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12 November 2019

Macau responds to China’s call to expand international trade
The expansion of global trade was an important theme of the 2nd International China Imports Exhibition, during which a set of agreements favouring Macau as a trading platform between Portuguese-speaking countries and China was signed.

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11 November 2019

Rebuilding Mozambique’s cyclone damage
Six months on, Mozambique is still recovering from the double blow of cyclones Idai & Kenneth. Experiencing several huge cyclones since the turn of the millennium, these events are becoming more common due to climate change, with valuable lessons on climate resilience appearing to have been learnt.

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06 November 2019

Mozambique economic growth hurt by international trade tensions
Current international trade disputes, most notably between the US and China, are slowing global growth. With the price of commodities also on a downturn, economy’s like Mozambique’s, heavily dependent on such efforts, are already taking a hit.

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04 November 2019

Boom time for Mozambique’s heavy sands
Four big schemes have now been developed in Mozambique, two of them by Chinese companies, and new projects are in the pipeline, but it is feared that one project contributed towards environmental damage in 2015.

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31 October 2019

Angola Alert: local currency to continue losing value
The value of Angola’s currency, the kwanza, has more than halved, since the central bank implemented a floating exchange rate regime as part of its macroeconomic stabilisation programme in January 2018. Nearly two years on, the kwanza continues to slide and is expected to maintain its downward trend.

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28 October 2019

Future government of Macao Chief Executive-designate Ho Iat Seng shrouded in total secrecy
Less than two months before Ho Iat Seng is sworn in as Macao’s Chief Executive, speculation has risen about who will be the next secretaries in his government.

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25 October 2019

Profile: Celso Correia
As Mozambique’s president, Filipe Nyusi, appears set to secure his second and final term with a large majority of the votes, the fortunes of Celso Correia, a key aide and loyalist, are on the rise. A “young gun” in the ruling Frelimo party, Correia is also a savvy businessman and dealmaker.

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22 October 2019

Macau company supports the promotion of Cabo Verde in Asia
Bringbuys Web Technology will help promote Cabo Verde in Asia through a new portal to be developed following a protocol signed at the 2019 Macau International Fair.

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17 October 2019

Russia to the rescue for Mozambican government in LNG projects
As LNG projects in the north of Mozambique progress, the government faces two major hurdles: financially, to find capital for its share of the investment needed to develop the Rovuma basin world-class natural gas reserves, which could top US$1 billion; militarily, to ensure safety in Cabo Delgado province from Islamist insurgents. In both instances, Russia has come to the rescue.

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15 October 2019

Chinese company boosts stake in the exploration of graphite deposits in Mozambique
Mining company Jinan Hi-Tech will help bolster China’s presence in Mozambique’s graphite extraction and processing after receiving authorisation from China’s National Development and Reform Commission to buy a 34.01% stake in Australia’s Triton Minerals.
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