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SMEs under pressure: neither credit nor consumption

Platform - Macau

The default rate on SME loans reached 7.9% at the end of 2025, a new high, according to data from the Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM). Although the volume of overdue loans fell slightly to MOP 5.3 billion, more than 70% had been in arrears for over a year, in …

Iran War: Mozambique among the most affected; Angola the most protected

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Indonesia: 3 dead and 10 missing following eruption of Mount Dukono (with videos)

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Iran War: Macau pledges €8.4 million to combat fuel price hikes

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Partners

Macau hosts around 40 UNESCO Creative Cities of Gastronomy

International Cities of Gastronomy Fest returns with expanded programme (with video)

Rua das Estalagens: The Businesses of Revitalisation (Part II)

International Film Camp 2025: Assembling Veteran Filmmakers to Empower Emerging Directors

Rua das Estalagens: The Businesses of Revitalisation (Part I)

Rua das Estalagens: Stories of Resilience in Fabric and Glass

Editorial

Better to face what’s happening
Paulo Rego, Director-General

The worst kind of blindness is the one that refuses to see. It’s inconvenient, it …

Insights

How to be small in a Big Market
Fernando M. Ferreira, Deputy Director

Small and medium-sized enterprises are under increasing pressure. This is not simply a difficult phase …

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Portugal and São Tomé to restore colonial plantations

Platform - Portugal

Portugal has committed to supporting São Tomé and Príncipe in the restoration of its colonial-era plantations (roças) and the professional …

Hantavirus: WHO says transmission requires extremely close personal contact (with video)
Platform - Portugal
China denounces UK’s conviction of two former Hong Kong police officers
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North Korea to deploy three long-range battalions to South Korean border

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Trump issues July 4 deadline to EU or “face soaring tariffs” (with video)

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Legislator Views

Relieve cross-border traffic bottlenecks
Chan Lai Kei, Macau Institution People’s Alliance
Driving Full and High-Quality Employment
Leong Sun Iok, Macau Federation of Trade Unions
Promoting reading for all
Loi I Weng, Association for the Joint Building of a Better Home

Interview

“China becomes a solution for the world”

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International interest puts tourism strategy to the test

The digital travel platform Agoda has recorded a significant increase in accommodation searches for Macau, …

From Berlin with Art and Love

“In a way, we are children of the post–Cold War era,” Cheong comments. This generational …

SMEs under pressure: neither credit nor consumption

The default rate on SME loans reached 7.9% at the end of 2025, a new …

Opinion

After the events end
Agnes Lam, Citizen's Voice
Local neighborhoods need tailored commercial attractions
António Monteiro, Citizens' Voice
Macau and the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic
Filipe Regêncio, Citizen's Voice
Export Credit Insurance: From Formal Existence to Real Effectiveness in China–PALOP Trade
Mário Vicente, Citizen's Voice

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Macau Now – Events and Things to Do in April

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72nd Macau Grand Prix: An Evolving Event with Impact on Society

72nd Macau Grand Prix: Tradition in Motion

Plataforma Studio

Macau hosts around 40 UNESCO Creative Cities of Gastronomy

International Cities of Gastronomy Fest returns with expanded programme (with video)

Macau celebrates the Year of the Horse with a packed programme through March

Light Up Macao 2025: Light Reaches the Northern District

Sports

From Gravesen to Valverde: How Real Madrid’s training ground violence defines the club’s internal chaos (with videos)

Culture

Program from Macau, Portugal, and Cape Verde receives 60 films and videos

Lifestyle

Hantavirus: WHO says transmission requires extremely close personal contact (with video)

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New wasp named after David Attenborough’s centenary (with video)

China: Samsung announces withdrawal from household appliance market

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East Timor wants to acquire a large vessel to monitor marine resources

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“We must firmly implement the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ principle,” says Macau...

Society

Sam Hou Fai outlines integration goals between Hengqin and Macau

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MIECF 2026 promotes global cooperation for low-carbon cities

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High-speed train jointly branded by Hengqin and the Sino-Lusophone Centre enters operation...

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Cultural Affairs Bureau leads delegation to visit Hengqin Film Studio

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Corporate Releases

Sands China launches public extended activities for ‘Community Revitalization Programme 2.0 for Rua das Estalagens’

GEG and CPTTM hold “GEG SME Series: Quality Enhancement Certification Program” Award Ceremony to empower local SMEs

Sands China hosts ‘Food Fest of Awarded SMEs for Rua das Estalagens’

IPOR and Galaxy Entertainment Group Present “Alphabet & Friends” 2026 Literary and Cultural Festival

Sands China launches ‘Community Revitalization Programme 2.0 for Rua das Estalagens’

Galaxy Entertainment Group organises team members’ visit to National Security Education Exhibition

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Macau hosts around 40 UNESCO Creative Cities of Gastronomy
International Cities of Gastronomy Fest returns with expanded programme (with video)
Macau celebrates the Year of the Horse with a packed programme through March
Light Up Macao 2025: Light Reaches the Northern District
Light Up Macao 2025: Nights Painted in Colour

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