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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.
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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.
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Rental statistics for the second quarter of 2026
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the average rent per square metre of usable area for residential units decreased by 0.1% quarter-on-quarter to MOP140 in the second quarter of 2026. Besides, the average rents for shops (MOP460), office units (MOP272) and industrial units (MOP116) went down by 1.5%, 0.6% and 0.3% respectively from the previous quarter.
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Mortgage loans statistics – June 2026
According to statistics released today (14 August) by the Monetary Authority of Macao, new approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) increased month-on-month in June 2026. With regard to the outstanding balances, both RMLs and CRELs witnessed declines on a monthly basis.
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MICE statistics for the first half of 2026
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that number of MICE events remained the same year-on-year, at 499, in the second quarter of 2026. Number of participants & attendees of MICE events increased by 37.6% year-on-year to 314,000, benefiting from an increase in exhibition attendees. Moreover, MICE-driven receipts of the non-gaming industries in the Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR) surged by 54.8% year-on-year to MOP1.59 billion in the second quarter, driven by the growth in the number of non-local participants & attendees and the per-capita spending of MICE visitors.
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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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