AICEP
Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal

Geneva, Vitafoods Expo 5-7 October 2021, booth J291: Allmicroalgae will introduce its portfolio of nutrient-rich, sustainable and vegan-friendly microalgae ingredients.

The EMS Personal20 franchise signed this week the promissory contract for one more studio for northern Portugal.

It’s the right combination of talent, innovation, an excellent infrastructure and a strategic location, together with a fantastic quality of life, social and political stability, that make Portugal such an appealing destination to foreign investment.

Applications for the Prize are open, aiming to distinguish scientific articles on “Internationalization of the Portuguese Economy in Post-Covid-19: Opportunities and Challenges”. Promoted by the Office for Strategy and Studies (GEE), due to the theme, the award has the collaboration of the Agency for Investment and Foreign Trade of Portugal (AICEP).

The AUMA Association of the German Trade Fair Industry informs about restart of trade fairs in Germany.

Visit Portugal launches ‘Portuguese Wine Tourism’ digital platform which aims to position Portugal as a world-leading wine tourism destination.

After announcing its entry into the Spanish market in June 2021, with the launch of its technology platform in Madrid, Kitch is now expanding its services to Barcelona, Malaga and Valencia.

Tech company EasyPark, which helps drivers find and manage their parking and charging of electric cars, has now arrived in Portugal.

Low cost airline, easyJet has announced that the company will be basing a new plane at Faro airport, creating 30 direct jobs in the Algarve.

LAMEIRINHO was awarded the “INOVADORA COTEC 2021”.

Portugal is the fourth one in EU who has a single charging point per 100km of road.

Portugal — The Portuguese Engineering & Tooling Cluster has an experience of more than six decades on the international market, contributing its extensive value chain to support global clients in more than 80 countries. Innovation and technologybased know-how and ability to provide quality services and reliable solutions as a “one-stop-shop” (from design to product), are some of the key features of the Portuguese market.

The World Commerce Review launched the "World Commerce Review Digital Issue Autumn 2021".

Portuguese wines and wine tourism are now 'a click away', thanks to a new website launched by Turismo de Portugal, aimed mainly at foreign tourists.

The new Hilton Porto Gaia will allow more than 100 direct and indirect jobs, contributing actively to the local and regional economies, said the developers.

Almost all (97.5%) of the vehicles manufactured in Portugal are destined for the external market, mainly Europe, with Germany, France, Italy and Spain standing out.

FAME+ is CITEM’s digital sourcing and storytelling platform for the Philippine home, fashion, and lifestyle (HFL) sectors.

IFEX NXTFood Asia Virtual Show: International Food Exhibition in digital format - Multiple Philippine food products in the Philippines' top food trade fair, now on digital format, allowing ubusinesses to interface easily with the click of a button.

Investment promotion digital presentation to promote opportunities in the information technology-business process management  industry (shared services, animation, call centers, health information management services, AI, data science).

Affinity will organize on September 21, 2021, at 9:30 am GMT, the Webinar “Nearshore & Culture: The importance of Culture in Nearshore Technological Projects”. This webinar will feature contribution from Philomène Dias, Director of Inward Investment at AICEP.

The brewing sector in Portugal is regarded as having a “big impact” on the country thanks largely to it representing around 1.5 percent of GDP.

Financing contracts worth €18 million have been signed to “bring Portugal closer” to Spain, both literally and figuratively.

Low cost airline Ryanair, has announced a new winter service connecting Porto and Clermont-Ferrand, operating two weekly flights from November as part of Ryanair’s Winter 2021 schedule.

It is Maersk's first acquisition in the country. The global shipping and logistics giant intends to make "Portugal a strategic tech hub."

"This new operation provides 1,800 seats to Ponta Delgada and 1,440 seats to Terceira, for a total of 3,240 available seats and a potential of 22,680 overnight stays," said the president of the ATA.

As of this Wednesday, September 15, 2021, applications for the Prize are open, aiming to distinguish scientific articles on “Internationalization of the Portuguese Economy in Post-Covid-19: Opportunities and Challenges”. Promoted by the Office for Strategy and Studies (GEE), due to the theme, the award has the collaboration of the Agency for Investment and Foreign Trade of Portugal (AICEP).

Portugal Tech NYC is a program focused on accelerating the growth of Portuguese companies in the United States. From 15th November 2021 to June 2022, this program will be almost fully virtual with a final demo day on a date to be confirmed in June in New York City, United States.

EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) – Round table with Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to celebrate CETA’s fourth anniversary.

New Timetable for Controls on Importing Animal Products from the European Union into Great Britain.

On September 17, from 10 to 11am, the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation the Portuguese Trade & Investment Agency (AICEP), will host a free webinar on the “Trade and Investment Opportunities in Portugal”.

The Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Department (FIRM) of the African Development Bank will hold the second edition of its 2021 Business Opportunities Seminar (BOS) virtually on Tuesday, 12 October and Wednesday, 13 October 2021.

LOAD is a Portuguese company specialist in the study and development of innovative digital products.

UpHill, a digital health startup that develops software to guide clinical decisions and help hospitals adopt evidence-based best practices, raised a $4.1 million seed round to scale up its product within healthcare institutions worldwide.

Why did Portuguese expats decide to move abroad? What fields do they work in, and what do they like best about their current job? How do they feel about remote work, and how do they envision their future working life?

Portugal will be home to one of two hybrid energy parks in Europe as part of the Horizon 2020 fund aiming to promote green energy and carbon neutrality.

THU 2021, one of the biggest events in the digital and entertainment industry, confirms it will host its eighth edition in Tróia, Portugal, from September 20 - 25, 2021.

The European Union (EU) is pioneering an exciting Low Carbon Business Action in Canada (LCBA Canada) to: support the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and move toward a clean circular economy using a business opportunity-driven approach.

The state has been working in a very focused way on wine tourism since 2019, and we can already say that 10% of those who visited Portugal in recent years came with motives associated with wine.

Portugal is "one of the countries in Europe that extracts more revenue per international tourist and that this grew more than 60%" between 2011 and 2019, according to the minister of the economy.

The Fischer Connectors Group launched the construction of the Swiss-headquartered group’s new production site and subsidiary in Portugal.

Consort NT continues its international development with the opening of an Infrastructure service center supporting our French and international clients in the city center of Porto.

SRAM has announced that it has opened a new TIME pedal factory in Portugal after aquiring the sport pedal business from Rossingnol earlier this year.

Tax incentives applications for corporate investment in Research & Development in Portugal reach record levels in 2020.

Evidence from the EIB Investment Survey.

In July 2021, exports and imports of goods recorded nominal year-on-year growth rates of +11.7% and +21.4%, respectively (+21.7% and +29.6% in June 2021, in the same order).

The third edition of the magazine Houses of Portugal - Value & Style has just come out with another set of themes that show the excellence and quality of what is currently produced in the real estate and construction materials sectors in our country.

Discounter Aldi has opened its largest supermarket in Portugal, near Monumental Square in Albufeira.

In this free webinar, a call for applications will be presented for the international "2021 Global Additive Manufacturing Application Innovation Competition", which targets companies in the aerospace and automotive industries.

For the 23rd China Hi Tech Fair, exhibitors can participate online, completely free and digital, reaching up to 2 million online visitors.

Portuguese companies are in force at Munich Fabric Start. The Secretary of State and the Economy highlights that "Portugal knows how to do it, has the design, price and proximity to markets."

The Portuguese economy grew 4.9% in the second quarter of this year, according to Eurostat.

The Bank of Greece launched the note onb the Greek Economy.

The Portuguese startup has completed a €1.5 million seed round, led by Nos 5G fund and Portugal Ventures. Bright Pixel and WiseNext are the other two investors.

With this capital injection, Taikai wants to enter new markets and strengthen its range of solutions.

A subsidiary of Sonae SGPS has concluded the acquisition of 95.4% of vegan products manufacturer Claybell Limited for €75 million.

Efacec's reprivatisation process will have a third phase so that the offers can be improved. The Executive expects to conclude the process at the end of November.

The Algarve Hotels and Tourism Developments Association (AHETA) highlighted that The overall average occupancy per room in the region's hotels and tourist resorts was 76.2% in August.

First-half sales this year by Portuguese farmer of livestock Monte do Pasto Lda, which is owned by CESL Asia of Macao, were twice what they were last year, Ponto Final reports.

According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, broad money supply continued to fall in July with a stable share of patacas. Meanwhile, resident deposits decreased from a month ago whereas loans to residents posted an increase.

The finalists of the Contest for Promotional Videos on Portuguese-speaking Countries, a competition jointly hosted by the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum Macao and the Macao Polytechnic Institute, have been selected from entries made by 24 teams.

PMI moderates somewhat in August.

Merchandise exports rise for eleventh consecutive month in July.

The warning could hardly have been starker: “Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying, and some trends are now irreversible”, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said in its latest report published in August. It was a stark reminder that action is not only inevitable, but also urgent.

The architect José Pedro Sousa, a professor at the University of Porto’s School of Architecture, is one of the 18 thinkers and the only Portuguese member of the round table of the New European Bauhaus, a movement that crosses the environment, economy and culture, to project our common future in a sustainable manner.

Braga and Cascais face competition from Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway and Finland.

The BIQ Health Solutions is a software company creating software solutions to ensure the safety of Patients in Hospitals worldwide.

The number of passengers who disembarked in the Azores from maritime transport increased about 75% in the first seven months of 2021, compared to 2020, according to data released by the Regional Statistical Service of the Azores (SREA).

The American actor is planning to buy some land in the small town of Melides. As for the heiress of the Inditex group, she is preparing to build a luxury resort in Tróia.

"Portugal is doing a very good job in terms of vaccination and is among the EU countries with the highest vaccination coverage of the population," said the ECDC.

The venture capital company is working on a restructuring and investment plan to make Cariano viable.

Portugal Tech NYC is a program focused on accelerating the growth of Portuguese companies in the United States. From 11^th-14^th of October 2021, this program will take place in New York City, United States.

Portugal Tech NYC is a program focused on accelerating the growth of Portuguese companies in the United States. From 11^th-14^th of October 2021, this program will take place in New York City, United States.

The Polish company has invested in a portfolio of solar projects in Portugal with a total capacity of 59MW.

Inspired Education group has spent €4 million on its first boarding residence in Portugal. It also intends to invest €300 million over the next five years.

THU 2021, one of the biggest events in the digital and entertainment industry, confirms it will host its eighth edition in Tróia, Portugal, from September 20 - 25, 2021.

From Monday the green list will also have several other countries added: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania and Switzerland.

The Lisbon Metropolitan Area (AML) was removed from Germany's Covid-19 "high-risk" list, along with Spain and Chile.

Portuguese startup Cleverly.ai, which provides artificial intelligence-based solutions, has been acquired by Denmark's Zendesk.

Beijing wants to "promote cooperation" in areas such as energy, finance and infrastructure construction. Over the last decade China has become one of the main investors in Portugal.

The Horizon 2020 project 5G-DRIVE – “5G-DRIVE: 5G HarmoniseD Research and TrIals for serVice Evolution between EU and China” – which started in September 2018, has come to an end, after nearly three years. The project was a success, creating impactful results across various areas.

The number of company bankruptcies in the European Union (EU) rose 24 percent in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. However, the registration of new companies also increased by 53 percent in this period.

Another edition of the three day Algarve Classic Cars event is about to start on 27 August, that intends, for the 28th year, to be one of the great stages of classic cars in the Iberian Peninsula.

Motorhomers were given a one day warning to adapt to new parking rules in Portugal.

Portugal Tech NYC is a program focused on accelerating the growth of Portuguese companies in the United States. From 11^th-14^th of October 2021, this program will take place in New York City, United States.

WHEN DESIGN MEETS LEGACY: NOW IS THE TIME TO DISCOVER THE STYLE MADE IN PORTUGAL naturally.

The launch of 26 new routes will create 300 new jobs, Ryanair assures. Airline company invests €300 million in the country.

The objective is to recognise the potential of female talent in ICT, as well as to proactively support it by empowering the new generation to lead the technological revolution.

Artists such as the Portuguese Vhils, the Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado, the Angolan Ana Silva or the Mozambican Reinata Sadimba liven up the Parisian cultural scene during the month of August, when the French returned to museums.

The Web Summit technology summit will be in person this year in Lisbon, after the 2020 edition took place entirely online, announced today the executive president and co-founder, Paddy Cosgrave.

World’s largest wave energy test-rig will play a key role in company's next venture, a wave energy converter off the coast of Portugal.

The job vacancies, mostly in the areas of reliability and maintenance, are all destined for the Sines Industrial Complex.

The Efacec group has been contracted to modernise the electricity distribution system in Rio de Janeiro. The project will be completed later this year.

The oil company informed the market that FPSO Carioca started production in the Sépia field in the pre-salt region of the Santos Basin, in Brazil.

Portugal Tech NYC is a program focused on accelerating the growth of Portuguese companies in the United States. From 11^th-14^th of October 2021, this program will take place in New York City, United States.

The honey sector has not suffered a significant impact due to the pandemic and is now waiting to recover from the bad beekeeping years, marked by production drops of up to 80 percent.

Algarve Tourism Association has been at the leading Luxury Travel Show, aimed at German-speaking markets, to attract travelers looking for a luxury tourism experience based on the authenticity in the region.

The region of Porto and the North closed the first half of this year with more than 885,000 guests, occupying first place in the national ranking in this indicator.

Exports of Portuguese wines increased by 14.5 percent in volume and 19.3 percent in value, during the first six months of the year, reaching almost €436 million.

The Contracting program, which integrates a new generation of employees with training initiatives waas created by the Government of the Azores, involving around 700 Azoreans “in less than three months”, announced the regional secretary Duarte Freitas, today.

New digital forms of money have the potential to provide cheaper and faster payments, enhance financial inclusion, improve resilience and competition among payment providers, and facilitate cross-border transfers.