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mar25 The board of Macau-based casino operator MGM China Holdings Ltd has proposed the payment of a final dividend for the year 2024 of HKD0.251 (US$0.032) per share. The Hong Kong-listed company said in a filing on Thursday that it expected to spend HKD953.8 million on the dividend. The firm added that the amount represented “approximately 20.7 percent of the group’s profit for the full year 2024.” In that year, MGM China’s adjusted earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation, and amortisation rose by 25.2 percent year-on-year to nearly HKD9.06 billion. That was on aggregate revenue that grew by 27.2 percent from 2023, to just under HKD31.39 billion. The firm posted a 2024 profit of HKD4.60 billion, a jump of 74.5 percent compared to 2023. The company anticipates the final dividend will be paid on or about June 12, to shareholders whose names appear on the register of members on June 3. The dividend payment remains subject to shareholders’ approval. “The board has resolved to rec...

ago25 Can Macau handle 40M tourists per year? And should it? Stress tests. Night tourism. More improvements to transportation and infrastructure. All of these are needed for Macau to reach its goal of 40 million tourists in 2025 without hitting a saturation point. “There’s no problem with 40 million tourists,” notes integrated resort expert and University of Macau professor Glenn McCartney. The academic, who has been based in Macau for over 25 years, notes that the overtourism issue has long been a sticking point, even resulting in the proposal of a tourism tax – which was largely shot down by industry experts even before Macau reached its 39.4 million tourist peak in 2019. But should Macau try and place a cap on how many people can enter the SAR? https://agbrief.com/intel/28/08/2025/can-macau-handle-40m-tourists-per-year-and-should-it/ jan25 Macau’s tourism boss said in Friday comments that Macau might be able to draw “38 million to 39 million” visitors this year, a level “very close”...

JUNHo25 EXTENSO DOSSIER https://asgam.com/2025/05/29/on-the-brink/?utm_source=IAGMM&utm_campaign=4b7deca661-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_05_21_11_42_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-8564025909-131421005 may 25 Johnson Ian Resources must be concentrated to decisively address the practical difficulties faced by small and medium-sized enterprises, especially the unresolved issue of satellite casinos. If all eleven existing satellite casinos close by the end of this transitional three-year period, Macau will experience large-scale chain reactions, leading to disastrous impacts on overall economic vitality and the local job market. The authorities cannot afford to delay any longer. https://www.macaubusiness.com/opinion-macaus-economy-a-slow-remedy-cannot-address-an-emergency/ may25 The Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) has dismissed concerns around the potential impact of satellite casino foreclosures on Macau’s financial institutions, revealing that it regularly collects informatio...