Macau economy expected to post growth of 5.2% in 2019, EIU says
Macau’s economy will contract at a rate of 5.2% in 2019, according to the latest forecasts from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which refer to 2021 as the year in which the territory will return to positive growth rates.
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