Adjusted EBITDA for Sands China Ltd. (SCL) was US$610 million, an increase of 5 per cent against prior year’s fourth quarter, SCL announced today on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac declined on Wednesday to say whether the government could keep its promise that the city’s law on a statutory minimum wage for all workers will finally be implemented in 2019.
The total number of licensed gaming junkets fell from 141 in January 2016 to 126 at the start of this year, according to the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), marking a decline of 10.6 per cent over the course of 12 months.
Prices in Macau in 2016 recorded an average annual increase of 2.37 per cent due to a rise in the price of car park leases, the prices of meals bought away from home, cars and tobacco and the costs of buildings management services, reported the Statistics and Census Bureau.
Tencent Web (qq.com), one of the mainland’s largest Internet companies, announced on Monday that its coverage has been extended to Macau. The announcement was made during a press conference at Macau Tower.
The Department of Economics, University of Macau (UM) released a report stating that the region’s economy is beginning to recover and is forecast to “continue its steady growth in 2017.”
Macau Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Association President Stanley Au Chong Kit said on Thursday he expected housing prices in the city to drop this year, in the expectation that the US Fed will raise interest rates several times in the year ahead.
Macau-based Banco National Ultramarino (BNU) officially inaugurated its Hengqin branch, becoming Macau’s first local incorporated bank to open a branch in the mainland.
Mass market baccarat ended 2016 with an increase in gross revenue while the mainstay of Macau casinos, VIP baccarat, saw a year on year decline, according to figures released by the region’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ).