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Macao to mourn former premier Mr Zhu Rongji with flags at half-mast

Mr Zhu Rongji, a former premier of the State Council, who died on 12 August 2026 in Beijing. In line with the overall arrangements of the Central Government, flags at Government Headquarters, Santa Sancha and at all boundary checkpoints of the Macao Special Administrative Region, will fly at half-mast on 18 August to mourn the late premier.


CE garners opinions on 2027 Policy Address from Legislative Assembly members

The Chief Executive, Mr Sam Hou Fai, reaffirmed, during a seminar on the 2027 Policy Address with members of the Legislative Assembly, the Government’s firm commitment to upholding and improving the executive-led system, while strengthening positive interaction between the executive and legislative branches.





Small and medium-sized enterprise credit statistics – First half of 2026

According to statistics released today (14 August) by the Monetary Authority of Macao, newly approved small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) credit noted a year-on-year decrement in the first half of 2026. While the outstanding balance of SME loans dropped, the share of SME loans to major industries remained stable.


Foreign exchange reserves and nominal effective exchange rate index for the Macao pataca – July 2026

The Monetary Authority of Macao announced today (14 August) that the preliminary estimate of Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP243.1 billion (USD30.09 billion) at the end of July 2026. The reserves decreased by 0.3% from the revised value of MOP243.9 billion (USD30.20 billion) for the previous month. Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves at end-July 2026 represented 11 times the currency in circulation or 88.4% of the Macao pataca M2 at end-June 2026.


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