Portuguese banks attract investors from China

Chinese interest in Portuguese banks goes beyond Anbang Insurance’s potential acquisition of Novo Banco, the financial entity that inherited ‘healthy’ assets of the former Banco Espírito Santo, and also extends

Chinese group Anbang Insurance offers 3.5b euros to buy Novo Banco

The group was selected by the Bank of Portugal for final negotiations in the process of selling Novo Banco, the bank that inherited the healthy business activity of Banco Espírito

Ship loading times in Maputo, Mozambique, reduced to two and a half days

The Maputo Port Development Corporation (MPDC) plans to reduce the time it takes to load a 40,000 ton ship at the port to two and half days, said operations manager

China leads in imports of farm products from Brazil

Figures from the Brazilian Foreign Agro-business Trade Statistics System (AgroStat), cited by the daily newspaper Estado de São Paulo, showed that in the month under review China bought products worth

Cape Verde receives 278,000 tourists in first half

The number of tourists who visited Cape Verde in the first half of the year exceeded 278,000, an annual increase of 2.0 percent, while overnight stays increased 3.5 percent to

Africa | China’s diplomacy focuses on preferential loans for infrastructure

The review that China is making to its development aid model should strengthen cooperation with multilateral agencies, keeping preferential loans for infrastructure central, according to an analysis by the Brookings

Angola | Cabinda Gulf Oil extracts 5 billion barrels this year

John Baltz said that despite the unfavorable situation created by the fall in the price of oil on the international market, the company maintains production efficiency levels. “The company is facing

Angola and China are a priority to diversify Cape Verde’s economic relations

Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) wants to diversify its economic relations, with particular focus on the “South-South” axis and on Angola and China, to reduce dependence on European countries, according to

Angola | Government extends diamond mining concession area

The concession area awarded by the Angolan government to mining company Sociedade Mineira do Lulo to mine alluvial diamonds has been “significantly extended” to 1,500 square kilometers, the Lucapa Diamond

IMF lowers growth forecast for Mozambique’s economy to 7 pct

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects that the Mozambican economy may grow up to 7 percent in 2015, a downward revision of half a percentage point compared with previous forecasts,

Nyusi invites Indian entrepreneurs to invest in Mozambique

The President of Mozambique invited Indian businesspeople to invest in Mozambique, preferably through partnerships with local companies during the Mozambique/India Business Forum, Mozambican daily newspaper Notícias reported. Nyusi gave the businesspeople

Mozambique | Prices for sugar imports raised

Minister Ernesto Tonela said the benchmark price for the import of brown sugar would increase to USD806 per ton, compared to the current US$385, while the price of refined (white)

AICEP boosts presence in Asia

Portugal’s AICEP Global Trade and Investment Agency plans to open offices in Dili, East Timor and Seoul, South Korea, this year and in Mumbai, India, and Astana, Kazakhstan, by the

China and Angola sign mutual currency acceptance agreement

Angola has signed a monetary agreement with China under which national currencies are now accepted in both countries, Angola’s trade minister, Rosa Pacavira said Monday in Luanda. “The kwanza will have

Chinese group with highest proposal to buy Novo Banco

The most interesting financial proposal for the purchase of Portugal’s Novo Banco is the one from the Chinese insurance group Anbang, offering 3.2 billion euros in currency and a further

East Timor gains support to join ASEAN

Indonesia will renew its defense of East Timor’s admission to the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) during the 48th meeting of foreign ministers from that organization’s member countries,

Angolan trader Mike (l) bargains with miss Zhou, a Chinese retailer in a wholesale market in Xiaobei Road, a commercial area in Guangzhou

Next October Portugal plans to reopen a Consulate General in Guangzhou, according to Portuguese daily newspaper Diário de Todos. The newspaper reported the joint order of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Angolan diamond sales increase by 35 percent

Sales of Angola’s diamonds have increased year on year by nearly 35 percent in the first half of this year, exceeding USD573 million and 4.2 million carats, according to the

Chinese financing to Mozambique increases 160 pct in 2 years

China is now Mozambique’s largest creditor, after increasing its funding to the African country by 160 percent since 2012 as significant Chinese investments are being prepared. The weight of financing from

Angola Cables builds submarine station in Brazil

Angola Cables, an Angolan company that will manage the operations of the fiber-optic submarine cable between Angola and Brazil through the cities of Luanda and Fortaleza, already has a plot

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