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Since public employees are granted exemption from work in the afternoon of the Lunar New Year’s Eve on 16 February (Monday), and the Chinese New Year holiday is from 17 to 19 February (Tuesday to Thursday, the first to the third day of the Lunar New Year), the Macao Union Medical Center announces the following medical service arrangements during the period to facilitate people in need for consultation:
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Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) held a blessing ceremony smoothly at Sai Van Lake Square today (14 February) for the Parade for Celebration of the Year of the Horse (the “Parade”), which will take place between 19 February and 8 March. The program includes float parade, cultural and artistic performances, float exhibition, online games and more. As a major highlight, the float parade will dazzle the vicinity of Sai Van Lake and northern district on the 3^rd day of Chinese New Year (19 February) and 12^th day of Chinese New Year (28 February) respectively, welcoming the Year of the Horse with residents and visitors.
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To further promote health education, strengthen Macao residents’ professional knowledge of disease prevention and personal care, the Islands Healthcare Complex – Macao Medical Center of Peking Union Medical College Hospital (hereinafter referred to as “Macao Union Medical Center”) will hold the public health lecture “Conversation with Doctors from the Macao Union Medical Center” at the Blood Draw Area on the first floor of the General Hospital Building at 10 am on 28 February 2026 (Saturday).
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According to statistics released today (13 February) by the Monetary Authority of Macao, in the fourth quarter of 2025, the number and the value of transactions of local mobile payment tools both witnessed growth on a quarterly basis. Meanwhile, the turnover of credit cards and debit cards both increased from the preceding quarter.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the average rent per square metre of usable area for residential units increased by 2.1% year-on-year to MOP139 in 2025, while the average rent for shops dropped by 1.7% to MOP469. The average rents for office units (MOP281) and industrial units (MOP120) fell by 4.8% and 2.3% respectively year-on-year.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the economy of the Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR) continued to make steady progress in the fourth quarter of 2025, underpinned by rapid growth in exports of services, driven by surging visitor arrivals resulting from the hosting of numerous large-scale events in the Macao SAR and government efforts to attract visitors. The revised figure for GDP expanded by 7.6% year-on-year in real terms to MOP115.72 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025. The overall economic output corresponded to 94.1% of the total in the same period of 2019.
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The Monetary Authority of Macao announced today (13 February) that the preliminary estimate of Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP241.8 billion (USD30.08 billion) at the end of January 2026. The reserves decreased by 1.5% from the revised value of MOP245.6 billion (USD30.64 billion) for the previous month. Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves at end-January 2026 represented 11 times the currency in circulation or 89.8% of the Macao pataca M2 at end-December 2025.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 564 MICE events were held in the fourth quarter of 2025, up by 21.3% (+99) year-on-year. Besides, number of participants & attendees hiked by 50.4% to 487,000, as new large-scale exhibitions were launched in the Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR) during the quarter. MICE-driven receipts of the non-gaming industries in the Macao SAR surged by 86.6% year-on-year to MOP2.58 billion in the fourth quarter, driven by the strong upward trend in the number of participants & attendees and the per-capita spending of MICE visitors.
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According to statistics released today (13 February) by the Monetary Authority of Macao, new approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) both decreased month-on-month in December 2025. With regard to the outstanding balances, both RMLs and CRELs witnessed declines on a monthly basis.
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