AICEP
Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal

Apart from revealing its hydrogen roadmap, the Spanish energy company has signed an MoU with EDP for implementing renewable hydrogen projects in the Iberian Peninsula with initial focus on two projects in Spain and one in Portugal.

The five parks of the solar complex in São Paulo can generate 547,000 MWh a year, enough to supply a city with over 750,000 inhabitants.

Portugal's largest utility EDP (EDP.LS) said on Thursday it wanted to transform its 1.2 gigawatt (GW) coal-fired power plant in Sines that it shut in January into a green hydrogen hub, with first production expected by 2025.

“Estamos entrando en una fase gradual de recuperación de la economía cubana, con una diversificación del tejido productivo y mayor participación de los emprendimientos estatales y no estatales”, informó este jueves Alejandro Gil Fernández, viceprimer ministro y titular de Economía y Planificación.

Repsol ha firmado un acuerdo con el Gobierno portugués que implica la inversión de 657 millones de euros para la ampliación del puerto de Sines, el más importante de Portugal porque mueve el 49% del tráfico marítimo.

La branche européenne du constructeur japonais a acté un plan de déploiement de la technologie de la société VTEX à travers 22 pays de la zone. Mazda entend ainsi accélérer dans le domaine du commerce digital.

Portuguese renewable energy company EDP Renovaveis SA (ELI:EDPR) inaugurated on Friday a 252-MW direct current (DC) solar photovoltaic (PV) complex in Brazil, its largest in the world.

Portugal will create three technological free zones, ZLTs, with a profound power sector legislative assessment to generate clean and renewable energy, according to an official.

La empresa del sector automotriz creará alrededor de 300 empleos.

Portugal is a country that is known for its lovely cities, amazing beaches, good food, and awesome wines. In the last 15 years, the country has been known for its top-quality or top-rated educational system.

The UK Government has updated its travel advice for British tourists going on holiday to Portugal stating that fully vaccinated holidaymakers no longer need a Covid test to enter the popular holiday hotspot.

Visit Portugal announced that Braga will be the next destination to host the 2022 AITO overseas Conference in collaboration with Porto and The North and Braga Council.

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Portuguese renewable energy company EDP Renovaveis SA (ELI:EDPR) inaugurated on Friday a 252-MW direct current (DC) solar photovoltaic (PV) complex in Brazil, its largest in the world.

The plant is said to be the largest operational solar park in Portugal, and one of the largest unsubsidised plants in Europe.

First woman to head a Portuguese diplomatic mission in China points to shared economic and trade links stretching back hundreds of years.

The rapid rise of premium beer and craft breweries has created fresh business opportunities in China, the largest beer market in the world, as local drinkers pay more attention to superior quality and exclusivity, the CEO of Portuguese brewing company Super Bock Group says.

Approval of bilateral protocol, on medical grounds and for employment purpose, between Angola and Portugal has made it easier for visas in ordinary passports for youth mobility.

A delegação da AICEP Portugal Global na Suécia apresenta hoje a campanha global MADE IN PORTUGAL naturally que reforça o compromisso das marcas e indústria portuguesa em valores incontornáveis como Sustentabilidade, Inovação, Conhecimento, Tradição e Customização.

A Clever Leaves Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: CLVR, CLVRW) (“Clever Leaves” or the “Company”), operador líder multinacional e produtor licenciado de produtos farmacêuticos de canabinóide de alta qualidade, anunciou hoje a exportação de 30 kg de flores de cannabis de alta qualidade THC de sua instalação em portugal para a Biopharmaceutical Research Company (“BRC”), empresa farmacêutica licenciada pelo órgão de fiscalização de drogas americano, o DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration). BRC desenvolve ingredientes farmacêuticos ativos (IFA) compatíveis com legislação federal para terapias à base de plantas nos Estados Unidos.

Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Awards are highly prestigious prizes based on the rankings published every year and generally recognized by the industry professionals and independent travellers to be the ones to pay attention to.

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.

Todos os países de língua portuguesa estão representados na Expo 2020, que acontece em Dubai, nos Emirados Árabes. Visitar os pavilhões dessas nações é um alento para o viajante lusófono que sente falta de se comunicar em português na exposição mundial, que tem como idiomas francos o árabe e o inglês.

50 years ago, Toyota laid the cornerstone of its European success story with the start of a small-scale vehicle assembly plant in Portugal. Back in 1971, Toyota established with Salvador Caetano, its first manufacturing site in Europe, currently known as the Ovar Plant.

Materials science company Recover has signed a multi-year agreement with Portuguese manufacturer Polopiqué to scale the former’s recycled cotton fibre.

No último fim de semana, o governador Antonio Denarium recebeu, no Palácio Senador Hélio Campos, o embaixador de Portugal no Brasil, Luís Faro Ramos, a embaixatriz Maria Cristina Ramos e a vice-cônsul de Portugal, Maria Fernanda Pinheiro, além de representantes da comunidade portuguesa na Região Norte.

Repris par cinq de ses managers, le VPciste est à nouveau fringuant. Grâce au digital, Blancheporte a traversé la crise sans dommages.

A Agência de Estado Português para o Investimento e Comércio Externo (AICEP) lançou em março deste ano uma campanha de marketing digital Made in Portugal Naturalmente. Foi um sucesso completo.

El evento incluirá un foro de debate y constituirá un punto importante a la hora de aunar esfuerzos y estrategias en pos de un turismo accesible, responsable y socialmente sustentable, dijeron fuentes oficiales.

Leonteq AG (SIX: LEON) establishes an office in Lisbon as part of its initiative to support business growth whilst protecting its profitability over the long-term.

Los hallazgos de la científica cubana María Guadalupe Guzmán Tirado “han permitido profundizar en el origen del dengue, el tratamiento de los síntomas y su prevención”, señala el comunicado de la Unesco.

Queda por vacunar a los menores de edad a partir de 15 años y terminar de abrir la sociedad las 24 horas. Por ahora, se relajó el confinamiento.

A participação brasileira na Web Summit, que decorrerá presencialmente em Lisboa em novembro, foi abordada na última reunião anual da Federação das Câmaras de Comércio Portuguesas no Brasil, país que terá, pelo primeiro ano, um ‘stand’ no evento.

The first school with a 5G network in Portugal has been inaugurated with a virtual tour at the Pavilhão do Conhecimento, in Lisbon, from Matosinhos.

The Portuguese Cork Association (APCOR) and the San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival, one of California’s largest wine and food events, are proud to announce an environmentally-focused partnership to promote the sustainability of cork closures at the 17th annual festival and culinary celebration on November 11-14.

Softbank Group participó en la extensión de 110 millones de dólares de una ronda de Serie E anunciada el miércoles.

Les ventes sur internet ont progressé de 24,9% au deuxième trimestre 2021 vs la même période en 2020, marquée par les confinements selon la Fevad. Une forte hausse qui s’explique grâce au redémarrage des services et aux efforts des magasins physiques. Sans surprise, Amazon reste en tête des sites marchands les plus fréquentés.

As relações económicas mais importantes entre os dois países são visíveis nos sectores da banca, construção, energia e indústria.

Dora Nunes Gago, actual directora do departamento de português da Universidade de Macau, acredita que a pandemia poderá ter levado a um aumento da procura pelo idioma, não apenas ao nível da licenciatura mas também de disciplinas opcionais. A responsável está de saída do cargo.

A Federação das Câmaras Portuguesas de Comércio no Brasil  (FCPCB) reuniu representantes das câmaras de 15 estados brasileiros nesta semana em Brasília, para participarem da sua Assembleia Geral Ordinária e de encontros presenciais.

La Cámara de Comercio de Cuba anunció, en su página oficial en Facebook,  la buena noticia sobre la incorporación de Cuba en la Federación de Asociaciones de América Latina, el Caribe, España y Portugal de Entidades de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación (ALETI).

Prosolia has confirmed to pv magazine that the project will be built in Santiago do Cacém, about 200 kilometers south of Lisbon. The plant will employ Tesla batteries.

Los vuelos a la capital cubana tendrán -en principio- frecuencias de miércoles y domingos con Airbus A350, uno de los dos aparatos de la flota de la compañía de aviación que inició sus operaciones caribeñas en junio pasado con vuelos a Punta Cana y Cancún.

Proximis et Iloveretail.fr viennent de publier leur troisième enquête sur le comportement des Français face au e-commerce. A l’heure où les constructeurs automobiles se penchent avec insistance sur ce sujet, voici les grandes tendances.

Une publicité inhabituelle s'affiche en ce moment dans le métro parisien. Un concours, proposé par un jeune Suisse, qui propose de "devenir millionnaire en un an" grâce au drop shipping.

Travelling from Portugal to France in an electric vehicle is now made easier. Mobilize is a partner of the European CIRVE project, which is promoting e-mobility throughout the Iberian Peninsula thanks to the installation of 40 fast charging stations strategically located along primary routes.

Portugal is now the country with the world's highest vaccination rate, according to figures from Our World In Data.

The Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) said in a statement yesterday that it launched a new version of the “Chinese-Portuguese News Learning App” this month.

El anuncio de que la multinacional danesa Vestas cerrará su fábrica de componentes para los aerogeneradores eólicos de Chavín, en Viviero, ha caído como un jarro de agua fría en A Mariña lucense.

O Departamento de Desenvolvimento Económico do Dubai (Dubai Economy) anunciou hoje as suas últimas perspectivas económicas, segundo as quais espera que o emirado registe um crescimento de 3,1 por cento este ano. Estimulado pela realização da Expo 2020, o crescimento do Dubai deverá acelerar para 3,4 por cento em 2022.

AliExpress ouvre fin septembre ou début octobre 2021 un centre de tri en région parisienne, pour réduire ses délais de livraison en France. 50 à 60% des colis commandés sur la place de marché sont aujourd'hui livrés dans l'Hexagone en 10 à 14 jours. Son directeur général William Wang, interrogé par LSA, compte faire passer ce chiffre à 70 ou 80% dès l'année prochaine.

Estão abertas, desde 15 de setembro, as candidaturas a premiação que visa distinguir trabalhos/artigos científicos sobre “Internacionalização da Economia Portuguesa no Pós-Covid-19: Oportunidades e Desafios”.

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has received a high-level Portuguese delegation, headed by Eurico Brilhante Dias, Portugal's Secretary of State for Internationalisation, to discuss strengthening economic relations between Sharjah and Portugal.

In addition, authorities from the two countries signed this Monday agreements “to strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas such as tourism and energy,” and the Asian nation “symbolically” made a donation of rice to the island, according to press reports.

Como parte de su visita oficial a Cuba, el presidente de la República Socialista de Vietnam, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, conoció este lunes de primera mano las oportunidades de negocios existentes en la Zona Especial de Desarrollo Mariel (ZEDM).

Casi doscientos municipios fronterizos de Zamora, Salamanca y Portugal se unen en un plan pionero para instalar placas fotovoltaicas.

Instituciones de ambos países establecieron un acuerdo para el desarrollo biotecnológico. Forma parte de la visita oficial del presidente del país asiático, Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Los hoteles Meliá Habana, Tryp Habana Libre, en la capital cubana, y otros ubicados en el balneario de Varadero (Matanzas), las provincias Cienfuegos, Holguín y los cayos abrirán sus puertas tras meses cerrados al público por las restricciones de la pandemia.

77% des internautes achètent sur le premier site qu'ils consultent lors de leur parcours d'achat e-commerce, souligne une étude GfK pour Google, dévoilée par LSA. Les consommateurs qui finalisent leur transaction ailleurs ont souvent trouvé le produit moins cher chez un concurrent.

Carlos Duque Simões, presidente da Câmara de Comércio Europeia de Macau destacou ontem, num seminário online sobre investimento, o novo plano de cooperação com a ilha de Hengqin, apresentado esta semana pelo Executivo.

Quatorze acteurs de l’e-commerce, mais pas Amazon, ont signé en juillet une charte du gouvernement visant à réduire leur impact environnemental en s’attaquant aux pans clés du secteur.

Britons have become the second-largest nationality in Portugal, after a 34.6 per cent increase was noted in the period between 2019-2020, the Portuguese Border and Immigration Services (SEF) have revealed.

Maersk (Maersk) has announced the acquisition of HUUB, a Portuguese cloud-based logistics start-up, specialised in technology solutions for B2C warehousing for the fashion industry. This is Maersk´s third acquisition this year within E-commerce Logistics, strengthening Maersk´s technology capabilities in the area.

Portuguese utility group EDP - Energias de Portugal SA (ELI:EDP) plans to invest over EUR 550 million (USD 649.7m) in a project to convert its Los Barrios coal-fired power plant in Cadiz province, southern Spain, into a green hydrogen production facility.

El Foro de Empresarios y Líderes de Tecnologías de la Información (FELTi 2021) abrió las puertas de su quinta edición este miércoles, de manera virtual desde La Habana, en aras de promover mayor intercambio entre profesionales del ecosistema digital cubano y foráneo.

Portuguese electric utilities company EDP Group has announced it will invest R$41.9m ($8m) in a pilot project for the production of a green hydrogen plant in Pecém Industrial and Port Complex, set to commence operations as early as December 2022.

Two Portuguese business associations – the Portuguese associations of Renewable Energies (APREN) and the Solar Photovoltaic Sector Companies (APESF) – announced their merger on Tuesday (14 September) to develop the solar photovoltaic sector in Portugal.

‘Pragmatic’ move to avoid more strain on supply chains pushes date back from October 1.

Cuba comenzará este jueves los intercambios con expertos de la Organización Mundial de Salud (OMS) para el reconocimiento de las vacunas anti COVID-19 Abdala y Soberana 02, anunció hoy Rolando Pérez, director de Ciencia e Innovación de BioCubaFarma.

Apostando na internacionalização do destino Minas Gerais, o governo anunciou que o estado é a primeira unidade da federação a contar com um escritório fora do país, a ser instalado em Portugal.

O produto da CESL Asia, made in Portugal, visa reduzir a emissão de gases com efeitos de estufa. A carne pode ser experimentada no restaurante The Manor, no Hotel St. Regis.

O governador do Estado, Renato Casagrande, participou, nesta segunda-feira (13), do evento “Espírito Santo: as perspectivas e oportunidades da relação com Portugal”, no Palácio Anchieta, em Vitória.

Delivery platform Glovoapp23 SL has acquired two grocery-delivery companies in Spain and Portugal, bulking up its quick-commerce business amid fierce competition in Europe with venture-capital money pouring into the sector.

UpHill aims to support healthcare professionals' decision-making, help hospitals save time and reduce waste.

Plus qu'un slogan, le MADE IN PORTUGAL naturally est en passe de devenir une marque haut de gamme réputée pour sa qualité, sa créativité et sa durabilité.

The number of British citizens officially registered as living in Portugal shot up by more than 30% between 2019 and 2020, well beyond anything that has been seen in recent years.

El encuentro virtual “Conocer Ribatejo” pretende mejorar los lazos entre dos regiones que tiene en común más de lo que parece.

Portuguese renewables company Greenvolt - Energias Renovaveis SA (ELI:GVOLT), together with Polish peer Neo Energy Group, has acquired KSME, a Polish energy development and storage company.

Cuba prepara las condiciones para abrir gradualmente sus fronteras a partir del 15 de noviembre de 2021.

TAP Air Portugal reported it will operate up to 941 return frequencies per week during its winter 2021/2022 flight schedule, an increase of up to 91 per week compared to summer 2021.

Students will compete for MOP 22,000 in prizes during two-week online bootcamp that aims to build bridges via sustainably oriented business.

Ryanair has launched six new routes from Birmingham as part of its winter 2021/2022 schedule unveiled today. There are 28 routes in total from the airport, including new flights to Bergamo, Lisbon, Bucharest, Shannon, Turin and Vilnius.

Repsol has selected Univation Technologies’ UNIPOL™ PE Process for its 300,000 TPY polyethylene (PE) plant. This new PE plant will be constructed along with another polymer production unit with both plants located at Repsol’s Industrial Complex in Sines, Portugal. The combined project represents the largest industrial investment in Portugal in the last ten years with a total value at €657 million (ca. $775 million).

O comércio externo da China voltou a crescer em Agosto, em termos homólogos, apesar de interrupções causadas por surtos de covid-19 em várias regiões do país, segundo dados oficiais ontem divulgados.

Mixed-use development in Portuguese capital marks departure for Chinese conglomerate which previously concentrated on luxury market.

The Swiss group The Fischer Connectors will expand its activity into the Portuguese territory with the first production unit of technical connections and cables in Amarante, which will create 400 new jobs. The construction of the new plant will be the responsibility of dst construction company, which is dstgroup corporation.

As fashion week approaches, Platform E, the next generation technology company that has enabled collections to be created and shopped digitally, is urging all global fashion houses, and the wider industry to re-think their approach to the seasonal fashion weeks, in the wake of the world environmental crisis and the urgent consumer cry for brands to act sustainably.

Spin, the micromobility unit of Ford Motor Company, announced it is expanding its micromobility services in Europe to the city of Matosinhos, Portugal. Starting this week, Spin will provide an initial fleet of 200 e-scooters to residents and visitors, with plans to scale the fleet based on consumer demand. The company also plans to expand to additional cities in Portugal by the end of the year.

Schindler, multinacional especializada en transporte vertical, ha puesto en marcha un nuevo programa en Iberia llamado Women Back to Business, con el objetivo de dar una nueva oportunidad a aquellas mujeres que, por motivos personales, decidieron interrumpir su carrera profesional y ahora quieren volver a trabajar, pero encuentran dificultades para hacerlo.

Les ventes en ligne ont enregistré une croissance de 8,5% l'année dernière en France, ainsi qu'un nombre record de 1,5 million de nouveaux acheteurs, d'après la Fevad.

Le top départ de la course aux consignes automatiques de retrait de colis a retenti : le chinois Alibaba veut déployer ses casiers dans 650 espaces en France d'ici fin 2021. 60 étagères connectées ont déjà été installées par le groupe début septembre. Carrefour rendra disponibles à ses clients 400 lockers courant septembre.

Evento de negócios multissectorial, de natureza corporativa e institucional, dirigido a empresários e investidores, o roadshow Macau/Portugal contará com a presença de José Augusto Duarte, embaixador de Portugal na República Popular da China, de Zhao Bentang, embaixador da China em Portugal, bem como de outras individualidades do mundo dos negócios.

Teniendo en cuenta el avance en el proceso de vacunación en Cuba, su efectividad demostrada y la perspectiva de que más del 90 % de toda la población concluirá los calendarios de vacunación en noviembre se preparan las condiciones para abrir, gradualmente, las fronteras del país a partir del 15 de noviembre de 2021.

Portugal-based Impetus Group is working towards reducing its ecological footprint and contributing to a greener future by reinforcing its strategic sustainability plan. This plan is based on four fundamental pillars: use of sustainable materials, greater savings, and reuse of energy, circularity in the industry, and transparency of the entire production process.

Los Reyes de España acompañaron al presidente de Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, en la inauguración de un centro pionero en la lucha contra el cáncer de páncreas, uno de los más difíciles de curar, en la Fundación Champalimaud, ubicada en Lisboa.

L'e-commerce pèse chaque année un peu plus lourd dans le chiffre d'affaires total de la vente de détail. En 2020 en France, porté par l'épidémie, il a bondit 3,3 points sur un an à 13,1%, selon le dernier rapport de la Fédération du e-commerce et de la vente à distance. Une forte croissance qui bénéficie aussi aux acteurs du brick and mortar.

Em Julho, exportaram-se 1,12 mil milhões de patacas de mercadorias, o equivalente a uma subida de 5,2 por cento, relativamente ao mesmo período do ano passado.

FairJourney Biologics S.A. (FJB), leader in the discovery and optimization of antibodies, today announced it has relocated into a larger, newly purpose-built research center in Porto, Portugal. The new premises support the Company’s expansion and plans for further growth.

The UK remained the third biggest destination for Portuguese wine in the first half of 2021 in value terms, according to new export data released by Wines of Portugal.

Digi Communications, whose interests include Romania’s leading pay-TV operator RCS&RDS, is planning to enter the Portuguese market.