There are roughly 8,500 people working in full-time financial sector jobs in Macao, according to the latest figures from the Statistics and Census Service.
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The country’s oil and gas secretary, José Barroso, praised the bidding as ‘another safe step in the process of exploration and production of hydrocarbons.’
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong also predicted that gross gaming revenue for 2023 could top 200 billion patacas.
In the first ten months of this year, about four percent of Macao’s resident workforce found jobs through the Labour Affairs Bureau.
A subsidy of up to 250 patacas per person, per night, has been available to travel agencies bringing groups of tourists to Macao.
Not only is it harder to source seafood, but some consumers seem wary of Japanese dishes in general – fearing contamination by radioactive waste from Fukushima.
New locomotives from RITES will help power the growing rail network in the southern African country.
Hundreds of Macao’s Portuguese residents have signed a petition expressing their frustration with the local Portuguese consulate. It’s been hand delivered to Portugal’s government.
More than 210 business projects green-lit, 1.3 billion patacas invested and over 800 jobs created: IPIM is having a busy year.
By the end of October, the government’s income from gaming taxes had already edged past its target for the whole year.
Chinese imports of Brazilian soybeans hit a record high in the first six months of 2023 and remain on an upward trend.
That’s the ambitious new target authorities are aiming for. It’s about double the number that arrived in the first 10 months of this year.