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Economic association forecasts uneven recovery over next three months
Macau Daily Times
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August 19, 2025
The Macau Economic Association’s (MEA) latest Economic Sentiment Index indicates that, despite a strong influx of tourists in June, consumer confidence among mainland Chinese visitors remains low, raising concerns about external demand and the...
Business News | Klook and Hong Kong Tourism Board Launch First Multi-Market Partnership to Enhance the Muslim Travel Experience
Latestly
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August 19, 2025
PRNewswire Singapore, August 19: Muslim leisure travelers have the same motivations as others: explore new cultures, discover local experiences, and create meaningful memories. Also Read | Kanpur Superstars vs Kashi Rudras, UP T20 League 2025 Live...
CreatorWeek Macao 2025 to recruit 20 local influencers
Macau Daily Times
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August 19, 2025
Organized by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and international media production company Branded, CreatorWeek Macao 2025 will be held from October 24 to 28. This year’s event will unite six of the integrated resort enterprises alongside...
Nyingchi thrives with booming tourism and trade
Qiushi Journal
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Nyingchi, a popular tourist destination in the Xizang autonomous region, has experienced rapid socioeconomic development in recent years, which in turn has steadily improved people's livelihoods, local officials said. In 2024, Nyingchi's GDP...
Macao faces taxi crunch as 400 cabs set to exit by September’s end
Macao News
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August 19, 2025
Macao’s taxi supply will come under renewed pressure next month as 100 radio taxis and up to 300 regular black taxis reach the end of their operating licences, TDM reports. The Transport Bureau (known by its Portuguese initials DSAT) has confirmed...
SJM Macao Open returns with US$1 million prize and golf elite
Macao News
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August 19, 2025
The 22nd edition of the SJM Macao Open will take place between 16-19 October at the Macau Golf and Country Club in Hac Sa, organisers announced at a press conference yesterday at Grand Lisboa Palace in Cotai. The four-day tournament, co-sanctioned...
Macau Customs busts 7 smuggling cases in 10 days
The Macau Post Daily
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The Macau Customs Services announced in a statement on Sunday that it busted seven smuggling cases between August 6 and 15. According to the statement, customs officers seized a total of 81 used electronic devices, 51 used mobile phones, nine...
Sam emphasises Shanghai-Macau cooperation in high tech
The Macau Post Daily
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Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai met with Communist Party of China (CPC) Shanghai Municipal Committee Secretary Chen Jining yesterday during his ongoing working visit there, where both sides exchanged views on deepening practical cooperation in key...
Macao SAR chief executive explores tech cooperation during visit to Zhejiang
Xinhua News Agency
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HANGZHOU, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chief Executive of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Sam Hou Fai led a delegation to the eastern Chinese tech city of Hangzhou from Aug. 16 to 17, seeking strengthened tech collaboration to expand...
Macao has the 33rd highest average net salary in the world
Macao News
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August 18, 2025
Macao’s residents are earning an average monthly net salary of US$2,221 (17,873 patacas) in 2025, according to figures from CEOWORLD. The SAR is positioned 33rd out of 197 countries, regions and territories ranked by the magazine. That’s two...
Macau GDP returns to growth in 2Q as gaming services exports up nearly 10pct
GGRAsia
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August 18, 2025
Macau’s gross domestic product (GDP) “returned to positive growth” in the three months to June 30, supported by “government efforts to boost” the number of visitors to the city and “steady domestic private consumption”. That is according to a...
World Youth Forum Concludes Dual Summits in Hong Kong and Macau; Global Youth Explore AI Era Issues
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 18, 2025
HONG KONG and MACAO, Aug. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Youth Forum (WYF) – a global youth platform for challenge-based learning and growth, co-created by top cross-sector partners through multilateral collaboration–wrapped up its 2025 Future...
Citigroup raises Macau August GGR forecast to $2.7B amid resilient player demand
Asia Gaming Brief
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August 18, 2025
Citigroup has moderately raised its forecast for Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) in August 2025 to MOP21.75 billion ($2.70 billion), up from its previous estimate of MOP21.50 billion ($2.67 billion), citing sustained player demand despite...
Citi raises forecast for Macau’s August GGR to US$2.7bln
GGRAsia
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August 18, 2025
Banking group Citigroup said on Monday it was raising its forecast for Macau’s August casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) to MOP21.75 billion (US$2.70 billion) from MOP21.50 billion previously. If achieved, it would would be a 10 percent...
CreatorWeek Macao seeks local content creators as ‘ambassadors’
Macao News
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August 18, 2025
The CreatorWeek Macao 2025 ambassador recruitment programme is open for applications from today until 12 September. Local content creators over the age of 18 are invited to submit an original 3-minute video themed “One day in Macao” for the chance...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Promotes Irfan Esa to Head of National Business, UK
Financial Post
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August 18, 2025
Article content BOSTON & LONDON — Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced it has named Irfan Esa as Head of National Business in the UK.Article content “Irfan has been instrumental in driving the strategic build out of our...
Guangzhou signals strong business confidence with over 4m market entities
China Daily
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Staff members of United Aircraft Technology Co Ltd assemble drones at the company's workshop in Guangzhou, on July 25, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] The number of market entities in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, exceeded four million by the...
Neon & Shadows: Sri Lanka’s Grey Economy, Casino for India’s Rich
South Asia Journal
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August 18, 2025
“Sri Lanka can be to India what Macau is to China,” Melco CEO Lawrence Ho said on the night the lights came on. It was August 2 in Colombo. The ballroom glowed like a promise. South Asia’s largest casino was open. I was there at the opening,...
Workers’ rights and economic growth were top concerns for FAOM lawmakers over the past four years
Macau Daily Times
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August 18, 2025
Lawmakers from the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM) highlighted workers’ rights and economic growth as their top priorities over the past four years, presenting a summary of their legislative work and key initiatives aimed at improving...
Illegal Pet Trade in Nepal Now Shifting Online, Research Suggests
The Good Men Project - California
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August 17, 2025
By Abhaya Raj Joshi The preliminary findings of a recent study suggest a shift in Nepal’s illegal exotic pet trade, moving from physical markets to digital platforms due to widespread smartphone penetration, social media usage, and online payment...