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Macau’s April casino revenue falls 9.5 per cent in April

Macau’s April casino revenue falls 9.5 per cent in April

Macau’s April casino revenue dropped less than analysts estimated in a sign of stabilization as casinos shift their focus to attracting mass gamblers and tourists. Macau´s gross gaming revenue in April decreased 9.5 percent to 17.3 billion patacas (US$ 2.2 billion), according to data from Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, marking 23 months of […]
SJM and Wynn Macau pledge to meet non-gaming revenue goal

SJM and Wynn Macau pledge to meet non-gaming revenue goal

SJM Managing Director Angela Leong On Kei and Wynn Macau Executive Director Linda Chen said that they believe that Macau’s six gaming operators’ revenue from non-gaming business will exceed nine per cent of their total income by 2020, 2.4 percentage points up from 2014.   The government laid down the goal for the city’s gaming operators […]
BNU recorded a MOP 510 million net income in 2015

BNU recorded a MOP 510 million net income in 2015

Banco National Ultramarino, S.A. (BNU) recorded a net income of MOP 510.3 million (USS63.88 million) in 2015, up 15.1 per cent from MOP 443.3 million in 2014, according to a press release issued on Tuesday by the bank. The financial results also indicate that in 2015 BNU registered a 21.6 per cent increase in credit […]
Inflation growth slows in March

Inflation growth slows in March

Macau’s composite consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew 3.31 per cent in March from a year earlier, according to official data from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) revealed on Thursday. This is a decrease of 0.57 per centage points from the 3.88 per cent year-on-year growth recorded in February. DSEC attributed […]
Macau and Guangdong explore cross-border ecommerce platform

Macau and Guangdong explore cross-border ecommerce platform

In recent years, China’s e-commerce and online payment markets are getting mature and popular. Smartphone payments tools like Alipay and Wechat are now inseparable from public life. Yet, these markets are still at the beginning stage in Macau. An e-commerce expert from Guangdong suggested the two places to build together an online payment platform, or […]
Wynn hopes business will pick up by year-end

Wynn hopes business will pick up by year-end

Wynn Resorts Macau Executive Director Linda Chen told reporters yesterday she expects gaming industry revenue to stabilise this year and hopes that there will be a slight rebound by the end of the year. Chen made the comments at Wynn Macau where she attended the opening of a business matching session with local small- and […]
IMF says Macau economy to contract 7.2 per cent in 2016

IMF says Macau economy to contract 7.2 per cent in 2016

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast Macau SAR’s economy to contract 7.2% for 2016 and to resume a positive growth of 0.7% for 2017 informed the Monetary Authority of Macau on Wednesday. The international organisation indicated that Macau SAR’s inflation to linger around 3.0% and its unemployment rate to stay at a low level of […]
Hainan wants more co-operation with Macau

Hainan wants more co-operation with Macau

Hainan and Macau have many different and complementary strengths, Liu Cigui, governor of the nation’s southernmost province, said on Monday, adding that the two sides should step up their co-operation in various spheres such as tourism. “We attach great importance to Macau and are grateful for Macau businesspeople’s long-term contribution to Hainan. Currently there are […]
Macau Airport Q1 passenger traffic rises 20%

Macau Airport Q1 passenger traffic rises 20%

Macau International Airport reported its passenger traffic rose 20% compared to a year ago to a more than 1.6 million passengers in the first quarter this year, or 18,000 passengers daily. The airport handled more than 14,000 flights (departure and arrival), a rise of 7% year-on-year. During the four-day Easter Holidays, the airport handled more […]
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