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Macau exports and imports fall in May

Macau exports and imports fall in May

Macau’s exports and imports fell in May, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said on Monday. Exports fell 5.9 percent year-on-year to just 874 million patacas. Re-exports accounted for 82.2 percent of all exports. Both Re-exports and domestic exports were down. Imports dropped 4.3 percent to 6.9 billion patacas, resulting in a trade balance deficit […]
Macau’s imported workers reach 179,416

Macau’s imported workers reach 179,416

Macau’s number of imported workers – popularly known as blue card holders – reached 179,416 at the end of last month, up 17.8 percent year-on-year, the Human Resources Office (GRH) has announced. Macau’s total workforce stood at 405,800 in April, according to the latest available employment figures by the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC). Mainlanders […]
Macau’s GDP expected to contract 24 pct in 2015, EIU says

Macau’s GDP expected to contract 24 pct in 2015, EIU says

The Economist Intelligent Unit (EIU) has significantly increased its economic contraction forecast for the Macau economy this year to 24.0 percent, according to a report produced on 17 June. In the previous report, produced five days before, on 12 June, for this year the EIU outlined a contraction of just 6.0 percent. The EIU also […]
Leong hopes to strike Macau-Guangdong investment deal today

Leong hopes to strike Macau-Guangdong investment deal today

Secretary for Economy of Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said on Thursday he hoped that through today’s meeting with Guangdong officials the two sides could reach an agreement on the framework for the local government’s plan to invest part of its huge reserves via the Guangdong government. Leong is accompanying Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai […]
Macau cash handouts to start on July 6th

Macau cash handouts to start on July 6th

Both temporary and permanent residents of Macau will be receiving government cash handouts starting July 6 and ending September 18, as the Executive Council (ExCo) has given its green light to this year’s cash handout scheme. ExCo’s spokesperson Leong Heng Teng revealed at a press conference on Thursday that the government is committed to sharing […]
Macau fiscal surplus drops 54.9 percent in 5 months

Macau fiscal surplus drops 54.9 percent in 5 months

The Macau government recorded a fiscal surplus of 25.28 billion patacas in the first five months of this year, down by 54.9 percent year-on-year, according to the latest figures released by the Financial Services Bureau (DSF). Total public revenue in the five months stood at 46.42 billion patacas, down 33.8 percent year-on-year. This noticeable drop […]
Macau’s economy is expected to resume growth in 2016

Macau’s economy is expected to resume growth in 2016

The Macau economy is expected to start growing again in 2016, when the technical Economist Intelligence Unit predicts real growth of 5.3 percent, according to the most recent report on Macau. After the GDP of the territory recorded a growth rate of 10.7 percent in 2013 and negative 0.4 percent in 2014, the EIU report […]
Int’l Infrastructure Investment & Construction Forum opens in Macau

Int’l Infrastructure Investment & Construction Forum opens in Macau

The sixth International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum kicked off here Thursday in Macau. Over 1,000 representatives from more than 50 countries and regions attended the two-day forum, themed “Regional Economic Integration Spurs New Development of International Infrastructure Cooperation.” Focuses of the forum include opportunities, challenges and innovative cooperation modes in the field of infrastructure […]
Property prices fall 21.6 pct in April

Property prices fall 21.6 pct in April

Macau’s average residential property price per square metre dropped 21.6 percent to 103,128 patacas in April, the Finance Services Bureau (DSEC) has announced. According to the bureau, the average size of the units amounted to 68 square metres. The average price in Taipa was 139,080 patacas per square metre, up 31.5 percent year-on-year. In Coloane, […]
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