AICEP
Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal

The Universidade Católica Portuguesa has developed the Ciência-UCP platform Ciência-UCP | Universidade Católica Portuguesa, a tool that is a systematic aggregation of all research information.

"The Hannover fair is the biggest industrial and technological fair in the world, it is a kind of showcase, a 'showroom' for world technologies, new trends, products and companies."

Last year alone, Demium invested 1.35 million in 12 start-ups in Portugal. This year, the plan is to raise the bar.

Five minutes by car from downtown Faro, just two minutes from the nearest shopping centre, three minutes from the airport, and five minutes from Faro beach. With all this in mind, no one doubts that Quinta de Faro has an ideal location, as well as an elevated position that allows almost all the 37 properties to have a stunning view over the Ria Formosa.

Bank of Greece | Economic Analysis and Research, May 13, 2022.

Pre-registration open till May 25th. All participants must be registered, even those registered at UNOC.

Mónica Pinto achieves the prominent Silver A'Design Awards & Competition, in Lighting Products and Lighting Projects Design Category.

BIAL Foundation opened in April 2022 a new call of its Grants Programme for Scientific Research. Applications should be submitted until August 31, 2022.

Portuguese furniture company JOM First opened Algarve Save to Portimao.

A new study has revealed that searches for holidays in Portugal from British travellers have increased by over 25% over the past week.

Lisbon will host the 47th UEFA congress, on April 5, 2023.

With the publication Living Conditions in Greece, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) provides to users significant statistical data reflecting living conditions in Greece, concentrated in one publication.

Until now, Bosch Aveiro produced the indoor unit for air and water heat pumps in a single production line.

Digi will start building its mobile network in June, but also plans to offer other services. Company confirms it already has 70 people in Portugal.

Exports of goods continued to grow in the first quarter of this year, currently standing 21.5% above the pre-pandemic level.

E-Tuk Factory, a company from the Netherlands that manufactures electric tuk-tuks, will relocate from Thailand to Santo Tirso, in the district of Porto.

Minority Denim, based in the north of Portugal, a denim lab and dyeing company, is pleased to announce the BioTint concept and the Tech on Textile, a dye and inovatives denim washes techniques that will make a difference to the fashion world.

Balanças Marques is again nominated for best company in the 2022 edition of the "Weighing Review Awards". Also nominated are some of its products, the PCM M1500e truck scale, the BM5 ARM retail scale and the ETPOS software.

The Greek Economy publication aims to provide the latest key economic information on Greece in a clear and comprehensive manner.

Technological company Klarna wants to create 500 jobs in the next few years and is hiring computer engineering and beyond.

Investment in the purchase of real estate, as part of the golden visa program, totalled 48.3 million euros in April, of which 15.4 million was for urban rehabilitation, with Americans leading the way.

According to the company led by Andy Brown, the four new photovoltaic plants will be able to avoid the emission of around 54 kton of CO2 to the atmosphere.

In the last week of April 2022, Nordbygg took place in Stockholm, one of the most important tradeshows in the construction sector in Sweden.

An official mission will take place from the 10th to the 13th May from Luxembourg to Portugal organised by the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, in close cooperation with the Ministry of the Economy and the Embassy of Luxembourg in Portugal.

Is your startup interested in access to Corporate Venture Capital (CVC)? You may be more successful in landing an investment if you learn to look from their perspective. What’s in it for them?

UCP is a global university, embracing internationalization as a holistic and transformational process involving the academic community.

Swedish fintech company Klarna, known for its “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) installment payment solutions, will install a development center in Portugal. According to the company’s announcement, this center will be established in the country’s capital, without a concrete site yet.

The 4th Newsletter for Posidonia 2022 is now available.

Portugal is the eighth country to host the Norwegian company, listed on Euronext Growth with a market capitalisation of around €350 million.

The Governments of Portugal and Kenya are proud to organize the Sustainable Blue Economy Investment Forum (SBEIF), a special event of the 2nd United Nations Ocean Conference that will take place at Estoril Congress Centre in Cascais on June 28, 2022, 3.00pm.

Balanças Marques participated in Farm Shop & Deli Show which took place from April 25th to 27th in Birmingham. The balance of the first presence at a fair held in the United Kingdom could not be more encouraging.

Pre-registration for eligible stakeholder organizations to participate in the 2022 UN Ocean Conference is now open (Deadline: Monday, 16 May).

The hub starts with 150 engineers and plans to create 400 new jobs by 2026. "It's a fantastic city to live and work in, which gives access to an increasing number of talents," said the company's CTO.

The other two cities completing the podium are Miami and Dubai, respectively. The fourth place in the Savills ranking is occupied by the the Algarve region.

Foreign minister João Gomes Cravinho Portugal wants to strengthen relations at the economic, scientific, cultural, educational and mobility levels with India.

Enterprise Greece Newsletter | April 2022.

When Paddy Cosgrave brought the Websummit to Portugal in 2016, the Europe’s largest tech event, there were already Portuguese startups on the international scene, like Farfetch, Seedrs and Codacity.

The World Business Chicago is hosting its inaugural food innovation conference, the 2022 Chicago Venture Summit Future-of-Food, from Wednesday, May 25 to Thursday, May 26. 

The construction of NEST - New & Emerging Sustainable Technologies will involve a €130 million investment and is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2023.

With the participation of a great number of Greek and foreign fur-making businesses, the 47^th KASTORIA International Fur Fair will be opening its doors 25-28 August, 2022, offering Exhibitors the opportunity to present their new collections for the 22/23 Winter Season, at an exhibition event which attracts hundreds of commercial buyers of the most significant fur markets worldwide.

Lonely Planet has ranked an ocean pool in Portugal as one of the ‘Most Incredible in the World’.

Greece’s pharmaceutical sector.

The Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO) and the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) are pleased to announce that the POGO-SCOR Visiting Fellowship programme for 2022 is now open for applications.

ALDI Portugal has officially opened its largest distribution centre in the country and one of the largest in the ALDI Nord Group.

The Portuguese company will build a new factory in Spain to supply the automotive industry, foreseeing a total investment of €45 million in this industrial project.

According to the president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, this conference is a "unique opportunity" to demonstrate the "national vocation" of investing in the sea.

In the medium-term, the company aims to recruit Product, Engineering and Sales teams for the Lisbon hub.

EDP secures contract to sell energy generated by new solar power plant in São Paulo, Brazil. The plant has a capacity of 254 MW, of which 120 MW are covered by a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published on Tuesday its projections in the World Economic Outlook, having revised downwards the recent global growth estimates due to the negative effects of the war in Ukraine.

National tourist accommodations received 1.2 million guests in February, which represents an increase of 507% compared to the same month of 2021, according to data published by the National Statistics Institute (INE).

Portugal continues to stand out as a tourist destination of excellence.

A European consortium comprising Portuguese developer Madoqua Renewables, Dutch energy transition project developer and consultancy Power2X and Danish fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has announced plans to build a €1bn ($1.08bn) industrial-scale complex for the production of green hydrogen and ammonia in Sines, Portugal.

What began in Lisbon and recently expanded into the Algarve region is finally coming to Porto.

Green Wine Future 2022, an international wine business conference focused on Sustainability Solutions and Climate Crisis Responses, is pleased to announce its key sponsors:

Tropical shallow-water coral reefs provide a unique natural archive of past changes in sea level, climate and environmental variability, as well as of the response of coral reef systems to rapid changes in sea level and climate.

Join us for a conversation about how to respond to the rising seas already threatening people, infrastructure and property on US coastlines.

Discover Portuguese Apparel, Footwear & Jewellery Thursday, April 28, at Ibeyostudio, Kammakargatan 11, 16:00-20:00. Roundtable discussions start at 16:30.

Felino S.A. will be, once again, at " GLOBAL INDUSTRIE (ex MIDEST) Paris 2022”, France ,the foremost exhibition in the field of industrial subcontracting, which takes place from the 17^th  to the 20^th of May 2022 in Paris.

Bionova Capital, a leading venture capital firm investing in and building disruptive life science companies across Europe, announced that its portfolio company Adapttech has raised a new £2.3 million investment round.

Economic policy platform and partner country Portugal - As the partner country of Hannover Messe, Portugal’s Prime Minister António Costa will open trade fair alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. More than 120 Portuguese companies have registered for this year’s Hannover Messe under the motto ‘Portugal Makes Sense’.

The authorisation of the recapitalisation of the Banco Português de Fomento, Portuguese Development Bank, will allow this institution to help Smes affected by the consequences of the health crisis.

Portuguese companies are "very welcome" to the immense Chinese market, the Chinese Ambassador to Portugal Zhao Bentang said on Tuesday.

Galp Energia and Northvolt announced they have chosen Setúbal to install a new conversion unit. Investment is around €700 million.

SPI is inviting you to the upcoming online engagement event - Business Exchanges in Singapore, on the 27th of April 2022, starting at 09h30 CET (15h30 SGT).

The 3rd Newsletter for Posidonia 2022 is now available to download.

Portugal has two beaches on the list of the best in Europe elected every year by travellers on the "European Best Destinations" website.

An article about 'The consequences of War on the IT Outsourcing landscape' by Unipartner.

Bank of Greece | Economic Analysis and Research.

The Greek Economy publication aims to provide the latest key economic information

Harmonized inflation surged to 7.5% in March, from February’s 5.9% reading, marking the highest print since 1997.

The completion of the global strategic partnership and investment is expected by the third quarter of 2022.

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) through the quarterly publication Greece in figures, published in both the Greek and English languages, presents statistical data providing an updated demographic, social and economic picture of Greece in a clear and comprehensive manner.

Balanças Marques participated in important fairs in France and Saudi Arabia at the end of March, having returned from both with excellent business prospects.

In this, which is the largest solar farm in Mozambique, Efacec carried out the engineering design, supply and construction, being also responsible for the operation and maintenance of this plant, installed in an area of about 65 hectares.

Air Liquide and EQIOM are joining forces in a project named “K6” with the aim to transform EQIOM’s Lumbres plant into one of the first carbon-neutral cement plants in Europe.

Air Liquide and Sogestran have signed an agreement to form a joint venture.

Researchers have developed high-protein microalgae strains boasting improved taste – now upscaled by Allmicroalgae.

Vicaima has integrated various Portaro® solutions with Fire and Acoustic Performances in the different areas of the recently renovated Le Roc de La Garenne International School campus, in Switzerland.

Vision-Box Implements a Digital Identity Technology Project for Automated Passenger Processing for The Mexican Secretariat of National Defense at Felipe Angeles International Airport, Santa Lucia, Mexico.

Photovoltaic Self-Consumption Project in Portugal produces around 3,200,000 kWh/year of renewable energy, thanks to the installation of 4,086 solar panels on around 4,000 m2 on the ground.

Efacec will participate in Hannover Messe 2022, the world’s leading trade fair in the area of industrial transformation, where it will show its consolidated portfolio in the Energy and Environment areas through a multimedia dynamic that proves its pioneering spirit and innovation in these areas and which includes Electric Mobility solutions, essential to ensure that the path of sustainability and decarbonization is real.

Amorim Cork Composites, Corticeira Amorim’s business unit that develops products, solutions and applications for some of the most sophisticated industries in the world, is celebrating the successful test flight of a groundbreaking electric plane that used Amorim cork in its battery system.

According to the Institute of Douro and Port Wines (IVDP), total sales of port and Douro wines in 2021 reached "record figures" of €600 million.

Pursuant to General Assembly decision 75/578, the United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (the 2022 UN Ocean Conference) will be held from 27 June to 1 July 2022, in Lisbon, Portugal.

A new photovoltaic plant will begin to be built this year in the Algarve, with 24,000 solar panels being installed in an area covering of 24 hectares.

Finance, HR, Purchasing, Information Management, Engineering, Communication, Customer Services, Legal and Compliance are the areas which Airbus is looking to hire in Portugal.

The 44th JITAC – European Textile Fair 2023 Spring/Summer collection took place in Tokyo from March 22^nd to the 24^th, 2022.

EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson and US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm will launch a special U.S.-EU high-level business-to-business (B2B) forum on offshore wind aiming to bring together key players from both sides of the Atlantic – policymakers, companies and investors – to outline the challenges ahead for these emerging technologies and to find new areas for cooperation.

From the wind power of the Aegean Sea to the sun power of the Sahara Desert, from new liquefied natural gas facilities to new high-voltage undersea power cables, Greece is at the epicenter of a rapidly changing energy landscape.

These 50 startups alone have raised $1.2 billion in funding, a combined valuation of $6 billion and employ 3,500 people.

The Bank of Portugal (BoP) revealed Tuesday that China is the fifth country that most invests in Portugal.

The tech hub in Lisbon is the North American giant's first investment in the Portuguese market and aims to boost the company's growth plans in Europe.

Agreement to buy gas from the US by the European Union may lead to the construction of a new terminal in Sines.

The director of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in the UK, Christina Hippisley, announced that Britons with second homes in Portugal are assessing applications for golden residence permits.

Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN), one of the world’s largest food companies and a recognized leader in protein, announced the opening of a new information technology (IT) hub in Lisbon, Portugal, which is expected to create more than 200 technology jobs.

After several years in the making by 3DCork, NATTU comes to accentuate the ecological lifestyle that is soothing and enables us to live connected to Nature.

The EIT Digital, an entity from the European Institute of Innovation and Technology is currently promoting the EIT Digital Venture Program. This program is back to help entrepreneurial teams transform their digital business ideas into successful startups.

The archipelago is one of 50 European destinations selected to join the "Smart Tourism Destinations" project.

Kaizen Tech is an internal project within the cork company and starts with a team of 20 engineers.