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The second day of the GMBPF records a heavy visitor flow. In addition to the “Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area Exhibition Area” themed “Guangdong-Macao 10th Anniversary Pier”, GMBPF also launched the “Guangdong-Macao Young Entrepreneur Exhibition Area” for the first time, alongside with an exhibition area for Congjiang county of Guizhou. In addition, the exhibition tries to enrich the elements of the “Belt and Road Area” by adding an exhibition area for Malaysian products. Through Macao’s role as a platform, many participating enterprises hope to develop their brands and participate in the “Belt and Road Initiative”, while expanding their markets in Portuguese-speaking countries and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area. Some Macao residents are pleased to see new elements in this year, which makes the exhibition even more attractive to visitors.
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This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Macao Franchise Expo (MFE). As an annual flagship event in the international franchising sector, this year’s MFE unleashes its innovative spirit and integrates successful experience from the past editions to create a platform for enterprises to expand business opportunities. Exhibitors participating in the 2018MFE confirmed that their business and brand’s “soft power” were enhanced, acknowledging the MFE’s effectiveness. Moreover, a total of 45 sessions were held at the Business Matching Area on the second day of the 2018MFE.
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“The Forum on Chain and Franchise Business Opportunities of International Brands”－one of the highlights of “The Macao Franchise Expo 2018” (2018MFE)－was held successfully this afternoon, allowing the participants to explore fresh opportunities of consumption upgrade. In addition to the approximately 140 participants in attendance, the 2018MFE was also broadcast live to Mainland China and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in particular, attracting over 120 thousand viewers online. Enterprise Singapore participating in the forum expected to leverage the strength of Macao as a platform to help enterprises and brands from Singapore to seize opportunities in the Greater Bay Area.
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The Macao Franchise Expo 2018 (2018MFE) opened today (27 July). With the theme “Brand Expansion Continues, Business Opportunities to Be Seized”, the 2018MFE attracted over 100 enterprises to participate, covering sectors such as catering, retail, brand agency services, consultancy and more. Marking its 10th anniversary, the 2018MFE features elements related to the “Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area”, smart retail and youth entrepreneurship. Through forums, exhibitions, business-matching sessions and the Gourmet Avenue, the three-day event will build a platform for match-making and exchange between exhibitors and trade visitors, seizing the opportunities for development and leveraging MFE’s role as a key trading platform. On the first day of the MFE, 10 agreements were signed at the Protocol Signing Ceremony, and a total of 65 business matching sessions were successfully held at the Business Matching Area by means of the Online Business Matching Service Platform.
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Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) has signed five co-operation memoranda and co-operation agreements at the Opening Ceremony of the Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair 2018. Some of the guests from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area who signed the documents revealed that they hoped the signing of these documents could better realize Macao’s role as a platform between China and Portuguese speaking countries, and could help their enterprises ‘go global’ by also making use of e-commerce.
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The “Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair 2018” (2018GMBPF) – which is jointly organised by the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) and the Department of Commerce of Guangdong – kicks off today on 27th July and will run for three consecutive days in Hall B of the Convention and Exhibition Centre at the Venetian Macao. With this year marking the 10th anniversary of GMBPF, the Fair will not only extend its function as a platform for “going global and attracting foreign investment”, but will also include more elements of the Belt and Road Initiative and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area, thus creating greater synergy and increasing the effectiveness of the Fair.
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The Industrial and Commercial Development Fund has sent a case involving a loan granted to Viva Macau, to the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC), for the graft buster to investigate whether there were any wrongful acts, or illegal transfer of assets related with Viva Macau’s bankruptcy process.
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