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Opening of the International Portuguese Training Centre for Conference Interpreting of Macao Polytechnic Institute in collaboration with the European Commission
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region and the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Portugal, the Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) officially opened the International Portuguese Training Centre for Conference Interpreting on December 5, 2019. Based on the long-term friendly cooperation with the Directorate General for Interpretation of the European Commission (DG-SCIC), the Centre will further consolidate Macao's role as a service platform for business cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, improve the training effectiveness of both local and overseas Portuguese-speaking talents, strengthen the cooperation between Macao and other regions in cultivation of Portuguese-speaking talents, and raise the quality of the related human resources. Alexis Tam, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, Gou Renmin, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Education and Youth Affairs of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region, Florika Fink-Hooijer, Director General of DG-SCIC of European Commission, Paul Cunha Alves, Consul-General of Portugal in Macao, and Marcus Im Sio Kei, President of MPI, presided over the opening ceremony.
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Consumer Council released 2nd supermarket price survey report of the current month
The Consumer Council conducted its ‘Supermarket price survey’ of the first-half of December on 5 December for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 13 supermarkets in São Lázaro, São Lourenço and Sé Parishes. Consumers may now check the report data on the Council’s website (www.consumer.gov.mo), the “Supermarket Price Information Platform” app, or the Council’s WeChat account.
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Monetary and financial statistics – October 2019
According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, broad money supply continued to grow in October with a stable share of patacas. Meanwhile, resident deposits rose from a month ago whereas loans to residents posted a decline.
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