MOP 6.00 Publisher: Paulo A. Azevedo Year III
Number 522 Monday April 21, 2014
Middle class momentum
China’s slowdown will not threaten the two-digit growth estimated for the Macau economy this year. Mainland’s middle class families are getting richer and boosting the undersupplied mass market
gaming segment, economists say. Macau would only be affected if Chinese family incomes suffer a severe drop of more than 5 percent, Economist José João Pãozinho tells Business Daily Page
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Car production on track
DFS takes flight
The long delays in the construction of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) tracks in Macau has not stopped the train supplier from building the two-car trains in Japan
DFS Group is not interested in bidding for Macau International Airport’s duty free concession. A small infrastructure and 5-million passenger traffic does not provide sufficient payback, it claims
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Artful dodgers around Last year, the number of thefts on flights between Macau and other destinations more than doubled. All the suspects hail from the mainland, say police Page 3
%Day
Sino Land Co Ltd
2.22
CNOOC Ltd
1.42
Cheung Kong Holdin
1.26
Hutchison Whampo
1.22
China Petroleum & C
1.16
Cathay Pacific Airwa
-0.79
Hengan Internation
-0.84
Belle International
-1.05
Want Want China H
-1.90
CITIC Pacific Ltd
-3.08
Source: Bloomberg
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INTERVIEW
Chinese say ‘Oui’ to French
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French wine will continue to be unbeatable in Macau, says the head of the Wine Society. In an interview with Business Daily, Filipe Santos explains why infrastructure and imported labour continue to be the problems to tackle in Macau Pages 6 & 7
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