THE M3: UNEMPLOYMENT UNCHANGED; DICJ; CROWN; BOMBARDIER INJUNCTION

02/25/11 08:43AM EST

The Macau Metro Monitor, February 25, 2011

EMPLOYMENT SURVEY FOR NOVEMBER 2010 - JANUARY 2011 DSEC

The unemployment rate for November 2010 - January 2011 held stable at 2.7% and the underemployment rate remained unchanged at 1.7% from the previous period (October-December 2010). 
     
Total labor force was 332,000 in November 2010 - January 2011 and the labor force participation rate stood at 71.4%, with the employed population increasing by about 800 over the previous period to 323,000.


MACAU GAMBLING REGULATOR STAYS OUT OF HO DISPUTE WSJ

DICJ director Manuel Joaquim Das Neves said the Macau government isn't likely to get involved in the Ho drama.  Neves also said that MGM Macau told DICJ that Daisy Ho had stepped down from its board at the end of 2010.  The move raised speculation that Daisy was trying to seek a board seat at SJM.

CROWN LOSES HIGH ROLLERS TO SINGAPORE Sydney Morning Herald

Casino operator Crown's CEO, Rowen Craigie, said that Crown has lost some of its business to S'pore's 2 IRs and that the VIP market was growing strongly, particularly in Macau.  He said facility upgrades in progress at Crown and Burswood would help boost Crown’s share of VIP numbers.

Craigie added that many VIP gamblers from South-East Asia were now choosing to play locally, and some of Crown’s key VIP customers were spreading their time between Macau, Las Vegas, Australia and Singapore.


COURT SLAMS BOMBARDIER INJUNCTION macaubusiness.com

The Court of Second Appeal rejected Bombardier’s injunction seeking to cease all administrative actions related to the public tender to supply the rolling stock and system for the light rail transit system.  Bombardier may seek an appeal. The two losing bidders of the LRT contract – Bombardier and Siemens – still have until March 8 to lodge an appeal regarding the tender result.

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