IPIM, Guangdong officials promote GBA Investment

The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) and the Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation (GDAMR) have held a joint seminar to assist local enterprises in gaining a deeper understanding of the policies and processes for business registration in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).

The seminar was part of the “2025 Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair,” and IPIM said, in a press statement, that it had attracted nearly 80 representatives from local enterprises.

Representatives from Macau-invested enterprises in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin were among the participants who shared their experiences of utilizing IPIM services to open businesses in the Cooperation Zone through these facilitation measures.

According to IPIM, in recent years the entity has optimized investor services by providing “Facilitation Services for Commercial Registration in Nine Cities of the GBA” and “Cross-border Commercial Registration Facilitation Services for the Cooperation Zone.”

It added that it will continue to maintain close contact with economic and trade departments in Guangdong Province, strengthen bilateral cooperation, and support local enterprises in “going global” and seizing new opportunities in the GBA and Cooperation Zone in Hengqin.

At the same time, they encouraged enterprises from Guangdong Province to consider investing in and establishing operations in Macau.

IPIM also said that an official from GDAMR expressed that Guangdong always adheres to the principles of “complementary advantages and mutual benefit,” accelerates the “soft connectivity” of regulatory mechanisms, and fully supports the appropriate diversification of the local economy.

The entity also invited local investors to deepen their engagement in Guangdong and share new development opportunities.

Guangdong and Macau Sign Agreement to Expand Investor Service Networks
During the “2025 Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair,” the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province and IPIM signed a series of agreements to expand the investor service network between the two regions.

On the opening day, three cooperation documents were signed between Guangdong and Macau’s economic and trade investment departments and business associations. These documents mainly focus on jointly promoting investment activities within the GBA, supporting Guangdong and Macau enterprises in exploring overseas markets, and strengthening the coordinated development of industries.

A “Macau Enterprise Service Station” was also established in Jiangmen to help tap into the western Guangdong and Macau markets and strengthen coordinated participation in the GBA’s development through a regular investment promotion liaison mechanism.

On the same day, 23 agreements were signed covering the silver economy, gourmet food, and China-Chic products.

The fair welcomed 1,829 professional buyers, with more than 13 industry associations and 292 procurement representatives participating in guided buyer tours. It also acted as a platform for exhibitors to meet and cooperate.