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Macao made a major breakthrough at the 9th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (IIICF), which took place in June this year and focused on the increasing importance of the city’s role in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Through IIICF, Macao can boost its competitiveness and ultimately contribute to infrastructure collaboration with countries covered by the “Belt and Road” initiative.
This year’s event highlighted the importance of Macao as a platform and its regional advantages in contributing to the construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative through unimpeded trade, financial integration, and people-to-people ties. Macao Image looks into the key objectives achieved at IIICF.
Start-ups are also making big advances. This issue of Macao Image takes an in-depth look at how young entrepreneurs are playing an instrumental role in shaping the future of Macao and the Greater Bay Area. In support of Macao’s ambitious, young professionals, the Macao SAR Government is promoting entrepreneurship through the Macao Young Entrepreneurship Incubation Centre. The aim of the Incubation Centre is to encourage young people to explore new business opportunities not only in Macao, but also into the Greater Bay Area and Portuguese-speaking Countries. In 2017, the Macao SAR Government signed an agreement with Parafuturo de Macau Investment and Development Ltd. (PFM) to provide additional comprehensive support for youths who want to become entrepreneurs.
In this issue of Macao Image, José Chui Sai Peng, Chief Executive of PFM, explains how they are assisting start-ups and providing them with an infinite number of opportunities to grow. Macao Image also talks to two entrepreneurs who explain how the Incubation Centre helped them create and grow their businesses.
Macao Image celebrates some key anniversary milestones in this issue. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao). Since Forum Macao’s founding in 2003, trade between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries has risen more than tenfold. For the past 15 years, the Macao SAR Government has successfully co-ordinated its efforts under the guidance of the respective Strategic Plans approved in each Ministerial Conference, and strengthened Macao’s advantages in terms of language, culture and information exchanges, to act as a Commercial and Trade Co-operation Service Platform between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries. Macao Image looks at the future role of Forum Macao as an important part of the success of the “Belt and Road” initiative while continuing to go from strength to strength.
Also celebrating an anniversary were the Macao Franchise Expo (MFE) and the Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair (GMBPF), which are now in their 10th year. Themed as “Brand Expansion Continues, Business Opportunities to Be Seized”, 2018MFE attracted more than 150 exhibitors from around the world to the event. This year’s expo saw the return of the popular Gourmet Avenue, and the arrival of two new entrants: the “Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Bay Area Business Zone” and the “Smart Retail Zone”.
The 2018GMBPF, held concurrently to 2018MFE, featured an array of exhibition areas, with more than 382 booths at this year’s event. The two events, held from 27 to 29 July this year, have created a synergistic effect for enterprises to seize fresh business opportunities.
As Macao becomes an increasingly popular destination for a booming wedding industry, this issue of the magazine talks to insiders about the development potential of the city’s wedding market.
