Zhejiang Electric Power Construction negotiating dam purchase in Brazil

The Chinese Zhejiang Electric Power Construction Co Ltd (ZEPC) is negotiating the purchase of a stake in the Belo Monte hydroelectric complex on the Xingu River

Entrepreneurs from CPLP and China meet in Cape Verde

From June 16 to 18, Cape Verde will host a meeting between businesspeople of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) and China under the theme

Half the population of Angola will have access to power by 2025

Fourteen million Angolans will have access to electricity from the national grid by 2025, announced in Soyo, the capital of Zaire province, the Minister of Energy

Interview | Patrice Trovoada: ‘We see Forum Macau as a major bonus’

Patrice Emery Trovoada is already well-known beyond the borders of São Tomé and Príncipe, well into the region of Central Africa. In just a few weeks, his notoriety

Cape Verde reinforces openness to foreign investment

Cape Verde, the Portuguese-speaking African country with the highest level of development and greatest political and economic stability, is preparing a set of measures to further open

The Buzz | 1st casino in Cape Verde opens

Casino Royal, the first gaming venue in Cape Verde opened on Thursday on the island of Sal. The project is attached to the Hilton Hotel and cost 5

Brazil wants to expand trade partnership with China

China is considered a priority market in the work plan of the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex), said the chairman, Ambassador Roberto Jaguaribe. In

Dollar loses ground to the euro in Angola

The US dollar has lost ground to the euro in Angola due to the fact that commercial banks have stopped making transactions in US currency after

Brazil | China Grid launches takeover bid for CPFL Energia

The China State Grid group plans to launch a tender offer for the remaining capital of Brazilian company CPFL Energia that it does not yet control, under

Increased opportunities available in Macau-PSC cooperation

The two- or three-way relationship between China and the Portuguese-Speaking Countries (PSC) will be in focus today, at an international conference due to be held in Lisbon

‘One Belt, One Road’ strategy drives Africa towards China

The isolationist trend in the foreign policy of the new US administration, particularly towards Africa, has led some analysts to predict that the Chinese “One Belt, One

São Tomé and China define areas of cooperation

São Tomé and Príncipe and China began on Thursday in São Tomé the process of defining the areas of cooperation with priority for agriculture, health, energy and

Mozambique | Standard & Poor’s reduces credit rating to the lowest level

Standard & Poor’s downgraded the credit rating of Mozambique to “SD/D” in a decision announced last week following the country notifying it will fail to pay the first

China’s financing still essential to Angola

Angolan public finances remain under pressure, despite improvements in the oil market and the country’s economic diversification efforts, with funding from China to remain key source

Going global | Zhuhai Airport aims to double its passengers by 2020

Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) aims to establish itself as a hub for business jets and implement a pilot training facility – ambitious goals for the smallest

Mozambique | Economic growth is expected to increase from 2018

Mozambique will return to a period of increased economic growth between 2018 and 2021, during which the economy is expected to grow at an average rate of

Angola starts exporting mangoes to Portugal

A ship moored at the port of Namibe, southern Angola, within the next few days will travel to Portugal carrying a shipment of 35.7 tonnes of mangoes

PRD and Macau are ‘land of opportunity’ for African traders

The Pearl River Delta, Hong Kong and Macau are the preferred “base” for African traders in China who have found “plenty of opportunities” there, according to several

Air Timor suspends links to Bali, blames own gov’t

Air Timor, which from yesterday suspended its flights between Dili and Denpasar (Bali), has blamed the government of East Timor for decisions that led to it

Angola air transport in downturn

Air transport in Angola in 2016 recorded a 28 percent decreases in aircraft movements, 11 percent in passenger numbers, 19 percent in cargo carried and 13 percent in

Mozambique | Prices one quarter higher in 2016

Prices in Mozambique ended 2016 with a cumulative increase of just over 25 percent, which was one of the highest increases in the cost of living

Sao Tome and Principe expects Chinese investment

The restoration of diplomatic relations between China and Sao Tome and Principe, after an interruption of nearly two decades, ends a period of re-approach that has quickened

Angola National Bank keeps benchmark interest rate at 16 percent

The National Bank of Angola decided to keep key interest rates unchanged including the BNA rate that will end the year at 16 percent, according to the decisions of

Guinea-Bissau government awards Chinese doctors

The Health Minister of Guinea-Bissau, Carlitos Barai, last week awarded diplomas of merit to 17 Chinese doctors who completed their mission in the country, within the framework of existing cooperation

Angola’s projected population over 67 million in 2050

Angola will have an estimated population of 67.92 million inhabitants in 2050, indicates the 2014-2050 Population Projection produced by the country’s National Statistics Institute (INE) and presented last week

Azores Airlines to begin flights to Cape Verde in 2017

Azores Airlines, a subsidiary of Portugal’s SATA group, will begin flying connections to Cape Verde and Barcelona in the 2017 IATA summer season (April to October), the group’s

Cape Verde wants to join the Schengen area

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cape Verde, Luís Filipe Tavares said that the possibility of Cape Verde being an extension of the free movement Schengen area in European

EIU predicts | Mozambique will grow 3.6pct in 2016

The economic growth in Mozambique in 2016 is expected to be 3.6%, the lowest recorded in the last fifteen years by that Portuguese-speaking African country, according to

Angola | Sonangol needs to undergo financial restructuring

Angolan state oil company Sonangol needs to undergo financial restructuring and USD1.569 billion to guarantee payments until the end of this year, said on Thursday in Luanda

Chinese group announces investments in Angola

Chinese group Huafeng plans to invest USD1 billion in Angola over a period of two to five years, in agricultural projects, livestock, fisheries and industry, among others,

Festival in East Timor selects best coffee

The Coffee Festival of Timor-Leste (East Timor), which aims to select the best coffee and the best cocktail made with this product, will run until December 3, as

East Timor economy expands at ‘satisfactory’ rate

Economic activity in East Timor is expanding at a “satisfactory” pace that is expected to continue in 2017, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a statement released on

Angola | Chinese entrepreneurs expected to invest USD1.2 billion

Chinese entrepreneurs are expected to invest at least USD1.2 billion in agricultural, fishing, mining, industrial and construction projects in Angola, says the final statement of the Angola-China

Angola | Economic growth should average 2.9 percent from 2017 to 2021

The Angolan economy should post average growth of 2.9 percent during the period from 2017 to 2021, compared to the rate of 4.1 percent during the period from 2012 through

Fitch maintains Mozambique’s CC risk rating

The Fitch Ratings agency has maintained Mozambique’s long-term risk rating at CC in both local and foreign currency, indicates a statement issued on Friday. The CC rating implies that the so-defined

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