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Macau government changes Studio City’s land lease to 4-star hotel

Macau government changes Studio City’s land lease to 4-star hotel

According to the Official Gazette (BO) on Wednesday, Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário has given the green light to MelcoCrown Entertainment’s (MCE) request to change the land-use purpose of Studio City in Cotai from its original 5-star to 4-star hotel status. The plot of land, which covers an area of 130,789 […]
Macau Secretary for Economy and Finance meets gaming operators

Macau Secretary for Economy and Finance meets gaming operators

The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong, has exchanged views with gaming operators on how to maintain economic vitality, enhance Macau’s competitiveness, stabilize the job market and strengthen social responsibility in the sector. According to a statement from Mr Leong issued by the Government Information Bureau, the government has always been concerned with the […]
Macau currency to be used in Hengqin

Macau currency to be used in Hengqin

Mainland authorities are striving to draw up a preliminary scheme within the year that would allow local currency to be used in Hengqin before they move to seek approval from the Chinese central bank. This information was revealed by Hengqin New Area Administrative Committee director Niu Jing on the sidelines of a session exploring financial […]
EIU predicts Macau’s real GDP will contract 21% this year

EIU predicts Macau’s real GDP will contract 21% this year

Macau’s real GDP in 2015 will probably contract sharply by 21% as the anti-corruption campaign in China will continue in 2015-16, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) latest report. In this report, dated 21st of September, EIU analysts predict spending in Macau’s casinos will probably begin to expand again by the last few months […]
Macau Inflation eases to 4.64 percent

Macau Inflation eases to 4.64 percent

Macau’s composite consumer price index (CPI) rose 4.64 percent year-on-year last month, the Statistic and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement on Monday. According to a DSEC statement, inflation has eased continuously since May, with last month’s rate dropping further by 012 percent-age points from July, when growth stood at 4.76 percent. Last month’s […]
Macau casino operator Melco launches bachelor’s degree course for staff

Macau casino operator Melco launches bachelor’s degree course for staff

Melco Crown Entertainment (MCE) has launched an in-house bachelor’s degree programme for employees. The gaming operator formally started the “MCE You-niversity” with an announcement ceremony at Grand Hyatt Macau on Friday. According to an MCE statement, the degree course complements the company’s “whole person development programme for employees who have yet to achieve a university […]
Dore depositors protest outside Wynn Macau again

Dore depositors protest outside Wynn Macau again

About a dozen investors in local junket operator Dore Entertainment Company protested on Sunday outside the Wynn Macau casino in Nape and demanded the junket company return their interest-bearing deposits, which total at least HK$700 million between them, according to some of the investors. Depositors started gathering outside the Wynn casino in Nape at about […]
Macau Dore depositors submitted petition over funds

Macau Dore depositors submitted petition over funds

Dozens of depositors in local junket operator Dore Entertainment Company submitted a petition to the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government on Wednesday, urging it to help them get back their funds which they deposited in the company, involving at least HK$700 million, according to some of the investors. The petition came after news […]
Macau Government income drops 32.3 percent in January-August

Macau Government income drops 32.3 percent in January-August

The Macau government’s receipts dropped 32.3 percent year-on-year to 72.7 billion patacas in the first eight months of the year, the Finance Services Bureau (DSF) announced on Monday. The government’s income from direct gaming taxes fell 35.5 percent to 58.58 billion patacas. Gaming tax payments accounted for 80.6 percent of the government’s total revenue between […]
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