Chan Chak Mo: Business in non-tourist areas far from recovery

Despite robust economic growth and recovering consumer spending, restaurants and retailers in non-touristy areas are far from recovery. The recent 10-day Chinese New Year holiday period

Central bank cuts key interest rate in latest move to boost its ailing property sector

China’s central bank announced yesterday that it cut its 5-year loan prime rate while leaving its 1-year rate unchanged in the latest move to ease pressures on

Japan slips into a recession, loses spot as world’s third-largest economy

Japan’s economy is now the world’s fourth-largest after it contracted in the last quarter of 2023 and fell behind Germany. The government reported the economy

China, US hold economic talks as trade issues heat up on the campaign trail

Chinese and U.S. officials have met in Beijing for talks on tough issues dividing the two largest economies, as trade and tariffs increasingly draw attention in the

Chinese shares jump as Beijing steps up moves to boost sagging markets

A Chinese state investment fund promised to expand its purchases of stock index funds, among other moves signaling Beijing’s resolve to stabilize markets that have been

Manufacturing contracts for a fourth straight month in January

A survey of factory managers in China released Wednesday shows manufacturing contracted in January for a fourth straight month, reflecting weak demand and a faltering recovery in

Evergrande ordered to liquidate after failing to restructure over $300 billion debt

A Hong Kong court ordered China Evergrande, the world’s most heavily indebted real estate developer, to undergo liquidation following a failed effort to restructure $300 billion owed

China’s GDP grows 5.2%, stock market shares fall

According to China’s Several positive data points include: (i) a decrease in youth unemployment to 14.9%; (ii) maintaining a low overall unemployment rate (5.2%); (iii)

UN forecast cites conflicts, sluggish trade, high interest and climate disasters

The United Nations issued a somber global economic forecast for 2024 last week, pointing to challenges from escalating conflicts, sluggish global trade, persistently high interest rates and

China to deliver decent future growth despite challenges: Morgan Stanley economist

China has made remarkable progress in its economic recovery, says Morgan Stanley Chief China Economist Robin Xing, adding that although there are still challenges, he is

From AI and inflation to Musk and Swift

AI GOES MAINSTREAM Artificial intelligence thrust itself into public consciousness this year. But the technology, while dazzling for its ability to retrieve information or produce readable prose,

Economy to surge up to 21% in 2024

Macau's economy is forecasted to experience significant growth of between 8.3% and 21.0% in 2024, driven by diversification efforts. The University of Macau’s (UM)

Ho calls for further diversification efforts

Highlighting satisfactory economic data from this year, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng called for all walks of life to help with diversification during his speech

Economy is forecast to slow sharply in 2024, the World Bank says, calling recovery ‘fragile’

China's economy grew at a 5.2% pace in the first three quarters of the year and showed signs of improvement in November, with factory output and retail

Uneven recovery still problematic in Macau: MEA

The uneven recovery of the city’s economy remains a problem, the Macau Economic Association (MEA) has noted. The group said that although tourism districts,

World Bank forecast economy to slow sharply in 2024

China's economy will slow next year, with annual growth falling to 4.5% from 5.2% this year despite a recent recovery spurred by investments in factories and

Macau to retain strong growth: Fitch

Fitch Ratings predicts Macau’s year on year growth to remain strong, at 15% in 2024 from 76% in 2023, off the back of sharp rebounds

Economy Secretary confident in tourist arrivals reaching 28 million

The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, is confident Macau will see 28 million tourists by year-end, given there have been over 25

MICE sector shows signs of recovery as revenues surge

Receipts and expenditure of exhibition organizers totaled MOP38.58 million and MOP97.76 million respectively in the third quarter, representing growth of 279.0% and 155.5% year-on-year respectively.

Economy at 77% of pre-pandemic levels

The city’s economy expanded by 116.1% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2023, attributable to thriving services exports. Notably,  growth in gaming services exports and

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