Gross gaming revenue in Macau casinos rose 8.5 percent in November to 25 billion patacas (US$ 3.1 billion) from a year earlier, according to data released Saturday by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ).
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Macau’s mobile phone imports jumped 179 percent to 1.18 billion patacas last month, the Statistics and Census Bureau announced Thursday.
The civil aviation authorities of mainland China and Macau signed an air transport deal in Beijing this week.
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said in the legislature’s hemicycle Tuesday that the government is studying the possibility of launching a new pilot scheme for the granting of residency to “talents” and science and technology (S&T) professionals from outside Macau, according to which such applicants would not need to secure a job from a local employer first before being approved to move to Macau.
Secretary for Economy and FinanceLeong Vai Tac reaffirmed in the legislature’s hemicycle Monday that the government plans to launch an open tender process for the granting of future gaming concessions, in the run-up to the expiration of the city’s three gaming concessions and three sub-concessions.
The weight of gaming in Macau’s gross value-added structure increased by 2.5 percentage points from 2016 to 2017, accounting for 49.1% of the total, according to the region’s Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC).
In the first half of 2019 Air Macau is scheduled to take delivery of three new A320neo Airbus aircraft that were ordered from BOC Aviation, the Bank of China group company said in a statement.
Secretary for Economy and Finance Leong Vai Tac said Wednesday that the government expects its total expenditure to increase by 2.2 percent next year, amounting to 103.34 billion patacas ( US$ 12.9 billion) – another spending record.
The total number of personal credit cards issued by banks in Macau increased by 10.3 percent year-on-year at the end of September, Macau Monetary Authority (AACM) said in a statement on Wednesday.