Angola negotiates fishing project in Italy

Angola’s Secretary of State for Fisheries, Antonia Nelumba, is leading the delegation, which will negotiate forms of financing the USD11 million of the project’s budget with IFAD. The program will be

EU supports 16 development projects in Guinea-Bissau

The European Union (EU) has allocated 7 million euros to 16 projects in Guinea-Bissau within the framework of “European aid” to support cooperation and development, the EU delegation in the

Portugal | Public debt reaches 224.5 billion euros in 2014

Portugal’s public debt at the end of 2014 is expected to have stood at between 127.9 percent and 128.7 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), according to estimates from the

IMF warns of ‘tough period’ for Angola in 2015

The Angolan government’s proposal to revise the State Budget for 2015 due to the significant decline in oil prices was “timely and fast,” the head of a mission from the

Angola| Standard & Poor’s lowers credit rating

The Standard & Poor’s rating agency (S&P) downgraded its credit rating of Angola’s debt in foreign currency from  while maintaining a stable outlook, the agency said in a statement. The

Portugal is China’s 4th biggest European investment destination

Portugal was the fourth country in Europe to receive the most Chinese investment in the last ten years, ahead of much larger economies such as Spain or even Italy, according

China boosts support to Cape Verde in 2015

The Chinese government will increase support for Cape Verde, with priorities focusing on the health, education and agricultural sectors, Chinese ambassador to Cabo Verde, Su Jean, told Cape Verdean news

Portugal | Three Chinese groups interested in buying Novo Banco

Three of the 17 expressions of interest to buy Portuguese bank Novo Banco are from Chinese groups, a Portuguese newspaper Diario Economico said citing sources in the financial sector. The paper,

Chinese tourists spend 33 million euros in Portugal

João Cotrim Figueiredo told Portuguese news agency Lusa that the number of Chinese visitors to Portugal in the first half of 2014 increased 69 percent to 55,400. The President of Turismo

Benguela Railroad reconnects coast and interior of Angola

The inaugural train on the Benguela Railroad (CFB), linking the Angolan coast to the country’s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, arrived Thursday in Luau, eastern Moxico province, according

Portuguese-speaking countries rise in Index of Economic Freedom

The Index of Economic Freedom takes into account legal issues (property rights and freedom from corruption), limitations imposed by governments (fiscal freedom and government spending), regulatory efficiency (business freedom, labour

Angola mines 10 million carats of diamonds in 2014

The 10 million carats of diamonds mined in Angola in 2014 generated revenue of USD1.6 billion, according to provisional figures from the Ministry of Geology and Mines. The numbers figure includes

Angola issues USD20 billion in debt in 2015

Angola plans this year to issue public debt of USD20 billion to private investors and pay interest of up to 7 percent, the director of the Public Debt Management Unit

Mozambique | IMF recommends higher fiscal transparency

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) report recommends that Mozambique strengthen the implementation of reforms to improve its fiscal transparency, considering the macroeconomic challenges facing the country, particularly in the area

Mozambique could adopt Chinese model of Special Economic Zones

Mozambique has the necessary conditions to successfully adopt the Chinese model of Special Economic Zones, which helped to boost the Chinese economy, according to researchers Fernanda Ilhéu and Hao Zhang. In

Angola | Credit to the economy remains sound

Lending to the economy has remained “solid” since the beginning of the year, despite budget restrictions, due to the economic diversification program, Angola’s Minister for the Economy said in Luanda.

Cape Verdean central bank wants more lending to the economy

  The Bank of Cape Verde wants commercial banks operating in the archipelago this year to supply more credit to the economy, thus contributing to the growth of gross domestic product

Angola plans to receive 4.6m tourists by 2020

Angola’s Ministry of Hotels and Tourism wants the country to receive over 4.6 million tourists by 2020, in view of the increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the diversification

Angola’s 2013-2017 National Development Plan still in place

The government of Angola has concrete measures to address the current drop in oil prices without having to disrupt the national economy, the national director for local budgets of the

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, receives first train made in China

The first train to run on Line 4 of the Rio de Janeiro metro connecting the Olympic Village to the Copacabana game center, is already in the city, three months

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