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Investments of the Fiscal Reserve in 2025

To properly manage the fiscal surpluses and ensure the payment capability of public finances, the SAR Government enacted Law No. 8/2011, the “Fiscal Reserve Regime”, with the Monetary Authority of Macao being responsible for the investment and management of the Fiscal Reserve. In 2025, Macao SAR’s Fiscal Reserve registered an investment income of MOP42.92 billion, with an annual return of 6.9%, marking a record high.


Commissioner Against Corruption Ao Ieong Seong leads a delegation to visit Office of the Ombudsman of Hong Kong

The Commissioner Against Corruption, Ao Ieong Seong, has led a delegation of the CCAC to visit the Office of the Ombudsman of Hong Kong, where they met and exchanged experiences of ombudsman work with the Ombudsman of Hong Kong, Jack Chan Jick-chi.


Monetary and financial statistics – January 2026

According to statistics released today (3 March) by the Monetary Authority of Macao, broad money supply continued to grow in January 2026. Meanwhile, both resident deposits and loans* increased from a month earlier.


Macao Union Medical Center successfully conducts its first skin grafting for advanced-age patient

Along with the steady progress of numerous medical services at the Islands Healthcare Complex – Macao Medical Center of Peking Union Medical College Hospital (hereinafter referred to as “Macao Union Medical Center”), the Plastic Surgery Department recently accomplished its first skin grafting for a 90-year-old patient with multiple underlying diseases and chronic lower limb wounds.


CE to attend opening meeting of National People’s Congress in Beijing

The Chief Executive, Mr Sam Hou Fai, will visit Beijing from today until Thursday (3 to 5 March), and will attend on Thursday the opening meeting of the fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress.



Visitor arrivals for January 2026

Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that number of visitor arrivals held stable year-on-year at 3,647,328 in January 2026. Same-day visitors (2,254,699) rose by 4.6% year-on-year while overnight visitors (1,392,629) dropped by 6.6%. Meanwhile, the average length of stay of visitors remained at 1.0 day, with that of overnight visitors rising by 0.1 day to 2.3 days.


Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January 2026

Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Composite CPI for January 2026 rose by 0.54% year-on-year and 0.02% month-on-month. For the 12 months ended January this year, the average Composite CPI grew by 0.33% from the previous period (February 2024 – January 2025).


Statistics on electronic payment transaction value for January 2026 – restaurants & similar establishments and retail trade

Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the electronic payment transaction value (hereinafter referred to as transaction value) for restaurants & similar establishments increased by 3.5% month-on-month in January 2026, and that for retail trade rose by 5.9%.


Retail sales survey for the whole year and the fourth quarter of 2025

Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that retail sales value rose by 4.2% year-on-year to MOP19.21 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, which also represented an increase of 14.6% when compared with the revised figure (MOP16.76 billion) in the third quarter. In 2025, total value of retail sales decreased by 3.2% year-on-year to MOP69.58 billion.


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