Trade between the Chinese mainland and Macau increased by 35.2 percent year-on-year to USD3.56 billion during the first nine months of 2015, the Ministry of Commerce revealed on Tuesday. The mainland’s exports to Macau rose by 37.4 percent year-on-year to USD3.42b during the January-September period. The MSAR’s exports to the mainland totaled USD140m, a decrease […]
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An East European gang has stolen the details of over 1,000 ATM and credit cards since last October, Chan Cho Man, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman, said on Monday. According to Chan, the police received calls from five banks from March to May, which reported that someone was trying to withdraw money from 26 of […]
More professional purchasers showed up at this year’s 20th Macau International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) than last year, according to the organizer’s preliminary data. Running over four consecutive days at The Venetian Macao since last Thursday, the event saw a total of 50 agreements inked between chambers and governments as well as around 574 […]
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said on Thursday that the foundation of Macau’s economy has remained relatively stable and is equipped with the conditions and ability to cope with adversity while the city is undergoing a period of economic adjustment. Addressing the opening ceremony of the 20th Macau International Trade and […]
The Secretary for Economy and Finance said Wednesday that gaming revenue during the National Day Golden Week has decreased by 20-percent compared to last year, according to Macau´s television (TDM). Lionel Leong Vai Tac expects, however, that October’s revenue will be the highest in four months. And as a result, the year-on-year decline will slow […]
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said Tuesday the government had approved 250 gaming tables for Melco Crown Entertainment’s (MCE) Studio City resort in Cotai. Leong made the announcement exactly one week before the casino-hotel property is slated to open. The policy secretary overseeing the gaming industry also said the government had […]
Over 5,100 trade visitors from Macau and more than 50 regions and countries are expected to attend the four-day 20th Macau International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF), which will kick off on Thursday, Irene Va Kuan Lau, co-ordinator of the annual event’s organising committee, said on Tuesday. Lau, an executive director of the Macau Trade […]
The main indicators of the construction sector registered a general increase in 2014, largely due to the construction of hotels and entertainment facilities, according to information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). The statistical data indicates that the value of construction increased by 63.2 percent year-¬on-year to MOP78.15 billion, intermediate consumption rose by 60.2 […]
Macau’s gross gaming revenue in September fell 33 percent year-on-year to 17.13 billion patacas (2.2 billion U.S. dollars), according to the latest figures from the industry regulator, the city’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau. The industry suffered the 16th consecutive monthly income decrease, but the drop narrowed by 2.5 percent from August, the figure indicated. […]