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China
23 April 2020

Russia and Saudi Arabia top Belt and Road Investments – Refinitiv BRI Database
According to Refinitiv, providers of financial markets data and infrastructure, there is currently $3.16 trillion worth of active BRI projects that will require billions of dollars of financing, from Chinese State-Owned Entreprises (SOEs), but also from other countries.
Brazil
21 April 2020

State-Supported Bailout of Portuguese Airline TAP Could Have Chinese Funding
The Portuguese Government considers nationalising the company, where it already has half of the capital, but its private shareholders are pushing for a cash infusion, from a financial consortium which could have Chinese capital.
Angola
20 April 2020

Angolan Exports to China Take a Hit
With the Coronavirus crisis and the slowdown in the Chinese economy in the first quarter of 2020, along with a drop in oil prices, Angolan exports to China have now taken a hit. 
Angola
16 April 2020

Mozambique the Exception Among Lusophone Africa Economies in the “Red”
Like the rest of the continent, macroeconomic forecasts for Lusophone African countries are now all “in the red” ⁠— with the exception of Mozambique.
Macao
28 December 2019

Establishment of Forum Macau has allowed for exponential growth of trade between the member countries
Xu Yingzhen said Forum Macau would continue to support the construction of Macau as a platform that aims to integrate it in the context of national development.
Mozambique
18 November 2019

African Development Bank Calls for Investment in Portuguese-Speaking Africa
Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa are “a hotspot for investor interest”, says Mateus Magala, Vice-president of the African Development Bank, “the time is now” to invest in these countries, because of economic reforms, a burgeoning middle class and regional diversity against the background of the new African Continental Free Trade Area.
Brazil
15 October 2019

Bolsonaro seeks detente with China
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has significantly backtracked on the anti-Chinese comments he made in the run-up to his election victory.
Angola
26 September 2019

China in the Backdrop, as European Union Forges New Alliance with Africa
A new alliance agreement between Europe and Africa will level the playing field for them in African countries after complaints that Chinese official credit lines make them less competitive vis-a-vis Chinese counterparts in African countries.
Brazil
03 August 2019

Brazil and Portugal lagging in Forum Macao
A little over a year ago, Brazil guaranteed that it would play a bigger role in Forum Macao’s activities in the future. But the change of administration in Brasília, now under President Jair Bolsonaro, has brought that effort to a near standstill.
China
01 May 2019

Portugal’s underwhelming presence at the 2nd Belt and Road Forum
Last week, Portugal was widely expected to be the highlighted country at the 2nd Belt and Road Forum held in Beijing, but instead it was Mozambique and Equatorial Guinea that took center stage.
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