Portuguese-speaking Countries

The University of Macau inaugurated its Centre for Chinese History and Culture on Saturday, the institution says. The university says the centre will help promote an understanding of Chinese culture in Portuguese-speaking Countries.

2017-02-27

Angola’s oil exports to the Mainland surge 63.5 pct last month

The exports of Angolan oil to the Mainland surged to an average of 1.17 million barrels a day last month, a 63.5-percent increase in year-on-year terms, according to data from the Chinese General Administration of Customs.

2017-02-27

Mainland steelmaker announces plan to build coking plant in Mozambique

Steelmaker China Brazil Xinnenghuan International Investment has announced it will build a plant in Mozambique to turn coal into coke, O País reports.