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06 December 2020

African Continental Free Trade Area Trading to Start January 2021
African leaders at a summit Saturday approved that trading should start on 1 January next year as scheduled on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement and requested.
23 October 2020

Former Macao Forum Secretary-General To Be China’s Ambassador to São Tomé
The former Secretary-General of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-Speaking Countries (Macao Forum), Xu Yingzhen, will be China's next ambassador to São Tomé, CL Brief has learned.
17 August 2020

Portuguese-Speaking Countries Legislation Now Available in Chinese
The Chinese version of the Guide to Investing in Portuguese-Speaking Countries (PSCs) and Timor-Leste, published by official legal database Legis-PALOP+TL is now available, for the first time in 2020, under a partnership with MacauLink, supported by private entities.
13 August 2020

Economic Commission for Africa Urges China to Support Debt Relief
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is urging China to participate in the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), so African governments have fiscal space to effectively respond to the COVID-19 emergency.
19 June 2020

African Economic Growth to Stagnate in 2020, in “Optimistic” Scenario – UN
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has revised from 3.2% to 0% its growth forecast for the continent this year. T
31 May 2020

China´s Trade With Brazil, Cabo Verde and Timor Leste Resists Pandemic
Chinese trade with Brazil resisted the Covid-19 pandemic in the first quarter of the year and even rose in the cases of Cabo Verde and Timor Leste. However, exchanges with the remaining Portuguese-Speaking Countries (PSC) did not resist the pandemic.
19 May 2020

Africa´s Debt Load Forces Negotiations, With China at the Center
China is Africa’s largest bilateral creditor, having given these countries estimated loans worth $152 billion between 2000 and 2018. With the economic crisis in countries like Angola or Mozambique generating debt repayment difficulties, negotiations are underway, with the engagement of China and private lenders.
11 May 2020

UN´s Economic Commission for Africa Proposes 7 Lockdow Exit Strategies
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) estimates that a one-month full lockdown across Africa would cost the continent about 2.5 per cent of its annual GDP, equivalent to about USD 65.7 billion per month. With the costs of the Covid-19 lockdown mounting, the ECA is now proposing 7 Lockdow Exit Strategies for African Countries that that "provide sustainable, albeit reduced, economic activity".
04 May 2020

Announcement: Your New and Improved CLBrief Newsletter
Starting May 5th, a new and improved CL Brief e-mail newsletter will be available to all its readers, with timely, reliable and relevant information about business issues regarding the Portuguese-Speaking Countries (PSCs), China and other Asian economies.
04 May 2020

São Tomé, Cabo Verde and Timor-Leste Among Countries More Vulnerable to Tourism Downfall
Countries that rely on Tourism for economic growth are set to be some of the most affected in the near future. Among them is Cabo Verde, Sao Tome e Principe and, to a lesser extent, Timor-Leste, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). 
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