Economic and Business Information

2017-03-06

Macao, Portugal launch school twinning programme in new boost to co-operation

Macao and Portugal will create a network among secondary schools that develops bilateral co-operation in education and cultural exchange, the Portuguese Language and Education Sub-committee of the Macao-Portugal Joint Committee has said.

2017-03-03

For fourth year in a row, China creates 13 mln urban jobs

Mainland China created jobs for city-dwellers at the rate of more than 13 million a year in the past four years, even though economic growth has moderated, Xinhua reports.

2017-03-03

Macao, Portuguese funds agree on scientific, technological co-operation

The heads of the Macao Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) and the Portuguese Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) have signed a co-operation agreement, the FDCT says.

2017-03-03

Pan-Pearl River Delta delegation to visit Brazil, Portugal

Some 50 representatives of the Pan-Pearl River Delta region, assembled by the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), will visit Brazil and Portugal from March 5 to 12, the institute says.

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.