AICEP
Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal

EAD - Empresa de Arquivo de Documentação, one of the largest Portuguese companies in the field of digital archiving, has chosen Romania as the first foreign market in which it expands.

Portugal's Best Restaurant "World Culinary Awards": Il Gallo d'Oro.

Blockchain technology is an open, decentralized peer-to-peer network technology. It uses a public ledger which consents two parties to reach common ground of info without allowing full access to anyone.

Lagoa has been named amongst the top 13 safest places to visit in 2021, according to a new survey.

Car sales in Europe fell ‘without precedent’ in the year 2020, to less than 10 million vehicles, the European manufacturers’ association (ACEA) said.

The premiere will give visitors the opportunity to experience, discover and engage with the 2020’s Thematic Pavilions.

Wines of Portugal has announced the launch of a neck-tag promotion to support sales and drive further awareness of Portuguese wines in independent retailers across the UK.

A young ecosystem, a vibrant tech community, an amazing lifestyle, and a world-class talent: these are the key factors attracting foreign companies to Portugal.

The county has already established itself as the home of carbon reducing energy innovation.

The Directorate-General for Economic Activities, of the Ministry of Economy and Digital Transition, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, organize the webinar on Trade Policy, which will take place on 10 February, from 2 p.m. untill 6 p.m. (WET/UTC), within the framework of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

EAD – Empresa de Arquivo de Documentação SA, one of the largest Portuguese companies in the field of digital archiving, comes to Romania, the first foreign market in which the company expands its activity, and appoints Bruno Amaro as Country Manager.

Today, Banco de Portugal publishes statistics, in Tables A.16 and A.17 of the Statistical Bulletin and in BPstat, on balance of payments for November 2020.

Great Wine Capitals Global Network and The Porto Protocol Foundation announce a collaboration to promote the role of wine regions in the sustainable evolution of the wine industry.

The Portuguese company Corticeira Amorim is extending non-detectable TCA performance to both natural and technical cork stoppers. The world's greenest and most innovative and efficient anti-TCA technologies are redefining the future of the industry.

Following the recent adoption of the 2021 annual work programme for information and promotion measures with a planned budget of €182.9 million for the promotion of EU agri-food products in and outside the EU, DG AGRI and CHAFEA are organising an Online Info day on 28 and 29 January 2021.

Certificates of Management Systems of Quality, Environment and Occupational Health and Safety, implemented in accordance with ISO 9001 / ISO 14001 / ISO 45001 standards, respectively.

This is recognition for Logoplaste continuous work.

The Expo 2020 Pavilions Premiere launched today and will offer visitors an opportunity to be among the first to experience Terra – The Sustainability Pavilion, when it opens to the public from 22 January until 10 April 2021.

The Most Advanced Screening Service for Optimal Spray Dried Dispersions Formulation.

The BioAll International Joint Acceleration is a tailor-made program that gives you access to a wide fan of technical and practical business support activities, aiming at increasing your innovation and growth capacities.

A traditional bridge construction process involves significant challenges pertaining to economic losses for indigenous businesses, disruption of emergency and utility services, and increased traffic snarls.

Furniture manufacturer implemented Gerber’s end-to-end solution to enable made-to-order production, improve quality and realize material savings.

With a focus on innovation and development of new solutions and products concerning energy, environment and mobility, Efacec has taken a step further in its Research and Development field.

Vicaima solutions complement this elegant hotel located in the riverside area of Porto.

Since 2011 Corticeira Amorim has analysed almost 1000 design and architecture projects, in partnership with some of the world’s leading institutions and designers and architects, helping to place cork in a prominent position as an ideal material for the 21st century.

The environmentalist association Zero considered that the closure of the Sines thermoelectric plant will bring the "most significant reduction in emissions" of greenhouse gases ever seen in Portugal.

The Conference Outline: 10 virtual conferences upon 10 topics in IoT industry, 10 main European countries covered, eco-system partners, customers and top industrial players grand gathering and Worldwide live broadcast followed by continuing coverage exposure during Q1 2021.

Portugal should receive at least €58.3 million from the European Union (EU) to support the economic sectors most affected by the withdrawal of the UK from the single market, the European Commission announced.

Portuguese textiles company Tintex Textiles and German textile machinery manufacturer Brückner Textile Technologies are taking a big step into the future together.

The Sines coal plant in Portugal went offline at midnight yesterday evening (14 January), leaving Portugal with just one remaining coal power station in operation, which is scheduled for closure in November.

Many dreams of traveling around the world. Some do in hopes of fulfilling the dreams of their adventurous side.

Almost four years ago I wrote a long deep dive into Lisbon’s tech scene. So it’s great to check back in with both Lisbon and Portugal for a slightly briefer update on where it’s at.

The EU Commission made a bid Monday to restore Europe's damaged ecosystems and help tackle climate change, as it launched a public consultation on legally binding nature restoration targets for the EU.

The European Investment Fund and the EU Commission announced investment of some EUR 300 million into the European space sector Wednesday, supporting ground-breaking innovation in the industry.

Euro Area: Industrial production grows at faster pace in November.

The perspectives of the exporting enterprises of goods point to a nominal increase of 4.9% in exports in 2021 vis-à-vis the previous year.

Portugal has so much more to offer than just sun, beaches and idyllic scenery. Its strategic geographical position, with more than 1,000 kilometres of coastline and a mild climate, plus its modern, innovative productive sector have made the European nation a major exporter of guaranteed quality foods worldwide.

The European Investment Bank (EIB)  will provide €65 million and BPI an additional €47 million to EDP Renováveis S.A. (EDPR), one of the main producer of wind energy in the world, to finance the construction and operation of two onshore wind farms with a total nominal capacity of 125 MW in the districts of Coimbra and Guarda, Portugal.

Vietnam has long been considered a low-cost manufacturing base in Asian supply chains.

Biocant Park of Cantanhede are developing biotechnological projects to respond to the covid-19 pandemic.

One Portuguese company, Kinetikos, developed a smartphone application called PDtraKer to measure the unsupervised walking mobility of Parkinson’s patients.

Nigerian government has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Portuguese company that will lead to the building of a 284 km standard gauge railway line in the northern part of the country.

Multi-commodity developer Savannah Resources has inked an agreement with Galp Energia that could see the energy group taking up to a 10% stake in the company’s Mina do Barroso lithium project, in northern Portugal, by investing $6.4 million.

The 12th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, organised by the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, saw the Cultural Week employ for the first time, due to the pandemic, a two-pronged approach, namely online and offline formats.

The Portuguese presidency of the council of the European Union is to “follow up” the proposals put forward by the European Commission to “start the road towards a true European health union”, the foreign minister said on Monday.

In the pandemic year the Government’s venture capital investment company Portugal Ventures, which is now part of the new Portuguese investment bank Banco Português de Fomento, invested €17.7 million and will add 59 startups its portfolio.

The Ireland Portugal Business Network (IPBN) is launching a four-part-series of webinars showcasing opportunities to live, retire, and work in the Algarve. The ‘Algarve Living’ series has the support of Visit Portugal in Dublin, AICEP Portugal Global and the Portuguese Embassy in Dublin.

A Portuguese company founded during the pandemic has began to produce weighted blankets in Guimarães made up of grains of treated glass sand that “reduce stress” and help “fight muscle pain”.

Sectores como acero, automoción, bienes de consumo duradero, construcción, maquinaria, metalurgia, papel, servicios y textil presentan un alto riesgo de impago.

Holders of a Portuguese passport are afforded visa-free entry to 186 countries. This sees the Portuguese passport among the world’s ‘top 10’ in a ranking that does not take ‘temporary Covid measures into account’.

The Fábrica Sant’Anna has been producing azulejos—the Portuguese word for wall tiles—roughly the same way since the workshop’s founding in 1741. At long tables scattered with pots of myriad colors, artisans paint angels and flowers, graceful swirls and bold lines, onto gleaming white ceramic squares.

Germany: Merchandise exports grow at a quicker pace in November

José de Mello Residências e Serviços completed its first pilot with HealthTextiles, a company that creates clothes and uniforms for the healthcare sector with anti-bacterial properties, made from a revolutionary material.

Brisa launched a pilot with Vialytics - a German startup - to assess the conditions of the pavement.

Intermarché Lagos works daily to keep up with the changing habits of citizens and recognises the urgent need to find more environmentally responsible alternatives, while also being committed to a strong environmental action plan as a company.

More than half (59 percent) of the electricity consumed in 2020 in Portugal resulted from renewable production, especially hydroelectric and wind, both with about 25 percent, according to data from REN - Redes Energéticas Nacionais.

After the capital increase, CCC will hold about 30% of Mota-Engil, but MGP of the Mota family will continue as the largest shareholder with about 40 percent of the construction company.

The Portuguese government decided to remove Andorra from the list of countries and territories that Portugal classifies as tax havens.

À la tête de l’Union européenne depuis le 1er janvier, le gouvernement portugais veut une relance juste socialement, verte et numérique. À l’image de ses jeunes pousses industrielles.

Portugal has so much more to offer than just sun, beaches and idyllic scenery. Its strategic geographical position, with more than 1,000 kilometres of coastline and a mild climate, plus its modern, innovative productive sector have made the European nation a major exporter of guaranteed quality foods worldwide.

Portuguese luxury brand Sacoor Brothers has announced the opening of five new stores in Saudi Arabia.

The newly struck European Union (EU)-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment may increase the performance by Macao of its function as a place to do business, Bank of China Macao Branch Strategic Planning Department analyst Qi Wenhao says.

The University of the Algarve (UAlg) will participate in a project that aims to show the Mediterranean cultural heritage of UNESCO, using virtual and augmented reality to make guided tours in the territory through an interactive platform.

The country's motto is "Time to act for a just, green and digital economic recovery"

Portugal has been selected along with Saudi Arabia to head an online training team recently created by the World Tourism Organization (WTO), with the aim of publishing recommendations on educational issues to various member countries and at a time when distance learning is on the rise with the Govt-19 epidemic.

The Intermunicipal Comunidade of Beira Baixa (CIMBB) has launched a mobile app to make the booking management process for tour operators easier.

Portugal has so much more to offer than just sun, beaches and idyllic scenery. Its strategic geographical position, with more than 1,000 kilometres of coastline and a mild climate, plus its modern, innovative productive sector have made the European nation a major exporter of guaranteed quality foods worldwide.

Portuguese energy company Galp is in negotiations to sell refined lithium to the Swedish company Northvolt.

Brexit spells the end of capital gains exemption on proceeds of the sale of a primary residency in Portugal for British owners reinvesting in the UK.

A €1 million municipal fund to support businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic has been launched by Portimão council. Sectors covered by the Fundo de Apoio Empresarial include restaurants and bars, retailers, service providers, industries, agriculture and fisheries activities.

The Portuguese company has concluded the sale of an 80% stake in wind and solar portfolio in the United States for 684 million dollars.

The EU recovery package combines the multiannual budget for 2021-2027 of €1.07 trillion and the 'NextGenerationEU Recovery Fund' of €750 billion.

Investment by Portugal’s National Health Service (SNS) grew 96.1%, reaching 242.4 million euros in November, “breaking historical records,” the country’s ministry of finance revealed earlier this week.

The most pessimistic forecast is that of the OECD, which points to the economic growth of only 1.7% next year. The most optimistic figure is from the IMF, which points to GDP growth of 5.4%.

Land once occupied by Porto Football Club, which has been abandoned since the Antas stadium was demolished 16 years ago, is to now be redeveloped into over 1,000 apartments in a €240 million housing project.

How and why a Berlin-banker decided to turn his love of wine into a lifestyle, and now guides others down this road.

AICEP launched a new promotional film about Portugal: "Portugal Open for Business".

Financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Swedish company wants to build lithium battery factories in Europe and needs suppliers.

In this year’s Global Competitiveness Report, the World Economic Forum measures the ability of countries to weather and recover from the devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Brazil was pulling out of a long recession when the COVID-19 outbreak hit, bringing the economy back into another, even deeper recession.

German pharmaceutical company BioNTech says it's still unclear whether the current vaccine will be able to provide protection against the new UK variant of COVID-19, but "scientifically, it is highly likely that the immune response by this vaccine also can deal with the new virus variants.

Portugal has so much more to offer than just sun, beaches and idyllic scenery. Its strategic geographical position, with more than 1,000 kilometres of coastline and a mild climate, plus its modern, innovative productive sector have made the European nation a major exporter of guaranteed quality foods worldwide.

Digitalisation & CX solution provider and advisory firm, iMovo Limited announced, that it has established a presence in Portugal.

A contact center knowledge base is an integrated and centralized repository of information that allows agents to provide quick, accurate, and consistent information to customers.

The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the Center for Democracy in the Americas (CDA) created a roadmap for how the Bidden-Harris administration can implement a policy of engagement toward Cuba in The United States and Cuba: A New Policy of Engagement.

Officials say anonymous recruitment has been such a success that the practice will continue next year.

There is no better way of knowing the ins and outs of the wine you drink than actually being involved in its production.

Algarve has one of the best weather conditions to use solar energy, with more than 300 days, per year, with direct sunlight this is the perfect recipe for a low electricity bill.

Lisbon is at the top of the destinations with the most bookings for 2021 as short and medium distance destinations remain most popular according to a new report.

db can exclusively reveal that the world’s biggest cork producer, Amorim, has delivered on a promise made 18 months ago to eliminate detectable TCA* for every cork it makes – which amounts to more than 5.5 billion stoppers annually.

The alliance will push for further expansion of Toyota’s zero emission mobility solutions on the way to the hydrogen society.

The world's largest trade fair for food and beverages with a hybrid format for the first time - digital Anuga@home to enhance the physical platform.

The Volvo Group, together with Daimler, IVECO, OMV and the oil company Shell, have committed to working together to introduce hydrogen trucks on a large scale in Europe.

The UN places Sweden in seventh place in its annual Human Development Report.

The Riksbank's Business Survey: "Everything depends on the vaccine" Swedish large companies feel that they have so far managed the second pandemic wave relatively well, according to the Riksbank’s Business Survey, which is based on interviews in early December with 50 of Sweden's largest companies.

The Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI), has published a report describing risks with foreign direct investment (FDI).

The Cuban government has announced that the unification of its present dual currency system will begin on 1 January 2021. The exchange rate will be CUP24 to US$1 and as previously announced, the convertible peso, the CUC, will be abolished.

FORUM SA, the company that drives developments in the field of trade shows in Greece for over 32 years, is adapting to the new circumstances by launching the FOOD EXPO Hybrid 2021.

In the first estimate of Greece’s GDP, it increased by only 2.3% q-o-q, s.a. in Q3:2020 (-11.7% y-o-y) compared with a euro area average of +12.5% q-o-q, s.a. and -4.3% y-o-y in the same period.