Macao is to hold the 12th International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) this October, the organizers said in Macao on Wednesday.

The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute held a press conference, announcing that this version will feature some 700 exhibition booths, a 50-percent rise over the previous version.

The 11th MIF, which was hosted in 2006, attracted 148 commerce and trade delegations from 47 countries and regions.

The four-day annual event has become an important trade platform for enterprises from the Chinese mainland, and European and Portuguese-speaking countries.

(Xinhua News Agency April 5, 2007)