AICEP
Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal

In a globalised, post-pandemic and rather volatile world, Portugal can offer to the foreign investors, namely Belgian investors, a strategic location in Europe, also serving as a link to the African, North American and Latin American markets.

Belgian direct investment in Portugal grew by 174% between 2015 and 2019; the of investment stock stood, in March 2021, at 1 945 million euros. Several Belgian companies already have direct investments in Portugal. However, and given the potential for Belgian companies to expand their footprint in Portugal, there is still a lot of room for growth. Further, the attractiveness of the Portuguese economy has been confirmed, even during the Covid-19 period, by the number of new foreign investment projects undertaken as well as the reinvestments carried out by multinational companies already present in Portugal.

In this context and with the aim to present and promote the attractiveness of the Portuguese economy, its business and investment ecosystem and its competitive advantages, aicep Portugal Global – Trade & Investment Agency organised the seminar "Portugal-Belgium: Business and Investment Opportunities", on the 23^rd of June, from 09:00am to 11:10am (Portugal Time), 10:00am to 12:10pm (Belgium Time).

This initiative, which was held in a hybrid format, drawed the spotlight on Belgian companies which, in diverse sectors, are undertaking relevant projects in Portugal, and who presented their testimony. Further, Portuguese sector representatives provided an overview on current affairs and the sectors of opportunity to invest in Portugal.

This event aimed to encourage participating company representatives to further evaluate Portugal as a business destination, exploring emerging opportunities and contributing to the strengthening of bilateral relations.

In this event EY presented the results of the “FDI Attractiveness Survey Portugal 2021” its annual barometer on the attractiveness of the country.

Watch the webinar here