Passa-se alguma coisa com a economia? (positivo e negativo)

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O Fundo Monetário Internacional (FMI) reviu em baixa as previsões para o crescimento da economia de Macau este ano e no próximo, num relatório em que alertou para uma crise mais prolongada no imobiliário chinês.

https://www.plataformamedia.com/2024/10/24/fmi-reve-em-baixa-previsao-para-crescimento-da-economia-de-macau-em-2024-e-2025/



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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its forecast for Macau’s economic growth in 2024 by 3.3 percentage points, according to its World Economic Outlook report published on Tuesday.

The institution now expects Macau’s gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 10.6 percent this year, down from a previous estimate of 13.9 percent made in May.

Regarding 2025, the IMF expects Macau’s economic growth to reach 7.3 percent, down from a previous estimate of 9.6 percent.

Macau’s GDP grew by 15.7 percent year-on-year in real terms in the first half of 2024, according to data from the city’s Statistics and Census Service.
https://www.ggrasia.com/imf-lowers-macau-2024-gdp-growth-forecast-by-3-3ppt/

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While the SAR’s prosperity indicators are expected to remain stable for the rest of this year, the Macau Economic Association has highlighted a number of “concerning trends” that the city is grappling with, according to reporting by TDM.

In its latest prosperity forecast, the association noted that mainland China’s consumer confidence index remains in a downturn, despite the series of stimulus measures recently unveiled by the central government. 

As Macao’s economy largely relies on mainland Chinese tourists pumping money into the city’s casinos, ongoing weak consumer confidence could be problematic. The association pointed out that all six major gaming operators’ stock prices were currently in decline.

The SAR’s non-performing loan ratio also reached a new peak of 5.1 percent in August 2024, which was higher than what was registered in neighbouring regions. This ratio impacts the profitability of local banks and exacerbates their asset risk, TDM said.

At the same time, the association forecast that full-year gross domestic product (GDP) would come in at about 400 billion patacas, with an annual growth rate of between eight and 11 percent – in line with its 10 percent prediction earlier in the year. That would equate to between 87 and 90 percent of 2019’s pre-pandemic GDP. 
https://macaonews.org/news/business/macau-2024-gdp-forecast-economy-concerning-trends/

set24

O ex-deputado Ung Chou Kun alertou o Governo para a possibilidade de Macau atravessar uma crise financeira, face à situação do mercado imobiliário e falência de pequenas e médias empresas. A possibilidade da crise financeira é indicada num artigo de opinião publicado no Jornal do Cidadão pelo ex-deputado.

Num texto em que faz uma análise às mudanças na economia de Macau e à meta da diversificação, Ung Chou Kun faz uma descrição negativa da economia, devido aos novos hábitos de consumo de residentes no Interior da China, à redução da taxa de natalidade e à deslocação da população para o Interior, promovida pelas políticas do Governo.

“A população de Macau está a mudar-se gradualmente para o Novo Bairro de Macau na Zona de Cooperação Aprofundada em Hengqin, para viver, trabalhar e estudar. Até mesmo muitos estudantes universitários que vêm para Macau estão a viver no Novo Bairro de Macau em Hengqin”, escreve o ex-deputado. “Como consequência, muitas das casas para arrendamento ficam vagas, sem que haja esperança de serem ocupadas, devido ao número insuficiente de população e saída de mais pessoas”, argumenta.

“Esta cadeia de acontecimentos conduziu a um ajustamento em baixa dos preços globais dos imóveis, ao aumento de insolvências, ao encerramento de muitas pequenas e médias empresas (PME), e a outras reacções negativas em cadeia, que afectam indirectamente a estabilidade das instituições financeiras”, vincou. “Não se pode excluir a possibilidade de haver uma crise financeira, como comprova o aumento mensal da taxa de crédito malparado dos bancos ao longo deste ano. O Governo não pode ignorar esta situação”, alertou.

https://hojemacau.com.mo/2024/09/16/economia-ex-deputado-ung-chou-kun-alerta-para-riscos-de-crise/



set24

Takings at restaurants in Macao in July fell by more than 13 percent compared to the same month last year, spelling further problems for the food service sector. 

Although receipts rose by nearly 7.5 percent compared to June, the bump comes amid several months of decline.

According to the Statistics and Census Service (known by the Portuguese initials DSEC), Chinese restaurants were especially hard hit, suffering an 18.3 percent drop in takings compared to July 2023. Japanese and Korean restaurants, and Western restaurants, were respectively hit with a 17 percent and a 14.2 decrease in receipts, year-on-year.

https://macaonews.org/news/business/macau-restaurants-receipts-takings-july-2024-macao/

set24

“Continued regulatory noise, GGR [gross gaming revenue] year-on-year deceleration and weaker sentiment of China consumers are not helping” investor attitudes regarding the Macau casino industry, says a note from Morgan Stanley Asia Ltd.

“Investor interest is subdued, mainly because of stock performance and noise around regulations and the recent clampdown on money exchanges,” said the Friday memo from Praveen Chaudhury and Gareth Leung, referring to unauthorised money exchange touts lingering in or around casinos.

They added, referring to the front-runner for the Chief Executive (CE) position in Macau, former chief judge Sam Hou Fai: “Recent comments by the CE aspirant regarding [economic] diversification and a clampdown on illegal money exchanges have hurt sentiment over the past two months, and investors are worried about fourth quarter 2024 (CE election, President Xi [Jinping] visit in December).”
https://www.ggrasia.com/regulation-china-economy-focus-macau-investors-ms/

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ESTAO A GASTAR MAIS

Visitors in Macao spent almost 38 billion patacas in the first six months of this year, up 16.4 percent year-on-year and an increase of 15.8 percent when compared to the same period in 2019, before Covid-19 put the city’s tourism industry on hiatus. 

That’s according to the latest figures from the Statistics and Census Service (known by its Portuguese initials DSEC), which do not include gaming expenditure.

On a per-capita basis, visitor expenditure came in at 2,260 patacas – a sizable jump of 40.5 percent when compared with the initial six months of 2019. However, that figure was down almost 19 percent year-on-year. DSEC attributed the steep drop to a “high base of comparison [arising from] visitors’ pent-up demand” when pandemic travel restrictions were lifted in early 2023. 

https://macaonews.org/news/business/macau-visitor-spending-trends-shopping-macao/


juk24
O grupo de investimento CLSA reviu em baixa as previsões da indústria do jogo para 2024 e 2025. As medidas de combate à troca ilegal de dinheiro impostas por Pequim e sazonalidade dos meses de Verão colocaram alguma água na fervura do optimismo. Também os lucros EBITDA foram revistos devido à subida dos custos de promoção e salários
https://hojemacau.com.mo/2024/07/18/jogo-analistas-reveem-em-baixa-estimativas-para-2024-e-2025/


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Apesar de as receitas do jogo estarem a crescer desde o início do ano, nos primeiros seis meses as acções da maioria das concessionárias cotadas na Bolsa de Hong Kong desvalorizaram. As excepções à tendência de queda, foram a MGM China e a SJM, de acordo com as contas feitas pelo HM.

Como tem acontecido nos últimos anos, as acções Galaxy são as mais valiosas entre as concessionárias. No início do ano, os títulos eram negociados ao preço de 44,1 dólares de Hong Kong por acção, mas até ao final de Junho sofreram uma redução para 36,4 dólares de Hong Kong. A mudança significa uma desvalorização de 17,5 por cento no espaço de seis meses.

O ano até começou bem para a concessionária liderada por Francis Lui, e a 16 de Fevereiro as acções chegaram a ser negociados por 45,3 dólares por unidade. Porém, a partir dessa altura a desvalorização passou a ser a regra.

Um percurso muito semelhante foi trilhado pela Sands China, a segunda concessionária mais valiosa, de acordo o mercado bolsista de Hong Kong. No dia de abertura da bolsa, a 2 de Janeiro, as acções da Sands valiam 23,8 dólares de Hong Kong. Em 14 de Fevereiro, a avaliação atinge o pico com uma cotação de 24,5 dólares por acção. Contudo, até ao final de Junho as acções foram perdendo valor até chegarem aos 16,3 dólares de Hong Kong. Esta foi uma redução de 31,5 por cento, quando se tem em conta o início de Janeiro.

As outras concessionárias que também desvalorizaram foram a Wynn Macau e a Melco Resorts, medida através da empresa Melco International Development. No caso da Wynn Macau, no final do primeiro dia do mercado, cada acção custava 6,56 dólares de Hong Kong. A empresa até conseguiu ir valorizando, e a 17 de Maio, as acções estavam avaliadas em 8,3 dólares. Todavia, no final de Junho tinham caído para 6,4 dólares de Hong Kong, uma redução de 2,4 por cento.

Em relação à Melco, as acções começaram o ano avaliadas em 5,6 dólares. A 17 de Maio atingem o pico do valor com 6,7 dólares por acção. Contudo, no final de Junho o preço tinha descido para 5,3 dólares de Hong Kong. Esta flutuação representa uma quebra do valor de 5,9 por cento.

https://hojemacau.com.mo/2024/07/16/concessionarias-accoes-a-perderem-valor-desde-janeiro/

jul24

“A estrutura económica está a mudar”

O volume de negócios do comércio a retalho de cresceu ligeiramente de 2019 para 2024. Mesmo assim, é difícil de afirmar que tenha havida uma melhoria geral da conjuntura. Samuel Tong, presidente do Instituto de Gestão de Macau, diz que além dos novos hábitos de consumo e maior acesso à oferta do Continente, as reformas do jogo podem estar a centralizar as vendas nos bairros turísticos

https://www.plataformamedia.com/2024/07/11/a-estrutura-economica-esta-a-mudar/



may24

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Macau’s economy to continue to show “strong growth … in the near term,” following a 80.5-percent increase in real gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023. The conclusion is part of IMF”s latest report on Macau.

Macau’s GDP is forecast to grow by 13.9 percent this year, “driven by further recovery in the gaming sector and pickup in private investment, partly due to commitments from gaming concessionaires to invest in non-gaming sectors,” added the report.

The United States-based organisation stated regarding Macau: “Headline inflation is projected to accelerate only gradually and stabilise around 2.5 percent over the medium-term.”

The report observed that in 2023, “declining rental prices helped keep inflation low [at] around 1 percent”.

The IMF paper followed talks that concluded on March 6, between the IMF and mainland and Macau officials. The IMF staff report was completed on April 24.

A Macau government statement issued last week said the city’s first-quarter GDP rose by 25.7 percent year-on-year in real terms, supported by exports of gaming services.

The IMF’s 59-page analysis nonetheless suggest that “the balance of risks to the outlook” for Macau “is tilted to the downside”.

Most of the risks mentioned – such as commodity-price volatility and climate risk – were not unique to the city.

One specific to Macau – “China slowdown” – referred to the possibility that the mainland, the key tourism feeder market for Macau, could experience a “sharper- or longer-than-expected contraction in the property sector,” as well as face the possibility of “local government financing stress, and decline in investment, or rising geopolitical tensions”.

This could slow economic activity in mainland China, with knock-on effects on the financial system and economy” in Macau, suggested the IMF.

But the body stated that Macau policy on broadening the city’s economic activity and its appeal to the rest of the world, should “mitigate” some of the mainland-related risk.

https://www.ggrasia.com/macaus-strong-growth-to-continue-in-the-near-term-imf/

O Governo de Macau deve adoptar um “ritmo mais lento” na consolidação orçamental para apoiar os sectores não relacionados com o jogo e “reforçar a sustentabilidade do crescimento a médio prazo”, considera o Fundo Monetário Internacional, defendendo o aumento das despesas públicas, cujo nível em relação ao PIB é “baixo”, não chegando a metade da média da OCDE. Segundo a instituição, as autoridades da RAEM indicaram que os recursos financeiros poderão ser “reafectados” durante uma “revisão semestral do orçamento”, caso o excedente orçamental supere as previsões iniciais

https://jtm.com.mo/local/fmi-insta-raem-rever-politica-orcamental/


may24

Macau recebeu mais turistas no primeiro trimestre deste ano, mas as despesas per capita desceram face ao ano passado
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No primeiro trimestre de 2024, o número de entradas em Macau aproximou-se dos 9 milhões de visitantes (8.875.757); o que representa mais 79,4 por cento quando se comparam estes dados com os do primeiro trimestre de 2023. Contudo, este crescimento, exponencial em termos homólogos, ainda não se aproxima dos mais de dez milhões de visitantes que entraram na Região em 2019; nem se nota ainda qualquer tendência para a desejada inversão da curta duração das estadias. Aliás, o período médio de permanência dos visitantes foi de 1.2 dias – em linha com o que já se verificava em 2019; e menos 0.1 dias do que no período homólogo do ano passado.

 


may24

Travellers to Macau appeared to have spent more than they did before the Covid-19 pandemic as a result of pent-up demand in the first quarter, the latest government data shows. 

According to the Statistics and Census Service, spending by tourists exclusive of gaming soared by 35.9 per cent to MOP20.35 billion (US$2.54 billion) in the first quarter of 2024, with the figure up by 20.2 per cent compared to the same period in 2019.

Those who spent at least a night in the city spent a total of MOP16.4 billion, while day-trippers spent MOP3.9 billion – up 33.1 per cent and 48.5 per cent, respectively.

https://www.macaubusiness.com/macau-tourists-q1-spending-surpasses-pre-covid-level-fueled-by-pent-up-demand/


may24

Apesar de o valor global das despesas dos visitantes ser mais alto do que em 2023, os gastos ‘per capita’ caíram no primeiro trimestre deste ano. Isto é explicado pelo aumento no número de turistas. Em média, cada visitante gastou 2.293 patacas em Macau, segundo os dados da Direcção dos Serviços de Estatística e Censos (DSEC).

https://pontofinal-macau.com/2024/05/21/visitantes-estao-a-gastar-menos-em-macau/

 


 ap24

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng acknowledged yesterday that Macau’s economic development is “currently facing new challenges”, but he underlined the city’s “promising” development prospects with its economic development “full of vitality, dynamism and potential”.

Ho did not elaborate on the “new challenges”.

The chief executive made the remarks when delivering a speech during a reception at The Plaza Restaurant in Zape marking tomorrow’s International Workers’ Day hosted by the Macau Federation of Trade Unions, commonly known as Gung Luen in Cantonese.

Ho noted that this year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the 25th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland.

https://www.macaupostdaily.com/article21368.html




Apr24

Lawmaker José Pereira Coutinho has painted a dark picture of the local economy, calling on the government to enforce new financial support measures such as the reissuing of electronic consumption cards.

The lawmaker noted that, recently, the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, predicted that Macau’s economic growth for 2024 could reach 10% but, in reality, the economy seems to be receding.

“Recent statistical data on the transactions involving commercial stores and office spaces show that business has been decreasing at a very sharp rate,” Pereira Coutinho said, adding, “back in 2010 there were 2,451 [of this type of] transaction but in 2023 there were only 299 transactions. We see that there was a decrease of around 820%, i.e., an abrupt drop in this type of transaction.”

Making use of the same data from the Statistics and Census Service, the lawmakers added that, even in the residential market, the drop in transactions is also very significant with 21,628 units transacted in 2007 but only 2,879 units in 2023 (-751%).

“These data show that, in general, Macau’s economy is going from bad to worse with serious social implications while small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) struggle to survive due to a lack of customers,” he said. He adding that the “recent radical changes” that have occurred in the gaming industry will further impact the survival of SMEs, namely in the food and beverage sector.

According to the same lawmaker, this situation is due to the “slow death” situation of the junkets and what is left of the VIP gaming sector, which he fears will soon increase the number of unemployed locals.

“I call once again for electronic consumption cards to be distributed to help families in difficulty and thus increase domestic consumption,” he said, adding, “the government must also increase the pension to match the real living costs due to the increase of the price of essential goods.”

https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/pereira-coutinho-paints-a-dark-picture-of-the-local-economy-calls-for-consumption-cards.html

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