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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Composite CPI for September 2026 rose by 1.33% year-on-year and 0.14% month-on-month. For the 12 months ended September this year, the average Composite CPI grew by 1.03% from the previous period (October 2024 – September 2025).
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that inward direct investment flows to the Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR) dropped by 43.5% year-on-year to MOP 6.20 billion in 2025, owing to a decrease in reinvestment by foreign direct investors and repayments of large loans by some enterprises. Inward direct investment primarily flowed into Financial Activities (MOP 7.81 billion) and the Construction Sector (MOP 1.41 billion). Meanwhile, investment flows into the Macao SAR came mainly from the Chinese mainland (MOP 5.62 billion) and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (MOP 7.47 billion).
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that number of visitor arrivals increased by 8.5% year-on-year to 32,181,272 in the first three quarters of 2026. Same-day visitors (19,783,856) rose by 14.5% year-on-year, while overnight visitors (12,397,416) held stable. Meanwhile, the average length of stay of visitors shortened by 0.1 day year-on-year to 1.0 day, with that of overnight visitors (2.3 days) remaining unchanged.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Sam Hou Fai, today attended the 4th Business Conference on Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development. During his speech, Mr Sam stated that the business community is a key driving force behind the development of the Greater Bay Area.
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the 38^th Macao International Music Festival (MIMF) has specially invited piano virtuoso Lang Lang to present the “Lang Lang – Beyond Boundaries Series”, which includes a concert, a conversation between masters and a Piano Camp.The event Lang Lang × Richard Taylor: In Conversation will be held on 25 October, at 3pm, at the Macao Cultural Centre Small Auditorium. Free tickets will be distributed from 10am on 23 October through the Enjoy Macao Ticketing outlets and website. Distribution is limited to a maximum of two tickets per person.
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The 4th International Symposium on Chinese Medicine and Natural Products and the 4th International Symposium on Pharmaceutical Sciences, organised by the Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences (ICMS) and the State Key Laboratory of Mechanism and Quality of Chinese Medicine (SKL-MQCM) at the University of Macau (UM), was held at UM. Under the theme ‘Continuity, Convergence, Cocreation’, the symposium brought together over 300 leading scientists, researchers, industry leaders, faculty members, and students from the Chinese mainland, the Hong Kong and Macao SARs, the US, the UK, Germany, Singapore, and Japan to explore innovative development in Chinese medicine and natural product research.
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The “2026 Mainland-Macao Business Associations Joint Conference” was held in Macao on 21^st October, engaging over 50 representatives from trade promotion associations and chambers of commerce from the Chinese mainland and Macao to exchange insights on topics such as building a new pattern of economic and trade collaboration in the Greater Bay Area through the China-PSCs platform and empowering mainland enterprises to explore international markets in Portuguese-speaking countries. Serving as a bridge, the Joint Conference actively promotes collaboration between the business communities of the Chinese mainland and Macao, while facilitating project matching and implementation.
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