AICEP
Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal

Countries that could be on the green list for Brits this summer including destinations like Portugal, Malta, Gibraltar and even the Caribbean islands.

Overlapping planes of red concrete form the walls and roof of this golf clubhouse, designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning RCR Arquitectes for a resort on Portugal's south coast.

El viajero, periodista y editor Pedro Pardo, autor de ‘Las mejores carreteras para recorrer en moto. España y Portugal’, selecciona y comenta sus tramos imprescindibles.

A Romanian businessman with experience in agriculture, Radu Rusei, and his associate Marius Felician Gherasim, a Social-Democrat (PSD) politician in Constanta county, got the permit from Transelectrica to develop a 393MW wind farm in Pestera village (Constanta county) close to the 90MW wind power capacity owned by EDP Renováveis (EDPR) of Portugal.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Portuguese government and the European Investment Bank (EIB) is expected to help the country fast-track the deployment of hydrogen solutions.

Last week, Global Citizen Solutions – a boutique migration investment firm headquartered in Lisbon – held a webinar to discuss the upcoming changes to the Golden Visa scheme as well as alternative forms of acquiring residency.

Edged Energy to help build 1.15 PUE facilities on Merlin land in Madrid, Bilbao, Barcelona and Lisbon.

Following the new wave of eco travel coming to Portugals' best-kept secret islands, Trish Lorenz rounds up the best hotels in the Azores.

The 16th India-European Union (EU) Summit meeting will take place in Porto, Portugal on May 8, 2021. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will get an opportunity to interact with leaders of all 27 EU Member States and also confer with Charles Michel, President of the European Council, as well as Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.

Between 2010 and the second quarter of 2011, house prices and rents in the EU followed similar paths. Since the second quarter of 2011, they have followed very different paths: while rents increased steadily throughout the period up to the fourth quarter of 2020, house prices have fluctuated significantly.

As we saw in the Forward Partners and Landscape VC study published last week, founders want more than just money. They’re looking for seasoned veterans with real industry know-how to help guide them to success.

Representantes de escritórios de advogados com actividade em Macau e em Portugal disseram à Lusa que a procura asiática por vistos ‘gold’ aumentou. A nova lei sobre o programa entra em vigor no próximo ano.

Association of the Agroindustrial Cluster of the Center, is headquartered at CATAA in Castelo Branco and aims to contribute to increasing the competitiveness of local and regional production systems and to the affirmation of the Central Region of Portugal at national level and international.

Se une así a otras empresas de distribución como MediaMarkt, Fnac, Ikea o Leroy Merlin.

Trade Ministers may meet before Modi, EU leaders meet on May 8.

En una época con los viajes reducidos al mínimo, jubilados extranjeros y nómadas digitales han encontrado en Portugal un refugio para pasar la pandemia, atraídos por la seguridad que les despierta el país ante el virus y en alojamientos tan dispares como resorts de cinco estrellas y autocaravanas.

More than one year after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the global aviation industry, many airlines are finally on a path to recovery. In particular, Lisbon-based TAP Air Portugal has announced plans to gradually restore its network to pre-pandemic levels. The carrier will increase its flight schedule to nearly 900 flights per week by August, including eight new routes to Europe and Africa.

The Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union, in partnership with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Delegation of the European Union in Egypt hosted yesterday a joint webinar on Water Sustainability and Clean Oceans.

Inversión Estratégica de Honduras (Investh) decidió irse por una oferta elevada en la adquisición de unos 600 metros lineales de puentes Bailey para habilitar zonas afectadas por las tormentas tropicales Eta e Iota, que afectaron al país durante el último trimestre de 2020, según pudo conocer El Pulso.

Greece and Portugal are beginning to reopen parts of their countries and economies, even while other European countries enforce stricter lockdowns.

SpaceX plans to start offering commercial internet services in Portugal by the end of June.

Portugal reabre terrazas, clases de secundaria y museos en una nueva fase de desescalada.

El pastel de nata –pastéis de nata, en plural–, es uno de los dulces más típicos de Portugal: un exquisito pastel de crujiente hojaldre y crema pastelera que enamora desde el primer bocado.

The first quarter of 2021 had the most total insutech funding rounds since 2019 and tied for the most over $10 million in that time, according to Digital Insurance's quarterly review of data from Crunchbase.

All across Portugal, people have been counting down to today—the day that terraces (outdoor dining, basically) can reopen after the country’s long winter coronavirus lockdown.

Our headline for last year’s ranking of the World’s Best Investment Banks was “Epidemic Threatens Growth.” The pandemic had just begun. This year’s winners faced a once-in-a-century event and still maintained operations and market position while managing to strengthen their positions and revenue globally.

Se trata de la sexta operación corporativa de la entidad financiera desde 2014.

Sprinklr, the Customer Experience Management (CXM) platform for modern enterprises, today announced that EDP, the Portuguese electric utilities company, is expanding its use of Sprinklr in order to drive operational efficiencies while transforming the way it interacts with employees and customers across digital channels.

Representatives of law firms active in Macau and Portugal have told Lusa News Agency that Asian demand has increased at a time when the new golden visa law is about to take effect in January 2022.

Like a busy day in the city of Lisbon, LEGO Ideas shows sign of slowing with another project gathering enough support to be considered for a real LEGO set.

Armona, off the Algarve, has been home since Covid’s second wave – and I’ve grown to love its beauty, simplicity and kindness.

Uzbekistan and Portugal identified such areas as textile, leather, pharmaceutical, construction, agricultural, chemical as promising areas of cooperation, Trend reports referring to the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Portugal.

For the first time, ecommerce in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (also known as the DACH region) reached a consolidated volume of more than 100 billion euros. The German-speaking ecommerce markets are now generating more sales than any other language area in Europe.

L'extension des mesures de restriction va induire une hausse de l'activité des e-commerçants, pure player et distributeurs omnicanaux. Laurent Thoumine, directeur exécutif d'Accenture France Bénélux, délivre 8 points de vigilance sur la période de pointe.

Moody’s Analytics today announced that Crédito Agrícola Vida (CA Vida), the life insurance arm of Portuguese financial group Crédito Agrícola, will use the RiskIntegrity™ for IFRS 17 solution to address the new IFRS 17 accounting standard.

Canada is one of the six target markets for the new international advertising campaign for the Home and Construction Materials sectors, in an initiative by AICEP - the Portuguese Trade & Investment Agency, which will showcase the best of Portugal's decoration and lifestyle products.

Portugal highly appreciates Ukraine's success in the field of digitalization and IT and is interested in exchanging relevant experience.

The United Kingdom is one of the six target markets for the new international advertising campaign for the Home and Construction Materials sectors, in an initiative by AICEP - Portuguese Trade & Investment Agency, which will showcase the best of Portugal's decoration and lifestyle products.

The online cross-border market in Europe was worth 146 billion euros in 2020. This is an increase of 35 percent compared to the situation one year before. The cross-border share represents 25.5 percent of total online sales in Europe.

España es uno de los seis mercados objetivo de la nueva campaña publicitaria internacional para los sectores de Hogar y Materiales de Construcción, en una iniciativa de AICEP, la Oficina de Comercio e Inversiones de Portugal, que mostrará lo mejor de los productos portugueses de decoración y estilo de vida.

El turoperador portugués Sonhando reanudará las operaciones charter al destino turístico Cayo Coco este verano. Este islote, afamado por sus espectaculares playas y la calidad de su infraestructura turística, forma parte de los Jardines del Rey junto a sus vecinos Cayo Guillermo y Cayo Cruz.

Le Conseil d'État a enjoint au ministre des Solidarités et de la Santé, Olivier Véran, d'«abroger» l'arrêté leur interdisant d'avoir recours au référencement payant pour la vente de leurs produits en ligne.

Italy is a developing ecommerce market in Europe. But although it’s lagging behind on some other European markets, the online retail industry of Italy has lots to offer. Let’s take a look at the opportunities for European ecommerce companies in Italy.

El turismo cubano nunca podrá estar en cuarentena, podrá haber caído de forma drástica el número de visitantes, pero el trabajo continuó y continuará para mejorarlo todo, señaló el primer ministro, Manuel Marrero Cruz, en encuentro con directivos del Ministerio del Turismo (Mintur) para evaluar las proyecciones del sector en el año que corre y lo realizado en 2020.

La feria de arte contemporáneo, ‘hermana pequeña’ de la cita madrileña de Ifema, se desplegará del 16 al 19 de septiembre en un emplazamiento novedoso: el Muelle de los Pedrouços de la capital portuguesa.

One of the silver linings of the pandemic and the immeasurable toll that it has taken on the travel world is that it’s given us a reset, an opportunity to think everything through, start over and correct some of the mistakes and excesses of the past.

Cuban leader Fidel Castro vowed to build a biotech juggernaut in the Caribbean, advancing the idea in the early 1980s with six researchers in a tiny Havana lab.

Writers and Urban Sketchers show the best of Portugal.

Oil and gas company Galp has contracted a consortium to start construction work on its first large-scale PV plant in Portugal next month.

An ancient farming village in Portugal’s Alentejo region dispenses calm and bounty to modern-day seekers.

Les ventes en ligne ont explosé en 2020, favorisées par les deux confinements et la fermeture des commerces et des restaurants. Mais cette explosion s'est accompagnée d'une forte hausse des plaintes et signalements, constate la DGCCRF, la répression des fraudes.

World2Fly, aerolínea creada el pasado año por World2Meet (receptivo y mayorista online del Grupo Iberostar) comenzará operaciones el próximo 19 de junio, conectando el aeropuerto de Barajas en Madrid con La Habana, Punta Cana y Cancún.

Exide Technologies and EDP have gone live with a solar installation at Exide Technologies’ battery production facility in Castanheira do Ribatejo, Portugal. It is backed by an energy storage system using Exide Technologies’ high-performance Sonnenschein A600 gel battery technology, allowing for greater control and self-consumption of energy. In 2020, the company introduced a solar installation at its battery recycling facility in Azambuja, Portugal, and now the company has combined capacity of 4.5 MWp across the two installations.

Lisbon has been voted as one of the 21 places of the future worldwide, standing out thanks to the quality of universities, infrastructures and security.

29 percent of German ecommerce sales are generated by small businesses with fewer than 10 employees. Compared to the situation in the entire German economy, small ecommerce enterprises are much more important for the total turnover in their sector.

Exide Technologies (www.exidegroup.com), a leading provider of stored electrical energy solutions, and EDP go live with a state-of-the-art solar installation at Exide's Portuguese battery production facility in Castanheira do Ribatejo.

Health Cluster Portugal’s cataract surgery initiative has been recognised for its innovation.

Super Petit Commerçant est une plateforme française exclusivement dédiée aux petits commerçants. En quelques clics, ils peuvent s'inscrire gratuitement pour commencer à vendre en ligne sans prendre le moindre risque.

Casino prévoit de nouveaux développements en matière d’e-commerce, avec le lancement prochain d’une marketplace sur Casino.fr pour renforcer l’offre, et la création d’un mini entrepôt de préparation de commandes dans l’hypermarché de Plan de Campagne.

Arrancará con dos vuelos semanales desde Madrid a cada uno de sus tres destinos: Punta Cana, Cancún y La Habana. En Lisboa iniciará operaciones un mes después, con un vuelo semanal a los mismos aeropuertos.

Portugal confía en el diseño y la decoración para reflotar sus exportaciones, que cayeron un 10,2 % en 2020 afectadas por la pandemia de coronavirus, lo que hará, según especialistas, que las cifras habituales de exportación no se recuperen hasta 2023.

Según una encuesta elaborada por Travelzoo Italia y Portugal, en Europa, y el Caribe, Estados Unidos y Japón, en el resto del mundo, son los destinos internacionales más deseados.

The Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union, in partnership with the European Investment Bank (EIB), will be hosting 30-days of dialogue on green transition and green investment between African and European partners.

Capital to be used to further strengthen company’s market-leading position.

However, China still invests the most in the residency scheme, followed by Brazil, the US, Turkey and South Africa.

Egypt's Suez Canal has been blocked by a large container ship that ran aground after losing control, causing a traffic jam of cargo vessels in the region.

The Portuguese presidency of the EU will “do everything possible” to ensure that the legislative process for the implementation of a COVID-19 digital health certificate is completed by June, the Secretary of State for European affairs has said.

Ecommerce is, of course, very popular now the physical stores are closed in many countries across Europe. But online-only retailers seem to really reap the rewards of having a strong digital infrastructure. In the UK, online-only retailers are now the number-one purchasing channel for fashion shoppers.

More than three quarters of Spanish consumers say they shop online more now than before the coronavirus outbreak. Half of Spaniards even make purchases online at least once a week.

Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister, Zayed bin Rashid Al-Zayani, today held a phone call with the Portuguese Secretary of State for Trade, Services and Consumer Protection, João Torres.

A fresh round of funding will be used to fuel new technology developments and increase sales at Birmingham/Porto-based biomedical company Adapttech.

Bentley Acceleration Initiatives today announced the availability of OpenTower^® iQ, a digital twin solution “powered by iTwin” for telecom towers that provides 3D visualization, real-time decision support, and predictive design from the ground up. OpenTower iQ is the result of a digital co-venture between Bentley and Visual Intelligence, a Houston, Texas-based sensor technology company, and Aeroprotechnik, an aerial inspection engineering company based in Viseu, Portugal.

The TOPHOTELPROJECTS construction database paints a picture of the state of hotel development across Portugal, with Lisbon proving particularly active.

Exciting times lie ahead for golfers heading to Lisbon this spring with ORIZONTE – Portugal’s leading golf management company – ready to roll out the red carpet and reopen its doors to international guests following significant recent investment on and off the course.

Famed Portuguese motorcycle manufacturer Famel is returning to production. This time it is giving its best selling model the electric treatment, creating a beautiful new electric motorcycle known as the Famel E-FX.

Since the start of the pandemic, the archipelago of Madeira has been considered one of the safest destinations in Europe and has been widely praised for its handling of the Covid-19 crisis. It has recently been named one of the safest destinations for 2021 by European Best Destinations. It has also been awarded the coveted title of Europe’s Leading Island Destination (World Travel Awards) an impressive seven times.

Amazon in Europe has welcomed 115,453 new sellers this year. This equates to 1,461 per day. Most new sellers have joined the Amazon marketplaces in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Germany.

O Instituto Politécnico de Macau (IPM) anunciou o lançamento de uma nova série de manuais didácticos sobre interpretação e tradução chinês-português, para ajudar o território “a transformar-se numa base de formação de talentos bilingues”.

La startup fundada en marzo de 2019 suma casi 140 clientes, distribuidos en los mercados donde opera: España, Portugal y Brasil.

Mercadona has introduced new recyclable bottles made from 100% recycled plastic for freshly squeezed juices in Portugal.

La presidenta del Adif ha remarcado que «informó con una transparencia meridiana sobre todas las actuaciones competencias del Ministerio y también sobre las que tiene que poner en marcha la Administración autonómica».

Pueblos pintorescos, costas vírgenes, montañas y cigüeñas: la Ruta Vicentina es la escapada con la que sueñas, y te enamorarás de ella a golpe de click.

Beyoncé, Rihanna, Olivia Palermo, Sarah Jessica Parker o Keira Knightley son algunas de las muchas celebrities a las que la moda de Portugal, inmersa ahora en su pasarela más importante, ha conquistado.

Ambitious project that will reportedly require 800 million euros to carry out.

Ecommerce in Belgium was worth 10.26 billion euros in 2020. That’s a decrease of 10 percent compared to the situation one year before. Of course, the decline has everything to do with the coronavirus outbreak. Belgians bought far fewer services online, but ordered more products.

Leading short-term rental brand GuestReady has acquired The Porto Concierge, the largest Airbnb management company in Portugal.

Portugal’s pulp producer Altri said on Thursday it had hired financial advisers Lazard to prepare a stock market listing of its renewable unit Greenvolt on the Lisbon bourse, as it aims to shift from biomass to solar and wind energy.

Promover destinos turísticos inteligentes es hoy una exigencia en el desarrollo del sector en Cuba, donde existen potencialidades y políticas encaminadas a lograr esa meta en polos del territorio nacional.

Portugal will welcome Britons from 17 May, the same date international travel can restart in England.

Portugal will welcome British tourists from May 17 if they have a vaccination certificate or evidence of a recent negative COVID-19 test, said the country’s tourism minister, adding to hopes for a travel recovery in Europe this summer.

One freezing night last month, I sipped several red blends alongside a spicy beef stew studded with olives. The price of the best-tasting bottle—$7—stunned me, but its source didn’t: Portugal.

Mientras en España negocia con tres empresas concretas la recolocación de los 3.000 trabajadores a los que ha etiquetado bajo el sello de un ERE marcado por la polémica, El Corte Inglés tiene ya muy avanzadas las gestiones parau abrir un nuevo centro en Portugal.

A meta-analysis confirms that cefazolin can be given to most patients who self-report a penicillin allergy because dual allergy to both penicillin and cefazolin was just 0.7%.

Phase 2 is planned to follow up on previous test work completed in the North and South zones as well as investigate new ore where additional mineral resources have been added from drilling subsequent to Phase 1 testing.

Ils ont la fonctionnalité d’un entrepôt, mais l’organisation d’un magasin. A Paris, des salariés de Monoprix préparent des commandes à des dizaines de mètres sous terre.

La crise du Covid-19 a bouleversé nos modes de consommation : confinement oblige, le e-commerce a explosé avec un chiffre d’affaires qui a crû de 37% en un an.

Les six commerçants organisateurs -Cdiscount, Fnac Darty, La Redoute, Rue du Commerce et Showroomprivé- ont annoncé que l’opération de printemps se déroulera du mercredi 28 avril à 7 heures au mardi 4 mai à 7 heures. Soit une durée allongée à six jours, contre 3 à l'accoutumée.

The winners of the 2021 European Private Label Awards have been announced, with retailers from Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Portugal and the Baltic region taking the top honours across 14 award categories.

This report, sponsored by the British Embassy Lisbon, is the first study published that aims at identifying the green finance products available in the Portuguese and British markets.

Malta’s new program has seen the EU country remain at the top of the Global Citizenship Programs Index (GCPI), while the Austria Private Residence Program and the Portugal Golden Residence Permit Program share the top spot in the Global Residence Programs Index (GRPI) — this according to Investment Migration Programs 2021, released today by the leading international residence and citizenship advisory firm Henley & Partners.