Economic and Business Information

2015-10-05

China to send medical specialists to Cape Verde hospital

Cape Verde and China will sign a co-operation agreement this week for a hospital in Cape Verde, the African nation’s news agency Inforpress reported.

2015-09-30

China sees steady growth in 3Q: statistics bureau

China’s economic growth will remain largely stable in the third quarter despite a recent run of gloomy economic data, said the National Bureau of Statistics of China.

2015-09-30

China’s Huawei giving internships, scholarships to young Mozambicans

Chinese technology giant Huawei will provide dozens of scholarships and internships to young Mozambicans, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported.

2015-09-30

Sino-Angolan relations can grow: Chinese Ambassador

China’s Ambassador to Angola, Cui Aimin, has called for a further strengthening of bilateral co-operation, Angola news agency Angop reported.

2015-09-29

Lisbon holds ‘Golden Week’ to attract Chinese tourists

A special programme of events dedicated to Chinese tourists will be held in Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, in October. The aim of what has been named “Golden Week Lisbon” is to boost local retail sales of luxury and interior design goods, Portuguese news agency Lusa reported on Saturday.

2015-09-29

Brazil needs China’s support: scholar

Brazil needs support from China as the economy of the South American nation is undergoing an adjustment period, said a scholar at a Chinese think tank.

2015-09-29

Angola to strengthen defence co-operation with China: Minister

Angola’s National Defence Minister, João Gonçalves Lourenço, described his recent official trip to China as a fruitful experience. He added it allowed both countries to strengthen co-operation in defence matters, Angolan news agency Angop reported on Sunday.

2015-09-25

Cape Verde has highest Web access among Africa’s Portuguese-speaking nations

Cape Verde’s people have the most widespread access to the Internet of all the populations in Portuguese-speaking African nations, the country’s newspaper A Semana reported on Friday.

2015-09-25

Brazil mulls legalising gambling to boost tax take

Brazil is considering legalising gambling to increase the country’s public revenues, news agency Reuters reported.

2015-09-25

Chinese economy to maintain fairly fast growth: Xi

The Chinese economy will continue to grow at a fairly fast rate amid the volatilities in the global economy, said China’s President Xi Jinping. He made such remarks this week at a welcoming dinner hosted by the authorities and other organisations in the city of Seattle during his visit to the United States.

2015-09-24

China as biggest supplier to Angola in 1H

China was the biggest supplier of goods to Angola in the first half of this year, while Portugal – as the second biggest supplier – trailed behind in second place, official data show.

2015-09-24

Factory activity in China at six-and-a-half-year low

Factory activity in China fell to its lowest level in six-and-a-half years in September, according to a preliminary private sector survey announced on Wednesday.