China and Portuguese-speaking countries featured in the gender gap world ranking
Plataforma - Macau - 31/03/2021
Economy and employment dominate contacts between Macau Executive and population
Lusa - Macau - 17/02/2021
The economic and employment situation dominated the contacts that the Macau Chief Executive maintained with workers, shopkeepers and residents, during the Lunar New Year holidays, in different areas of the territory.
During the festive period of the Lunar New Year, which…
Macau received almost 63,000 visitors over the five days of the Lunar New Year
Hoje Macau - 17/02/2021
In the first five days of the Lunar New Year, the number of visitors exceeded 62 thousand, which still represents a decrease of 71.6 percent compared to last year.
Between Thursday of last week and Monday, Macau received 62,984 visitors, which is equivalent to an annual…
China overtakes US as EU's biggest trading partner
AFP - Belgium - 15/02/2021
China last year overtook the United States as the EU’s biggest trading partner, the EU statistics agency Eurostat said on Monday.
Britain meanwhile, which is no longer part of the European Union, was the third-largest trading partner for the bloc, behind China and…
Brazil leads the world ranking of credit card fraud
Band - Brazil - 15/02/2021
Brazil leads the world ranking of credit card fraud. According to the 2020 Annual Report of Online Criminal Activity in Brazil, prepared by the cybersecurity company Axur, the country has accumulated 45% of the total cases registered in the world in the last year.
The…
Macau: Legislator demands action against 'collusion' between casinos, officials
Lusa - Macau - 21/01/2021
A member of Macau’s legislative assembly, José Pereira Coutinho, on Wednesday called on the region’s chief executive to take action against what he described as “collusion” between casinos and those responsible for regulating the gambling sector, in…
Mozambique: Vale to sell its coal mining operations in country
Lusa - Mozambique - 21/01/2021
Vale, one of the main mining companies operating in Mozambique, will sell its coal operations in the country, the company announced on Thursday.
Vale has signed a principle of understanding with partner Mitsui, “allowing both parties to structure Mitsui’s exit…
Pandemic increases Africa's debt to 70% of GDP
Jornal de Angola - 21/01/2021
Covid-19 is expected to increase Africa’s debt to about 70% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), concludes a report presented Tuesday that considers the pandemic to be “an unprecedented threat” to financing the continent.
“Covid-19 poses an…
Gaming industry in Macau already achieving better than breakeven results
MNA - Macau - 19/01/2021
The local gaming industry is already achieving better than breakeven EBITDA at current revenue levels, analysts with Sanford C. Bernstein indicated in a 2021 gaming industry outlook.
The brokerage had previously informed that the first 10 days of January reported some…
Britain to host first G7 summit of Biden era in June
AFP - UK - 17/01/2021
Britain will host a G7 summit in June, the government said Friday, announcing what will be the first face-to-face meeting of the group since the start of Joe Biden’s US presidency
Outgoing US President Donald Trump was forced to cancel last year’s meeting…
UN agency warns of another bad year for airlines
AFP - International - 16/01/2021
The UN aviation agency on Friday predicted “prolonged depressed demand” for air travel and more financial woes forairlines, following a year of fewer flights and big losses blamed on the pandemic.
Air travel plunged 60 percent in 2020 as nations closed…
