Fundação AIP has announced the debut of Lisbon Food Affair, a new trade event in Lisbon’s Parque de Nacoes that is …
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31 January 2023
Wind and solar energy is set to ramp up in Portugal over the course of 2023, after the government approved new …
3 August 2022
Mercadona, the Spanish supermarket chain, has announced the debut of its first store in Montijo, Setúbal district, the first of six …
Capgemini, the leading French multinational providing consulting, technology and outsourcing services, has opened its new research and development (R&D) “mobility lab” …
ABAI, the Spanish business process outsourcing (BPO) company, has inaugurated a new two-storey customer service centre in Lisbon that has space …
12 July 2022
Auchan, the French retail group, is recruiting to fill around 60 vacancies in its stores in the Algarve towns of Faro, …
Softinsa, a subsidiary of global tech giant IBM, has announced plans to open an innovation and technology centre in the northern Portuguese …
Casais, the leading construction group and property developer, has announced plans to open what it claims is Iberia’s first timber-hybrid commercial building …
TeamViewer, the global technology company, has announced a move into new offices in Porto with plans to almost double headcount to 55 …
Shield, the Israeli technology company focused on financial compliance, is opening a research and development centre in Lisbon that is expected to …
The second United Nations (UN) Ocean Conference, a gathering that will discuss how best to conserve and sustainably use the oceans and …
Mitiska REIM, a commercial real estate developer, has announced it is to invest €20 million to build a new 21,000 sq m …
The Portuguese government has announced plans to open its borders and loosen its visa rules in order to address labour shortages, as …
Webhelp, the multi-national business process outsourcing and consultancy company with headquarters in Paris, is recruiting 1,000 new roles across Portugal as it …
MANCHESTER, UK – 8th June 2022: Portugal Connect meeting with the Portugal Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities Paulo Cafôfo, Ambassador Luís …
Orfeón, the Spanish transport group, is to establish a logistics platform including a renewable hydrogen filling station in Tocha, Cantanhede, near Coimbra …
Portuguese energy firm Galp is claiming a European first with the launch of the Galp Smart Store, an unmanned retail store located …
26 May 2022
Natixis, a subsidiary of French banking major Groupe BPCE, has announced it plans to recruit 200 graduates for paid internships starting this …
Portugal is set to become a new destination for medical tourism thanks to a recently-launched initiative bringing together the country’s healthcare industry …
Bosh, the German multinational engineering and electronics company, has announced it is to install a new production line to manufacture heat pumps …
Hotel chain Yotel has announced plans to open its second location in Portugal in 2024 at Foz Vintage (FVC) Group’s Lisbon World …
Lidl, the German retail chain, is investing a further €2 million ($2.1 million) in training as part of preparations to open its …
50,000 tons of green hydrogen and 500,000 tons of ammonia per year are set to be produced at facilities near the Portuguese …
18 April 2022
Siemens, the German technology company, has announced plans to expand its Lisbon Tech Hub, an internal competency centre for information technology (IT) …
1 April 2022
Airbus, the multinational aerospace corporation, has announced plans to create an additional 300 jobs at its Global Business Services (GBS) centre in …
Start-up and scale-up businesses in Portugal’s Algarve region are set to benefit from free training and mentoring sessions run by the Associação …
14 March 2022
A new teaching and technology center called Gaia Infinity Hub is to be built on a 21-hectare site in Madalena near the …
2 February 2022
We spoke to Miguel Pina Martins, CEO, Science4you in Portugal
Young people and the elderly will soon be able to travel for free across the Lisbon transport network if plans drawn up …
8 December 2021
The Regional Government of Madeira has announced the creation of what it claims is the largest Highly Protected Marine Area (HPMA) in …
Portugal Tech, a “fund of funds” managed operationally by the European Investment Fund (EIF), has announced it secured €273 million ($309 million) …
1 September 2021
We spoke to Ricardo D’Souza, CEO, Titos Group in Goa, India.
Porto has been recognised in a global survey for its high standard of living and the quality of its services. Portugal’s northern …
We spoke to Rita Nabeiro, CEO, Adega Mayor – Nabeiro Group in Portugal.
Supermarket chain Continente, part of Portuguese retail and telecoms conglomerate Sonae, has announced the opening of what is described as the first …
Portugal is the sixth best country in the world to be a woman in the workplace, a new study has discovered. The …
Start Campus, a joint venture of Davidson Kempner Capital Management and Pioneer Point Partners, has announced an investment of €3.5 billion to …
The Portuguese capital is among Europe’s ten hotspots for property investment, according to the 2021 EMEA Investor Intentions Survey published by commercial …
Altice, Portugal’s leading telecoms firm, has announced it has partnered with technology giants Microsoft and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to launch Azure …
Tourism firm Tellus is building a new luxury eco-hotel in São Francisco da Serra, in the municipality of Santiago do Cacém, in …
Portugal’s Rede Nacional de Incubadoras (National Incubators Network) has helped startups raise more than €373 million in 2020, according to information published …
2 February 2021
Biscuit International, the France-based bakery firm, has reached an agreement to acquire Dan Cake, a Portuguese manufacturer and distributor of biscuits and …
Portugal has emerged as the top European travel destination in 2020, beating off competition from France, Spain and other tourist hotspots to …
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