The number of non-resident workers, commonly known as blue card holders, rose 16.2 percent year-on-year to 180,523 at the end of June, the Human Resources Office (GRH) announced on Monday. The number increased by 1,107 between May and last month. Mainlanders accounted for 65 percent of all imported labour. Other major segments were hired from […]
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Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said on Saturday that while the statistics for July’s gross gaming revenue are not available yet, he estimated that the figure will not exceed 18.355 billion patacas ( US$ 2.294 billion), the so-called “red line” set by the government for austerity measures to be put in […]
Efforts are well underway to create even closer economic ties between China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone, and Hong Kong and Macau. “Cooperation with Hong Kong and Macau has always been what distinguishes Guangdong free trade zone from China’s three other free trade zones,” said He Li, deputy director of the Guangdong sub-administration of China […]
Macau’s composite consumer price index (CPI) for June rose 4.91 percent year-on-year, down slightly from the 4.93 percent growth in the previous month, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Tuesday. The bureau said last month’s increase was mainly due to higher housing rents and the rising cost of eating out and renting parking […]
The local property market will go through a “mild correction” of 5 percent in the third quarter, with a possibility of a growth in the fourth quarter with the release of new flats, real estate agencies said on Wednesday. The local offices of Hong Kong-based real estate agencies Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) and Centaline separately […]
New approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) declined in May 2015, according to statistics released by the Monetary Authority of Macau on Monday. In May 2015, new RMLs approved by Macau banks decreased 14.5% month-to-month to MOP 3.7 billion; of which, 96.3% was extended to residents. In terms of […]
Local shops and restaurants installed with Macau Pass card reading terminals can now apply to upgrade them so that they can also accept payments made by Alipay Wallet mobile application and UnionPay QuickPass cards, Macau Pass’s managing director George Zhang announced on Friday at Macau International Electronics & Global Audiovisual Expo 2015. “This new service […]
Housing prices have dropped 30 percent from their peak and there is no sign of growth in the number of transactions, supply or price during the second half of this year, Ricacorp Macau Managing Director Jane Liu Zee Ka said on Wednesday. Liu made the remarks during a press conference at the Emperor Hotel in […]
Macau’s estimated jobless rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 1.8 percent in March-May from the February-April survey period, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Monday. Year-on-year, the rate also increased by 0.1 percentage point. The city’s total labour force stood at 405,700 and the labour force participation rate amounted to 74 percent […]