Macau: China–Portuguese-speaking Countries Economic and Trade Expo, two more trade shows conclude with over 140 agreements

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Macau: China–Portuguese-speaking Countries Economic and Trade Expo, two more trade shows conclude with over 140 agreements

7:21 CAT | 28 Oct 2025

Photo: Macau Business

The four-day trio of trade shows held in Macau concluded on Saturday with the signing of more than 140 cooperation agreements, the organisers said, noting that 15 per cent involved Portuguese-speaking countries.

The 2nd China–Portuguese-speaking Countries Economic and Trade Expo (C-PLPEX), the 30th Macau International Fair (MIF) and the 2025 Macau Franchise Expo (2025MFE) were held simultaneously from Wednesday.

The number of agreements signed over the four days recorded “an increase of more than 30 per cent compared with the previous year,” covering areas such as integrated tourism and leisure, “big health” in traditional Chinese medicine, cutting-edge technology, conventions and exhibitions, culture, sport, agricultural products, brand agency and China–Lusophone cooperation, among others, according to a statement from the Macau Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM).

Also according to IPIM, 15 per cent of these agreements involved Lusophone countries, “reflecting the value of the exhibitions in deepening economic and trade cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries.”

According to IPIM, this year’s C-PLPEX, MIF and 2025MFE brought together more than 1,100 exhibitors from nearly 30 countries and welcomed over 85,000 participants.

China designated the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) as a platform to strengthen economic and trade cooperation with Portuguese-speaking countries in 2003 and, in the same year, created Forum Macao.

The body includes, in addition to China, the nine member states of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries: Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, Timor-Leste and, since 2022, Equatorial Guinea.

IPIM further noted that nearly 80 per cent of the agreements were related to the “1+4” industries.

The “1+4” model, created by the Macau Government in response to the need to diversify the territory’s gaming-dependent economy, focuses on the following sectors: the health and wellness industry; modern financial services; high and new technologies; and, finally, the conventions, exhibitions and trade industry, plus culture and sport.

IPIM said it introduced more than 350 companies to Macau’s investment environment and commercial advantages.

So far, 68 companies, including firms from Portugal and Brazil, “have already signed letters of intent to invest, representing a 70 per cent year-on-year increase.”

In addition, over these four days, more than 600 business representatives from Portuguese-speaking countries, Southeast Asia and various regions of mainland China visited Macau and the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin to learn about its commercial areas and business environment.

Source: Lusa