The weakness of the rand was one of the factors responsible for a reversal in the downward movement of long-term interest rates and yields in South Africa.
11)  In November 2010, the then Premier of the State Council, Mr. Wen Jiabao, visited Macao for the 3rd Ministerial Meeting of the “Forum for Economic Cooperation between China and Portuguese Speaking Countries”. He announced a series of policy measures to promote Macao to be the platform for economic cooperation between the countries.