[2026/07/01] IPIM Signs Agreement with STTE to Co-establish Three "Centres" to Boost High-Tech Industry Development

The Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) of the Macao SAR and Shanghai Technology Transfer Exchange Cross-border Technology Trade Center Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "STEX-IC") officially signed a strategic co-operation framework agreement yesterday (30 June) at the opening ceremony of the Global Offshore Technology Innovation Centre held in the Lingang New Area of Shanghai, and inaugurated the "Macao Offshore Technology Innovation (Shanghai) Centre" with the New Area’s representatives. Looking ahead, both parties will collaborate to establish the "Global Cross-border Technology Trade (Macao) Centre" and the "Global Offshore Technology Innovation (Macao) Centre" in Macao, with the aim of driving the high-quality development of the science and technology innovation industries in Shanghai and Macao. Achieving "Macao Platform + Shanghai Resources + Global Market" with Complementary Resources and Strengths of Different Parties A great number of representatives from domestic and overseas scientific research institutions, universities, financial institutions, and sci-tech enterprises attended the opening ceremony of the Global Offshore Technology Innovation Centre. Witnessed by all attendees, IPIM Director Larry Leung and STEX-IC General Manager Qu Lin signed the strategic co-operation agreement. Subsequently, alongside Zhu Xuming, Secretary of the Comprehensive Communist Party Committee of the Lingang New Area, they inaugurated the "Macao Offshore Technology Innovation (Shanghai) Centre", marking a new milestone in the technological, economic, and trade co-operation between Shanghai and Macao. As the first physical implementation carrier of the bilateral co-operation, the "Macao Offshore Technology Innovation (Shanghai) Centre" will serve as an overseas expansion service hub in Shanghai for enterprises expanding into Macao, creating an institutionalised interactive platform for the two-way matchmaking of sci-tech resources between Shanghai and Macao. According to the agreement, both sides will fully leverage their respective advantages to collaboratively construct a cross-border technology trade service system. STEX-IC will introduce its national-level technology trading license and professional expertise to provide services in technology transfer and trading, intellectual property rights, and support for enterprises’ overseas expansion. Concurrently, IPIM will utilise Macao’s unique advantages—including its role as a China-Portuguese-speaking countries platform, its position as a dual-circulation node, its simple tax system, and favourable sci-tech policies—to create advantageous conditions for project implementation and alignment with international markets. In the future, the two parties will collaborate to establish two major centres in Macao: first, the "Global Cross-border Technology Trade (Macao) Centre", which will explore innovative models for cross-border technology trading and offshore settlement; second, the "Global Offshore Technology Innovation (Macao) Centre", which will

[2026/06/30] Seventeen Representatives from Major Industries Appointed as “Macao Investment Promotion Ambassadors” “Attracting Investment through Businesses” Enhances High-quality Investment Promotion

The Macao SAR Government has appointed 17 leading and influential figures from major industries, including high technology, big health and modern financial services, as “Macao Investment Promotion Ambassadors”, in order to leverage these ambassadors’ professional influence and market networks to interest domestic and international investors in Macao’s business strengths, industrial policies, and investment opportunities. Through the novel model of “Attracting Investment through Businesses”, the Macao SAR government seeks to attract more high-quality enterprises to establish a presence in the city, fostering a new pattern for integrated industrial development, supporting Macao’s industrial upgrading, forging a spectrum of diverse employment opportunities, and in turn, facilitating the appropriate diversification of Macao’s economy. During the “Inauguration Ceremony of Macao International Science and Technology Industrial Centre and 2026 Macao InLoutX Summit” held today (30 th ), Secretary for Economy and Finance Ng Wai Han conferred the letters of appointment to the “Macao Investment Promotion Ambassadors”. Leveraging the Professional Influence of the Investment Promotion Ambassadors to Broaden Macao’s Investment Network President of the Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) Che Weng Keong stated that Macao is actively aligning itself with the national “15 th Five-Year Plan”, striving to enhance the appropriately diversified economy, and fostering deeper integration within the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. As the city interfaces with global business opportunities, drawing on the successful international experiences of investment promotion from other countries and regions, the “Macao Investment Promotion Ambassadors” initiative is launched. This initiative is anticipated to leverage the ambassadors’ professional influence, appeal, and networks to publicise Macao’s business strengths, industrial policies, and investment opportunities. By fostering linkages between Macao and global enterprises, projects aligned with Macao’s industrial development direction can be introduced to the region. Moreover, the Ambassadors may provide suggestions for Macao’s investment promotion endeavours, contributing to the improvement of the upstream, midstream, and downstream industrial chain ecosystem. IPIM will routinely assess the initiative, gathering feedback from the ambassadors, and making necessary adjustments and optimisations. The 17 Ambassadors are leading figures, outstanding businesspersons, representatives of leading enterprises, and representatives of professional fields from major industries such as high technology, big health, and modern finance, listed as follows (sorted by titles and professional fields): Vong Hin Fai, Macao Deputy to the National People’s Congress, President of Macao Lawyers Association Matthew Chao, member of the Legislative Assembly of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Chairman of BoardWare Intelligence Technology Limited Fan Yaosheng,

[2026/06/29] "Digiloong Cup" Global AI Innovation Competition Draws Around 120 Institutional Representatives Driving Collaborative Development in the Artificial Intelligence and Digital Entertainment Industry Chains

To foster the clustered development of Macao's artificial intelligence (AI) and digital entertainment industries, and to align with the preliminary investment promotion for the Macao Sci-Tech Park, the Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) of the Macao SAR and Shengqu Technology Holdings (HK) Limited, a subsidiary of Zhejiang Century Huatong Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "CHT"), jointly hosted the "Digiloong Cup" Macao Investment Summit & Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem Forum (hereinafter the "Forum") in Macao on 29 June. The event attracted around 120 corporate and institutional representatives from Beijing, the Yangtze River Delta, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and other regions. The attendees encompassed internationally leading organisers of digital technology conventions and exhibitions, globally renowned tech enterprises, professional investment and financing firms, leading internet gaming enterprises, sci-tech startup teams, authoritative industry media, and trade associations. Around 30 business matchmaking sessions were conducted during the event. IPIM and CHT will strengthen co-operation to drive collaboration within the AI industry chain. Centering primarily on the two major themes of AI and the gaming industry, the Forum assisted participants in building and expanding their business networks through speech presentations, expert lectures, roundtable forums, embodied dialogues, team roadshows, and business matching sessions, thereby facilitating participants’ commercial networking and investment implementation, and complementarity across the sci-tech industry chain. The event's content balanced technological R&D, industrial application, and market expansion, aiming to accelerate the commercialisation of innovative results and provide a practical matchmaking platform to build a more comprehensive AI and digital entertainment ecosystem for Macao. Reflecting Macao's Advantage as a "Connector"; Partnering to Layout the AI Industry Chain IPIM President Che Weng Keong stated in his speech that the event effectively promoted exchanges within the gaming and digital industries, as well as co-operation and application of innovative technologies. Relying on Macao’s internationalised business environment and platform advantages, it will provide more substantial prerequisites and support for innovative industries such as AI and gaming technology. CHT Chairman Wang Ji said in his speech that this marks the first time CHT has hosted such an event outside the mainland under the name of its group headquarters, which serves as a highly significant testament to its "globalisation". He expressed great optimism about Macao’s advantage as a "connector" and noted that CHT will strengthen its co-operation with IPIM moving forward to jointly promote the ecological layout of the AI industry and the overseas expansion of digital entertainment

[2026/06/18] "Policy Empowerment & Tech Synergy" Drives Implementation of Investment Projects and Expands New Opportunities for Tech Co-operation

To promote the appropriate diversification of Macao's economy and to facilitate the clustered development of the science and technology innovation industries, the Macao Enterprises Expansion Series – "Policy Empowerment & Tech Synergy" Sci-Tech Industry Matchmaking and Exchange Session was held today (18 June). Jointly hosted by the Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) and the Association for Science and Technology of Macau (MAPST), with the support of the Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDJ), the Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT), and the Economic Development Bureau of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Co-operation Zone in Hengqin, the event attracted over 100 representatives

[2026/06/17] IPIM Visits Suzhou and Nanjing to Host "Seminar on Macao's Platform Advantages" Empowering Enterprises to Expand into Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking Markets

To fully leverage Macao's role as a "precise liaison" connecting the Chinese mainland with Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking countries, and to assist mainland enterprises in expanding into these markets through the "Macao Platform", the Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) joined forces with the Talents Development Committee, the China-Portuguese-speaking Countries Co-operation and Development Fund (CPD Fund), the Service Centre for Economy and Trade between China and Portuguese/Spanish-speaking countries, the Macau Association of Banks, as well as various enterprises and institutions from Macao and Hengqin. From 15 to 18 June, the delegation conducted a four-day visit to multiple enterprises and organisations in

[2026/06/12] 17th IIICF Comes to Successful Conclusion, with USD 9.9 Billion Worth of Agreements Signed to Empower Established Enterprises to Go Global and Unlock Business Opportunities Across Global Infrastructure Industrial Chain

Jointly organised by the Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) of the Macao Special Administrative Region and the China International Contractors Association (CHINCA), the 17 th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum & Exhibition (17 th IIICF) came to a successful conclusion on 12 June. A professional exhibition certified by the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI), this year’s IIICF achieved significant results in terms of scale, international participation, and the translation of outcomes, playing a vital role in deepening Macao’s engagement with the global community and promoting industrial co-operation. 21 partnership agreements, worth USD 9.9 billion in total,

[2026/06/11] The 17th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum & Exhibition Releases Two Index Reports to Advance BRI Co-operation and China-Portuguese-speaking Countries Co-operation

The 17 th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum & Exhibition (17 th IIICF) released the Belt and Road Infrastructure Development Index (2026) and The Report on Portuguese-speaking Countries ’ Infrastructure Development Index and Macao ’ s Achievements in Belt and Road Initiative (2026) on 11 June. The reports provide the industry with authoritative and forward-looking data analysis, with the aim of serving as an important reference for government policymaking, business investment and international co-operation, while highlighting and reinforcing Macao’s role as a “precise connector” between China and Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs). “ Belt and Road ” infrastructure market remains stable

[2026/06/11] 17th IIICF Opens on 11 June, with Over 3,500 Global Political and Business Leaders Gathering to Explore Opportunities in Green Transition and Digital Innovation

The 17 th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum & Exhibition (hereinafter referred to as the “17 th IIICF”), jointly organised by the Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) of the Macao Special Administrative Region and the China International Contractors Association, held its grand opening ceremony on 11 June. As a professional exhibition certified by the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI), the event has attracted more than 3,500 guests from over 70 countries and regions, including nearly 60 officials at vice-ministerial level or above and political and business leaders from across the global infrastructure industry. Notably, the number