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International Banking Statistics, June 2009
According to the statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, the portion of international business in the local banking sector remained large. At end-June 2009, the share of international assets in total banking assets edged up to 82.9% from 82.7% at end-March 2009, while the share of international liabilities in total liabilities increased to 77.6% from 76.7%. Foreign currencies remained as the dominant denomination in international banking transactions. At end-June 2009, the shares of pataca (MOP) in total international assets and total international liabilities were 0.5% and 2.5% respectively. Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) and Other Foreign Currencies (OFCs) accounted for 48.2% and 51.3% of total international assets respectively. On international liabilities, HKD had a share of 52.6% while OFCs accounted for 44.9%. International Banking Assets
At end-June 2009, total international assets increased 7.5% quarter-to-quarter and 5.5% year-on-year to MOP334.0 billion (USD41.8 billion). Within this total, external assets rose year-on-year by 4.2% to MOP253.9 billion while local assets in foreign currencies grew 9.8% to MOP80.1 billion. As a major component of international assets, other external assets jumped 21.7% over a year earlier to MOP158.2 billion mainly attributed to the expansion in placements of Macao banks with their overseas affiliates. International Banking Liabilities
Meanwhile, total international liabilities increased by 8.4% quarter-to-quarter and 5.1% year-on-year to MOP312.5 billion (USD39.2 billion). Of this total, external liabilities and local liabilities in foreign currencies amounted to MOP153.4 billion and MOP159.1 billion respectively. Compared with a year earlier, the former dropped by 1.1% while the latter rose 11.9%. Foreign currency deposits held by residents in the local banking system formed a major component of international liabilities. This type of deposits grew by 11.2% to MOP150.4 billion from MOP135.2 billion at end-June 2008. Breakdown of External Banking Assets and Liabilities by Region
The majority of external assets and liabilities were related to the regions of Asia and Europe. At end-June 2009, claims on Hong Kong and Mainland China occupied respectively 36.5% and 6.1% of total external assets, while claims on Portugal, UK and France took up respective shares of 15.8%, 3.0% and 2.7%. On external liabilities, Hong Kong and China occupied 43.6% and 15.3% of the total while France, Portugal and Germany took up respective shares of 12.5%, 7.2% and 2.1%. The compilation of International Banking Statistics follows the methodology advocated by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in order to facilitate Macao SAR’s participation in the “Locational International Banking Statistics” project of the BIS.
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Consumer Price Index for August 2009
Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that the Composite CPI for August 2009 rose by 0.37% year-on-year to 126.26. The price indices of Clothing & Footwear; Miscellaneous Goods & Services; and Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages went up by 5.54%, 4.71% and 2.99% respectively. Among the different subgroups, price indices of men’s clothings (+7.58%), women’s clothings (+3.68%), articles & products for personal care (+3.99%) and fresh fish (+16.44%) registered notable increase. On the contrary, price indices of the Government subvented Education and Electricity decreased by 7.50% and 5.54% respectively. The CPI-A (127.91) for August 2009 fell slightly by 0.03% year-on-year whereas the CPI-B (125.66) rose by 0.44%. The Composite CPI for August 2009 increased by 0.19% month-to-month, attributable to rising prices of gasoline and LPG that drove the price index of Transport; and Housing & Fuels up by 2.79% and 0.67% respectively; concurrently, the price index of Recreation & Culture recorded an increase of 1.47% due to higher charges for outbound package tours. However, increase of the Composite CPI was tapered off by the 2.26% decrease of Clothing & Footwear. Meanwhile, the CPI-A and CPI-B rose by 0.13% and 0.15% month-to-month. The average Composite CPI for the first eight months of 2009 went up by 1.96% year-on-year. For the 12 months ended August 2009, the average Composite CPI rose by 3.87% from the preceding period. The Composite CPI reflects the impact of price changes to the general population. The CPI-A relates to about 49% of households, which have an average monthly expenditure of MOP3,000 to MOP9,999. The CPI-B relates to about 31% of households, which have an average monthly expenditure of MOP10,000 to MOP19,999.
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Provisional result of the Legislative Assembly Election 2009
The President of the Electoral Affairs Committee for the Election of the Legislative Assembly, Mr Fong Man Chong announced the provisional result of the election as of 04:18 Direct Election: List Name of List Number of votes
1 União Macau-Guangdong 10341
2 Nova Esperança 12902
3 União Para o Progresso e Desenvolvimento 5384
4 Associação de Próspero Macau Democrático 16423
5 Aliança Pr'a Mudança 7855
6 Observatório Cívico 5329
7 Associação dos Cidadãos Unidos de Macau 17007
8 Equipa de "Justiça Social" 1627
9 Associação de Activismo para a Democracia 1140
10 Nova União para Desenvolvimento de Macau 14099
11 Aliança da Democracia de Sociedade 256
12 União Para O Desenvolvimento 21089
13 União Promotora Para o Progresso 14042
14 Voz Plural - Gentes de Macau 905
15 Associação de Novo Macau Democrático 11023
16 Associação de Apoio à Comunidade e Proximidade do Povo 2334 Mr Fong said that there were 149006 ballots, recording 59.9% voting rate. He also revealed that there were 6539 invalid votes and that the Final Accounting Committee will summon a meeting to analysis them.
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Choi Mei Lei urges voters to vote
The Comissioner of Audit, Ms Fatima Choi Mei Lei today urged all qualified voters to cast their votes in the Legislative Assembly Election 2009.
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Votors should vote, says Director-General of the Macao Customs Service
The Director-General of the Macao Customs Service, Mr Choi Lai Hang, today urged the voters to cast their vote and exercise their civil rights on today’s Legislative Assembly Election 2009.
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Chui Sai On urges voters to vote
The Chief Executive-designate, Mr Chui Sai On, urged all registered voters to exercise their civil rights and cast their vote on today’s Legislative Assembly Election 2009.
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Sam Hou Fai urges registered voters to vote
The President of the Court of Final Appeal, Mr Sam Hou Fai, today urged registered voters to vote and exercise their civil rights on today’s Legislative Assembly Election 2009.
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President of Legislative Assembly urges voters to cast their ballot
The President of the Legislative Assembly, Ms Susana Chou, today urged all registered voters to vote and exercise their civil rights. Ms Chou said although she would leave the post as the President of the Legislative Assembly in the near future, she would vote and exercise her civil rights as a citizen of Macao.
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Secretary for Security urges voters to exercise civil rights
The Secretary for Security, Mr Cheong Kuoc Va, said the public security forces had fully co-operated with the instructions of the Election Commission of the Legislative Assembly to ensure the security of the election. Speaking to the press after voting, Mr Cheong urged the votors to exercise their civic rights and take part in today’s Legislative Assembly Election.
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Public Prosecutions Office receives 14 election bribery cases
The Public Prosecutor-General, Mr Ho Chio Meng, said today that the Public Prosecutions Office had received 14 election bribery cases which involving more than 20 suspects. Mr Ho spoke to the press after casting his vote, saying that the voting procedure was smooth and the polling station operated in an orderly manner.
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