MACAO - Macao's broad money supply retreated in February, and resident deposits also dropped, the special administrative region's monetary watchdog said on Wednesday.The latest report issued by the Monetary Authority of Macao said that currency in circulation and demand deposits grew 6.0 percent and 0.3 percent respectively. M1 thus increased 1.5 percent from one month earlier.On an annual basis, M1 and M2 grew 11.7 percent and 12.1 percent respectively.Resident deposits dropped 0.7 percent from the preceding month to 589.9 billion patacas (about $72.96 billion) while non-resident deposits also fell 1.1 percent to 254.7 billion patacas (about $31.50 billion).Meanwhile, public sector deposits with the banking sector increased 4.7 percent to 197.4 billion patacas (about $24.44 billion).At the end of February, the loan-to-deposit ratio for the resident sector edged up from 58.6 percent at the end of January to 58.7 percent. Meanwhile, the ratio for both the resident and non-resident sectors also rose from 87.0 percent to 87.1 percent. wellies and wristbands 2017create your own wristbandslap wristbandscustom sweatbands no minimummake your own rubber bracelet24hourwristbands1 inch wide rubber bands
Beijing -- A study by Chinese scientists in East Antarctica has shown that penguins existed in the region 14,600 years ago, 6,000 years earlier than previously thought.The study was conducted by a research team from a laboratory co-founded by the State Oceanic Administration and the University of Science and Technology of China.The research in the Vestfold Hills in East Antarctica found deglacial sediment dating back 15,600 years, and sediment of penguin excrement and dirt dating back 14,600 years. This shows that penguins immigrated there around 1,000 years after the ice sheet melted, and the population kept growing.The results are important for research into the evolution of seabird breeding grounds in polar regions, the positioning of penguin shelters during the last deglaciation and penguin migration in Antarctica.
