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Brazil
18 January

Banco Master to make Portugal’s BNI Europa the ‘bank of Brazilians in Europe’

Banco Master is buying Portugal's BNI Europa to make it the “bank of Brazilians in Europe”, according to its chairman, Daniel Vorcaro.
Mozambique
18 January

Tesla turns to Mozambique to reduce its dependence on China for graphite

Tesla is turning to Mozambique for a key component in its electric car batteries in what analysts believe is a first-of-its-kind deal designed to reduce its dependence on China for graphite.
Brazil
17 January

China’s soybean imports, mainly sourced from Brazil, have first annual drop since 2018

China's soybean imports, which are mainly sourced from Brazil, fell in 2021 from the previous year, the first annual drop since 2018, customs data showed.
China
17 January

Portugal nets EUR 460.8 million from ‘Golden Visas’ in 2021, with Chinese requests leading

Investment in Portugal´s 'golden visa' scheme totalled EUR 460.8 million last year, and over EUR 6 billion since it was created, with Chinese nationals leading requests.
China
14 January

European Commission OKs joint control of Portugal´s Lusoponte by Mota-Engil

Portuguese construction company Mota-Engil, whose second largest shareholder is China’s CCCC, has been
China
14 January

Chinese investor to turn Portugal´s Cinema City Leiria into a new mall

A Chinese investor is giving new life to Cinema City Leiria, in the center of Portugal, after acquiring
Brazil
13 January

Brazilian company backed by Softbank acquires Lisbon-based bitcoin market CriptoLoja

The Brazilian company 2TM, backed by Japan´s Softbank, is acquiring a controlling stake in Lisbon-based
Brazil
12 January

Mining and railing disruption in Brazil supports recovery in China iron ore import prices

Heavy rainfall in the iron ore hub of Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, led to mining and railing
China
12 January

Alibaba hosts ‘2022 New Seller Summit’

Alibaba is hosting on 12 and 13 January 2022 its 'Import New Seller Summit', to present the "Cross-Border
Cabo Verde
12 January

Legal Update/ Cabo Verde: New ‘Green Card’ model
Angola
11 January

Angola hires Rotschild & Co. to support FDI fund and financing

Angola is hiring the Rotschild & Co. group to support the creation of a Foreign Direct Investment fund
Angola
10 January

Ji Xianzheng is Macau Forum´s new Secretary General

Ji Xianzheng, former Deputy Director of the Department for European Affairs at the China Ministry of
China
10 January

Chinese Tourism in Portugal yet to recover, after record drop in 2020

After a record fall in 2020, due to the covid-19 pandemic, Chinese tourism in Portugal continued to drop,
China
07 January

Lights on for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, with China

Considered the world’s largest trade deal, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP,
Mozambique
07 January

Mozambique gets USD 47 million grant for special agro-industrial processing zone

African Development Bank Group has approved a USD 47 million grant for the first phase of Mozambique’s
China
06 January

Xian-Lisbon flight suspended due to covid-19 outbreak

The Xian-Lisbon flight, operated by Beijing Capital Airlines, has been suspended by the Chinese authorities