AICEP
Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal

The space, located at Sonae’s headquarters, is dedicated to education and training and it has been named ‘Belmiro de Azevedo Learning Centre’. It includes the renamed ‘Belmiro de Azevedo Auditorium’ with 500 square meters in total, with knowledge as its goal.

While the demand for lithium is expected to grow exponentially, concerns about mining the metal in Portugal has made this topic a contentious one.

The Algarve has once again been nominated for “Best Beach Destination in the World 2021” at the World Travel Awards, a category that the region won for the first time last year.

The Biden administration announced a plan to develop large-scale wind farms along nearly the entire coastline of the United States, the first long-term strategy from the government to produce electricity from offshore turbines.

United Kingdom: Industrial output growth speeds up in August.

Korea: Consumer confidence improves in September.

Germany: Merchandise exports drop in August.

The digital marketing campaign MADE IN PORTUGAL naturally, launched in March this year by AICEP – Portuguese Trade & Investment Agency, was a success, making headlines in 30 countries with more than 1000 articles and 574 million views.

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).

BorgWarner broke ground on a new plant in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, where it plans to produce electrification products such as electric motors, inverters and battery management systems for a wide range of global automakers in Europe.

The 5G Briefing 2021 will take place on 16-17 November in Frankfurt with keynotes, presentations and several panel sessions.

Portugal’s first licensed crypto exchange is now making it easier for users to trade in digital currencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) with the launch of its online trading service.

The 49th edition of Portugal Fashion starts at the Alfândega building in Porto with 35 fashion shows and spring/summer 22 presentations from almost 50 brands and creators taking place until 16 October.

The president of the AEP Foundation, Luís Miguel Ribeiro, considers that the contribution of the Portuguese diaspora in Canada in promoting the Portugal brand in the country is crucial for business success in what is considered “a market with many business opportunities”.

ANIMA Investment Network   -  Register now & join us during the World Investment Forum on October 19th.

As part of its work to promote Portuguese wine production in foreign markets, ViniPortugal is organizing an event with a Grand Tasting and two Masterclasses under the direction of the renowned sommelier Eric Boschman, in Brussels, on October 18th.

Ireland-based WElink Group and China Triumph International Engineering Co. Ltd have announced the completion of the 219 MW Solara 4 project in Portugal’s Algarve region. An inauguration ceremony for the project was held last week, and it is expected to begin full operations before the end of October.

Portugal’s Secretary of State for the Environment, Inês dos Santos Costa, was at Expo this week to share her insights on how we can leverage technology and innovation to achieve global sustainability goals.

Felino S.A. will be once again at "ELMIA SUBCONTRACTOR 2021” the foremost exhibition in the field of industrial subcontracting in the Scandinavian region, which takes place from the 09^th  to the 12^th  November 2021 in Jönköping Sweden.

The Autódromo Internacional do Algarve (AIA), in Portimão, is part of the provisional calendar for the 2022 MotoGP World Championship.

Nomad Homes, a technology startup focused on real estate, has managed to raise 20 million dollars (approximately €17 million) in a Series A financing round, to accelerate its expansion in southern Europe.

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.

The Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) and the Columbia Climate School, with support from Iberdrola, will host a virtual, global conference on October 25, 2021, 8am-2pm ET, focused on corporate alignment with the Paris Agreement

The Hellenic Statistical Authority launched the newsletter "The Greek Economy".

As International Revenue Increasingly Contributes to PagerDuty Success, Company Rapidly Scales to Support Regional Growth.

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 EU GCC Business Forum to be held on 23 October in EXPO Dubai organised by the EU GCC Dialogue on  Economic Diversification Project.

The 55th edition of the MARMO+MAC 2021 Fair took place in Verona – Italy, between September 29th and October 2nd and was attended by 42 Portuguese companies.

Portugal's participation in Expo Dubai, United Arab Emirates, means the "return of Portugal to a logic of systematic participation in international exhibitions," Foreign Minister Augusto Silva said.

Air Liquide, TotalEnergies and VINCI, are combining forces with other large international companies to sponsor the creation of the world’s largest fund exclusively dedicated to clean hydrogen infrastructure solutions.

At the beginning of the years twenties of the second millennium, Africa is determined to significantly increase intra-African trade, to implement the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and to stimulate its entrepreneurial spirit in order to promote the creation of jobs, particularly in favor of Africa’s youth, inclusive growth and social and political stability.

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).

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.

The Enterprise Greece invest & trade launched is September newsletter.

The webinar will take place on Wednesday, October 13^th, 2021 at 3.30 PM (CET).

All along, the wineries on the Portuguese islands of the Azores were never just places that made wine.

The Web Summit co-founder pointed out that at first, the organisation indicated that the number of attendees would be 10,000, then in recent months, it has been growing.

Recer is present (20 September to 8 October) at Cersaie Digital, a digital platform where you can preview the new collections – Trends 2021 - that we will be physically presenting at the fair (27 September to 1 October).

The largest national association of the olive sector estimates that Portugal will produce 150,000 tonnes of olive oil in the 2021/2022 campaign.

Farfetch's future global campus will include other companies, a hotel and 42 flats. The "most sustainable development in Portugal" is expected to be completed by 2025.

ACL will represent Portugal in the biggest Architecture and Interior Design Norwegian event.

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.

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.