AICEP
Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal

O presidente da Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal (AICEP), Basílio Horta, afirmou que a manter-se o ritmo actual, 2010 será um ano de exportações “muito positivo”.

A group of portuguese oil businessmen visited today the angolan stand at Expo Shanghai 2010 and took contact with the development of oil production  in Angola.

Thanks to €500 million inherited from its richest man, Portugal will unveil a medical research center next month that could put it at the forefront of advances against cancer.

The Portuguese capital is interested in attracting investment from Macau companies and funds. On September 16 the Invest Lisboa agency will promote the European city in the territory with the event “Lisbon your gateway to Europe, Africa and America”.

Cape Verde is the only Portuguese-speaking African country (PALOP) where the majority of Millennium Development Goals will be fulfilled, said the chairman of the Portuguese Institute for Support of Development.

The Portuguese Finance minister, Teixeira dos Santos, will visit Macau and Hong Kong starting from Thursday.

La ruta, que tiene 1.330 kilómetros en cada sentido, conecta con Oporto, Lisboa, Madrid y Valencia, y moverá componentes entre las plantas de Citroën paradas

Typically, the Scandinavian countries and Germany have set the example in the European renewables field. Yet lately, a Southern country - Portugal - has attracted attention after delivering its National Renewable Energy Action Plan to the European Commission this June.

Mozambique and Portugal on Tuesday in Maputo signed three memoranda of understanding aimed at boosting bilateral cooperation, the Mozambican press reported

Saloio, Portugal’s third largest cheese producer, is set to launch new products and invest 15 million euros in a factory in Angola which, according to Africa Today magazine, will be located in Huíla province.

The Boavista neighbourhood of Angola’s capital, Luanda will soon have a new hotel called “Empreendimento Pestana Luanda Hotel e Suites,” with 230 rooms, 50 of which will be suites, the chairman of the Angolan promoting company said.

The Mozambique-Portugal Chamber of Commerce, which was set up in May of this year, Tuesday in Maputo organised its first big event, a conference that brought together businesspeople from both countries, and announced a similar meeting in Lisbon in October.

Os empresários procuram negócios e esperam aumentar as exportações para Moçambique.

Num futuro próximo, estão previstos grandes investimentos portugueses em Moçambique, estruturantes para o seu desenvolvimento económico e social, da responsabilidade de algumas das maiores empresas portuguesas, segundo o presidente da aicep Portugal Global, Basílio Horta, que adverte para a necessidade de se intensificar a qualificação geral da mão-de-obra moçambicana.

At the foot of Taipa Grande hill there is a small factory almost hidden between a wall and surrounding trees. Hovione Macau is actually one of the few success stories when it comes to economic diversification. The company – part of a Portuguese multinational – produces and exports active pharmaceutical ingredients.

Portugal's economic climate indicator, which measures business confidence, was unchanged in August for the second month in a row at a reading of 0.1, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said on Monday.

Los habitantes de Mira elogian el «nivel de empleo» que la planta ha traído al pueblo.

The 70th International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) World Congress of Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is underway in Lisbon to discuss the latest trends in the pharmaceutical industry and the prospects for health system.

Luxury hotel and spa The Oitavos has opened in Portugal.

Discover the hidden gems of Madeira Islands, plus its municipalities (Secret Sisters). These online community's are for those living in / born on Madeira to inspire the world on putting the spotlight on the Green Pearl of the Atlantic.

Lisbon is the best city break destination for UK travellers this year, according to a report from Kelkoo.

Portugal's SharePoint community is gearing up for two major conferences at the end of September.

Delhi will host this week the annual heads of missions (HoMs) conference, a gathering of all ambassadors and high commissioners that represent India in more than one hundred countries.

Spain’s biggest companies have survived and even thrived during the economic downturn as a result of hundreds of billions of dollars invested abroad over the past two decades, according to a report to be published by the Elcano Royal Institute, a Madrid-based think-tank.

Portuguese firm Risco architects have designed two towers to form part of a significant development in Angola’s capital city of Luanda.

Portugal’s tourism sector is represented by Bernard Luis Amador Trindade who could easily be mistaken for a movie star, but it is his Mediterranean charm, business intelligence, and political savvy that makes him the perfect representative for a country noted for its beauty, casual way of life, excellent cuisine, and history.

Position: Bank of Portugal Governor, member of European Central Bank Governing Council.

African consortium WACS to extend its submarine cable system from Portugal to the UK with Alcatel-Lucent's 40G ultra-fast optical technology.

A recent release from the Mozambican Investment Promotion Centre (CPI) revealed Portugal invested €45.

The 28th International Horticultural Congress (IHC 2010) opened here Sunday with a focus on the interaction between scientists, producers and consumers in society at large.

Energias de Portugal said on Monday a new government investment incentive that will harmonize payments for power in Iberia should boost core earnings from next year.

Banco Espírito Santo has yet to follow through on its agreement to acquire a 50.1 per cent stake in Execution Noble, raising questions over why the deal has taken more than six months to complete.

In the shrinking league-table of nations that still like and admire us British, Portugal easily comes top.

When it comes to wines of the Iberian kind, it seems like Spain gets all the love.

I’ve been browsing a few old books online, and came across a couple of nice quotes on Port and Portuguese wines from a late 19th Century text:

The President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, and the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, will welcome U.S. President Barack Obama at the next European Union-United States Summit which shall be held in Lisbon, Portugal, on November 20.

The newly-opened and restored 70-room and suite Vidago Palace is set to reclaim its place as one of Europe’s great historical retreats. 

Scientific American published a special series last week on the future of cars. Luxury, speed and performance are always in demand, but cars of the future will be defined more by their environmental impact.

Emergency government bond purchases by the European Central Bank remained close to zero last week, despite resurging nervousness about the countries worst hit by this year’s crisis over eurozone public finances.

Portuguese cement producer Cimentos de Portugal SA (CPR.LB) said early Tuesday its second quarter net profit fell 5% on the year due to higher corporate taxes.

For the past 5 years Portugal has been pushing a dramatic shift to renewable energy. Compared to the standard “20% renewables by 2020” targets that are often brought out at press conferences, its accomplishments are impressive: By the end of the year nearly 45% of its electricity will come from renewable sources. That's up from 17% five years ago.

Fresh data on metabolism are presented in the report 'Improving expansion of pluripotent human embryonic stem cells in perfused bioreactors through oxygen control.'

The Portuguese company Portucel may eventually build a second paper pulp factory in Mozambique’s Manica province, reports the Portuguese daily Jornal de Negocios.

All the Portuguese-speaking countries should make an effort to maintain consular or commercial offices in Macau, Angolan consul-general Rodrigo Pedro Domingos has stated.

Holidays, as any parent of young children knows, are not what they used to be.

Portuguese Minister of Interior Rui Pereira met here today with Saqr Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, UAE Ambassador to Portugal.

After a transplant and to assure that the new organ is not rejected patients are put on life-long therapy to suppress their immune system (IS), which, nevertheless, needs to be left intact enough to be able to defend the body against all kinds of disease.

Portuguese Minister of Agriculture, rural development and fisheries Antonio Manuel Soares Serrano met here yesterday with UAE ambassador to Portugal Saqr Nasser Ahmed Al Reesi.

TELL a Greek or an Italian that the only certainties in life are death and taxes and they will laugh—and not because they believe in immortality.

Durante los meses de septiembre y octubre las quintas ubicadas en las márgenes del río Duero se preparan para recibir a los amantes del vino que viajan a esta región portuguesa para vivir la época de vendimia.

The Portuguese training vessel the 'Sagres'… considered one of the most beautiful tall ships in the world… landed at Incheon dock in Korea on Wednesday.

Brazilian airline Puma Air has announced it plans soon to launch daily flights to Angola, a company source said.

Brazil became China’s tenth biggest trading partner between January and July of this year, according to figures published Wednesday by the Chinese government.

La edición del año pasado superó los 20.000 visitantes.

Five years ago, when 17% of Portugal’s energy came from renewable energy – about like California now – the government made a bold decision to aim for 45% during the next five years – by 2010.

When Portugal said last month it would post collateral on derivatives trades, the news sent ripples through government debt markets

The 1.5m euro (£1.24m, US$1.98m) Longevity Wellness Resort in the Algarve has opened.

Portugal was the country that invested most in Mozambique in the first six months of the year, according to the Mozambican Centre for Investment Promotion (CPI).

Five years ago, the leaders of this sun-scorched, wind-swept nation made a bet: To reduce Portugal’s dependence on imported fossil fuels, they embarked on an array of ambitious renewable energy projects — primarily harnessing the country’s wind and hydropower, but also its sunlight and ocean waves.

Two of Brazil’s three leading banks are in talks with Portugal’s Banco Espiritu Santo on a strategic partnership to operate jointly in Africa.

Mozambique's state fuel company has partnered with the private sector to invest 19 million dollars (14 million euros) in biofuel production, state media reported on Monday.

The passenger traffic at Portuguese airports grew by 10.5% year-on-year in July 2010, according to data of the operator ANA - Aeroportos de Portugal released on Friday.

Mozambican company Moçamgalp plans to invest US$19 million over the next five years in Mozambique's Manica province to produce biodiesel from jatropha oil, Mozambican newspaper Notícias reported Monday.

The Mozambican economy continues to grow at a “surprising" rate whilst its business climate shows signs of improving, Portuguese bank BPI’s economists said.

As the global business community grows even smaller through the help of better internet and faster connections, translation services have become a vital aspect for international correspondence.

In month of July 2010, the airlines of the SATA Group recorded significant growth on most of the routes to and from the Azores.

Dopo la riunione tenutasi a fine maggio a Lisbona del Business Development Agency del Portogallo (AICEP), l'Assemblea Parlamentare del Mediterraneo ha formalmente costituito il Desk per il commercio estero e degli investimenti,

Santander alcanza otro objetivo concreto dentro de su estrategia global de convertirse en un banco de referencia en los principales mercados financieros del mundo.

El Gobierno portugués informó ayer de que va a avanzar con las privatizaciones de la petrolera Galp (8%), la eléctrica EDP (25%) y el Banco Portugués de Negócios (BPN, 100%).

El inmueble galardonado comprende dos torres de oficinas de 14 plantas.

Exports from Portugal to Macau rose almost 9 percent year-on-year in the first five months of 2010.

The Portuguese government said Thursday it plans to continue its program of state asset sales by selling convertible bonds in EDP Energias de Portugal and Galp Energia SGPS. 

China’s Centre for Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer in Mozambique, located in the district of Boane, Maputo province is expected to be finished in October, the Mozambican minister for Science and Technology, Venâncio Massingue, said in Maputo Thursday.

Mozambican goods exports over the last five years totalled over US$2 billion, according to the country’s Ministry for Planning and Development.

The chairman of the Brazil-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry said in Sao Paulo that China would be the biggest foreign investor in Brazil this year with over US$25 billion, Brazilian newspaper Estado de São Paulo reported Friday.

Jeronimo Martins is set to achieve its 2010 objectives after posting a strong performance in the first six months of the year. It also plans to continue with its strategy of aggressive expansion of its Polish Biedronka supermarkets which, based on the current behaviors of the country's consumers, will drive the company's success.

The director-general of the events organising firm “Gente Chi – Promoção”, Frank Leite, Monday in Lubango city, southern Huíla province, spoke out of the need for more investment in fashion design, in order to help national models to get sponsored
by local designers.

Portuguese group EDP has expanded its network of points to provided power for electric vehicles in Brazil by opening a further three points in the state of Sao Paulo, according to a statement published Wednesday.

Portugal Telecom lifted first-half earnings by 3.1 per cent to €264.5m as the contribution from international assets led by Vivo, the Brazilian mobile phone operator it sold last week, grew to more than half of the group’s total revenue.

Portugal Telecom SGPS SA (PT) said Thursday its second-quarter net profit rose 83% as higher revenue from its key Brazilian market offset weakness in the beleaguered Portuguese market.

El recorte de primas reduce a la mitad los aspirantes al reparto de molinos.

As lojas do Museu de Arte Moderna (MoMA), nos Estados Unidos, vão passar a vender quase uma dezenas de produtos portugueses «design» e «vintage», graças do sucesso da mostra portuguesa «Destination Portugal», que esteve patente durante mais de dois meses nas três lojas de MoMA em Nova Iorque e noutra em Tóquio, Japão.

A medianoche del martes, César Alierta respiró aliviado. El presidente de Telefónica estaba en la sede de Las Tablas (Madrid) con la comisión ejecutiva esperando acontecimientos y desde Lisboa llegaron buenas noticias. Por fin había acuerdo para la compra del 30% de Portugal Telecom (PT) en Vivo, la principal compañía de móviles brasileña en la que el grupo español tiene otro 30%. Una delegación especial, que mantuvo contacto continuo con él, había estado negociando todo el día en la capital portuguesa. A las 4.30 llegó el mensaje de que el contrato estaba redactado.

The growth of Angola’s middle class, with the ability to buy their own house, is opening up prospects for investment in the highest real estate segment in Angola, according to a study by the Deloitte consultancy, to which Macauhub had access.

Smurfit Kappa has supplied Portuguese winemaker Caves Santa Marta with a bag-in-box filling line.

With more tourist arrivals registered in Mozambique in recent years, the Southern African country has sent staff for training in Portugal to promote tourism, Radio Mozambique reported on Saturday.

Aprovechan el éxito del Sá Carneiro en el sur de Galicia y ofrecen precios económicos y lavado de los coches los números las comunicaciones.

Sol Meliá, the largest Spanish hotel chain operating in Portugal, today inaugurated the Meliá Braga, a newly-built hotel added under a franchise agreement to become the thirteenth Sol Meliá hotel in Portugal.

Portuguese economic sentiment indicator logged 0.1 in July, unchanged from June, a report by the Statistics Portugal showed on Thursday. A year earlier, indicator was minus 1.7.

Six new cement factories may be built over the next three years in Angola with the aim of increasing the supply of cement to the market, the national director for construction materials, Manuel Victor said Wednesday in Lobito in Angola’s Benguela province.

Angolan bank Banco Africano de Investimentos (BAI), which is majority-owned by BAI Angola and Sonangol, has been included in the “Ranking Top 1000 of the best banks in the world,” published by The Banker 2010 magazine.

Nagging doubts about the outlook for the US economy chipped away at market confidence on Wednesday, unsettling share prices on both sides of the Atlantic and keeping the dollar under pressure.

"Vivo es el pasado, Oi es el futuro" asegura la empresa.

La multinacional francesa PSA Peugeot Citröen ha hecho públicos sus resultados económicos del primer semestre del año. Durante este período, ha obtenido un beneficio neto de 680 millones de euros, en lugar de los 962 millones de pérdida que arrojaron los primeros seis meses de 2009.

Angolan Minister of Urban Construction Jose Ferreira on Wednesday laid the first stone for "Palanca Cimentos" factory, the largest cement enterprise of the African country, in Hanha do Norte, Lobito district of the southern Benguela province.

Timor-Leste Airlines (TLA) may start operating in the second half of 2011 with five Brazilian "Embraer 190" aircraft and regional flights from Dili to the main Australian cities and other cities in Asia, namely Singapore and Manila.

Spain's Telefonica will acquire control of Brazil's largest cell phone operator, Vivo, in a newly sweetened euro7.5 billion ($9.77 billion) deal with Portugal Telecom, the companies said Wednesday.

El ministro de Fomento, José Blanco, ha garantizado hoy que las obras de la línea de Alta Velocidad Madrid-Extremadura-Lisboa "no se van a detener bajo ninguna circunstancia" y que "se están cumpliendo los compromisos" de que a finales de 2010 estén licitados todos los tramos extremeños y en construcción en 2011.