China International Import Expo helps Macao companies grow overseas

The 3rd China International Import Expo (CIIE), held in Shanghai in November 2020, has helped Macao companies reach co-operation agreements and expand in overseas markets, said some of the entrepreneurs that attended the event. The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) set up pavilions in the “Food and Agricultural Products Exhibition Area” and the “Services and Trade Exhibition Area” of CIIE. IPIM co-ordinated a delegation of some 70 local entrepreneurs to the event in Shanghai, representing a number of sectors: trading, the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE), e-commerce, science and technology, food, hotels and tourism, catering, manufacturing and professional services. Representatives from 41 companies took part in the Macao delegation, including firms engaged in the trading of food and drink products either made in Macao or originating from Portuguese-speaking Countries which are distributed by Macao agents; and local companies providing accounting and translation services.