Business

15 Feb 2019

Fisherman’s Wharf plans VR games centre

The Macau Fisherman’s Wharf complex in the Outer Harbour plans to open a virtual games centre in conjunction with a Japanese company and a wax museum in the middle of this year, the property’s president, ex-lawmaker Melinda Chan Mei Yi, told reporters Thursday.

14 Feb 2019

Blueprint for Bay Area to be revealed

The blueprint for the massive economic development that will turn the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area into a global economic powerhouse will be made public within days according to China Daily today.

13 Feb 2019

Home mortgage loans rise 13.9 pct in 2018

The outstanding value of home mortgage loans amounted to 215.7 billion patacas at the end of last year, a year-on-year growth of 13.9 percent, the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) said.

13 Feb 2019

Revised taxi bill reduces cabbies’ criminal record barriers 

The government has reduced the criminal record barriers for people wanting to work as cabbies, according to the final version of its taxi sector bill whose revision was completed by a standing committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL)

12 Feb 2019

BNU visits 3 Portuguese-speaking countries

Representatives of Macau’s two note-issuing banks, Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU) and the local branch of Bank of China (BOC) visited three Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs) last month.

11 Feb 2019

SJM ‘looks forward’ to continuation of its concession

“We look forward to the continuation of our gaming concession, joining hands with the government and the people of Macau in creating a new chapter in the city’s growth story,” said the gaming company’s Board Chairman Ambrose So Shu Fai.

04 Feb 2019

Macau’s casino revenue drops 5 percent in January

Gambling revenue in Macau fell 5 percent in January, the first drop in more than two years, Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination said on Friday.

04 Feb 2019

Cosmetics imports rise 51 pct in 2018

Macau’s imports of beauty, cosmetics and skin-care products rose by 51.5 percent to 4.8 billion patacas last year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.

01 Feb 2019

Wynn Palace revenues up, Wynn Macau down in 4Q

Operating revenues from Wynn Palace were US$740.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, up 12.8 percent year-on-year.