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Macau visitor expenditure increased 17.4 per cent

Macau visitor expenditure increased 17.4 per cent

According to information released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), total visitor spending (excluding gaming expenses) increased by 17.4 per cent year-on-year to MOP14.64 billion in the third quarter of 2016, putting to an end the seven consecutive quarters of year-on-year decline. The third quarter also showed an expansion of more than 25 per […]
Macau’s economy begins significant transition, IMF says

Macau’s economy begins significant transition, IMF says

Macau’s economy has begun a process of “significant transition”, and the government has used the opportunity to adopt a less volatile economic model and more sustainable funding sources, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in a statement in Washington. The IMF mission that was in the territory from 3 to 4 November, which will produce […]
Melco Crown income rises 22 per cent in Q3

Melco Crown income rises 22 per cent in Q3

Melco Crown Entertainment said in a statement on Thursday that its operating income for the third quarter was US$108.9 million, up 22 per cent year-on-year. The company’s net revenue between July and September rose 22 per cent year-on-year to US$1.15 billion, according to the statement. The increase in net revenue was primarily attributable to the […]
SJM revenue falls 11 per cent in 3rd quarter

SJM revenue falls 11 per cent in 3rd quarter

SJM Holdings’ gaming revenue fell 11.1 per cent year-on-year to HK$9.99 billion in the third quarter, the gaming company said in a statement on Tuesday. In the first nine months, gaming revenue dropped 17.8 per cent year-on-year to HK$30.87 billion. Adjusted Ebitda decreased 8.4 per cent to HK$810 million in the third quarter. In the first three […]
Macau’s gaming revenue grows 8 per cent in October

Macau’s gaming revenue grows 8 per cent in October

Macau posted an 8.8 per cent growth in gambling revenue in October, the third consecutive monthly rise, according to the Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ). Gaming revenue was MOP 21.8 billion (US$2.73 billion), government data showed on Tuesday. The growth reversed a 26-month fall of revenues of the 38 Macau casinos.  In the first 9 months of […]
New vehicle registrations fall 32 per cent in Jan-Sept 

New vehicle registrations fall 32 per cent in Jan-Sept 

The number of new registrations of motor vehicles dropped 31.7 per cent year-on-year to 10,078 in the first nine months of the year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Monday. The number of new registrations of motorcycles fell 25.3 per cent to 5,785, while the number of new registrations of light automobiles decreased 41.9 […]
Macau vehicle imports fall 55 per cent in January – September

Macau vehicle imports fall 55 per cent in January – September

Macau’s motor car and motorbike imports fell 55.6 per cent year-on-year to 911 million patacas in the first nine months of the year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Sunday. Mobile phone imports fell 44.9 per cent to 3.06 billion patacas. Watch imports dropped 31.9 per cent to 3.3 billion patacas. Gold jewellery […]
Laws lag behind need for financial development says Macau Financial Employees Association

Laws lag behind need for financial development says Macau Financial Employees Association

Domingos Savio Chang, who heads the Macau Financial Employees Association, said on Thursday that the city’s outdated laws and rules regulating the financial sector, as well as the insufficient number of qualified professionals, were hindering the development of the sector in Macau. Chang made the comments during a press conference about an upcoming event to provide […]
Macau inflation increased 1.59 per cent

Macau inflation increased 1.59 per cent

Macau’s composite consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.59 per cent on September, a further slowdown from the 1.65 per cent growth in the previous month, the Statistic and Census Bureau said in a statement. The bureau attributed the increment to higher rentals for parking spaces, the higher cost of eating out, as well as increases […]
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