Macau: Legislator demands action against 'collusion' between casinos, officials
Lusa - Macau - 21/01/2021
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…
Mexico City plastic ban poses challenge for virus-hit firms
AFP - International - 13/01/2021
Mexico’s ban on single-use plastic in its capital, one of the world’s most populous metropolises, has delighted environmentalists but dismayed some businesses struggling to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
Home to around nine million people, Mexico City…
Shanghai builds $900m hub in push to be eSports leader
AFP - International - 07/01/2021
China has begun building a $900 million facility it hopes will be the envy of eSports and seal its push to make Shanghai the global capital of the fast-growing professional gaming industry.
The Shanghai International New Cultural and Creative E-sports Center is scheduled…
Tesla delivered record number of cars in 2020
AFP - International - 04/01/2021
Tesla delivered a record number of cars in 2020, the company said, just narrowly missing its half a million target for the year.
The pioneering high-end electric vehicle maker delivered 180,570 cars to customers and produced 179,757 in the fourth quarter of the year, it…
Brexit: British Parliament House of Lords approves trade deal with EU
Lusa - International - 31/12/2020
The House of Lords of the UK parliament approved, on Wednesday night, the post-Brexit trade agreement with the European Union (EU), with only the promulgation of Queen Elizabeth II now missing.
Unsurprisingly, the House of Lords deliberated and voted in favor of the…
Covid-19: “Historical crisis” will continue in 2021, says Angela Merkel
Lusa - International - 31/12/2020
German Chancellor Angela Merkel predicted on Wednesday that Covid-19’s “historic crisis” will continue in 2021, even though vaccination brings hope.
“These days and weeks (…) are difficult times for our country. And it will last a long time, ”he said in…
