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Four Portuguese companies, including a Porto-based AI firm and an aesthetic clinic, have signed agreements to expand their operations into Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Portugal is set to launch a new Economic and Business District, a strategic urban development project aimed at stimulating the commercial property market and fostering long-term job creation.
Three prominent businesswomen in the luxury sector discuss how reducing tax burdens and improving professional training are essential for industry growth, while also highlighting the strategic importance of new infrastructure like airports.
The office market in Porto is experiencing high demand, with one-third of the 98,600 square metres currently under construction already reserved.
TAP is investing €20 million to build a new aircraft maintenance hub and hangar in Porto, a project due to take two years and expected to create about 200 jobs. The move is intended to increase the carrier’s maintenance self-sufficiency, reduce outsourcing and boost operational autonomy as the airline undergoes privatisation, while Porto’s network will be strengthened with services to Terceira, Praia, Tel Aviv and an enhanced link to Boston.
Passos will present reformist proposals within two months. While they are not yet public, he gives clues about the plan he has for the country in a long preface to Pedro Gomes Sanches' new book.
To help solve the housing problem, the Porto Business School has created a new research centre applied to the real estate sector. We analyse the main conclusions with the centre's director, Bento Aires.
The case involves 22 defendants, most of whom are Chinese merchants. Capital flight occurred between 2023 and 2024.
Porto Business School points to a lack of capital, talent, and public demand as brakes on the technology sector, but believes the country has the potential and capacity to create world-class companies.
The AICEP Forum 2026 focuses on enhancing Portugal's international trade and investment promotion strategies.
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The total value of the properties amounted to 32.9 million euros, a figure surpassed by the offer following an auction where the highest bid failed to reach the minimum threshold.
The Grupo Mosqueteiros expanded its presence in the Porto district with the opening of a Bricomarché store and a Roady Auto Centre in Felgueiras last Tuesday (1 September). This investment, which exceeds four million euros, has resulted in the creation of 31 new jobs. The new Bricomarché store, the group's 63rd in Portugal, has a total area of 2,715 m² dedicated to DIY, construction, decoration, gardening, and pet shop products. Meanwhile, the 38th Roady Auto Centre occupies an area of 842 m² and includes a workshop equipped to provide assistance to combustion, electric, and hybrid vehicles. Available services include oil changes, air conditioning recharging, and electronic diagnostics, in addition to a shop with over 4,000 products from recognised brands, the group revealed in a statement. Grupo Mosqueteiros' revenues rose 5.5% last year.
The downtown area of Porto is about to receive a new residential building, featuring eight apartments and a commercial unit on Rua Sá da Bandeira, in what was once a bank headquarters in the 1960s. The project is being developed by Royal Ventures, which has invested over eight million euros.
Tailor-made tender specifications, 'highly unusual' margins, and VIP tickets at the Dragão stadium. The indictment reveals how 15 individuals and companies colluded to defraud European funds.
Rduz, a company from Vila do Conde, is owned by the Benta family. Carlos Benta is the general manager. Pure Planet intends to acquire the entire share capital.
Pedro Duarte earned 192 thousand euros in his last full year in the private sector. He entered Parliament before having an employment contract and received a salary in stock awards while an executive at Microsoft.
A two-year-old startup with roots in Porto has won the global final of the Startup Spotlight at Black Hat in Las Vegas, the world's most prestigious cybersecurity conference. Opnova's AI-driven 'computer-use' agents automate complex, manual IT access management tasks for large financial institutions, mimicking human interaction with software interfaces to eliminate inefficiencies and security risks. With its engineering hub based in Porto, the company is currently scaling its operations and expanding its client base among major US banks.
Starting this Friday, Penafiel is the first municipality in the country to set the Municipal Urbanisation Fee (TMU) at the symbolic value of one euro for all urban development operations involving housing construction, the local authority announced. The measure aims to reduce the costs for those building their own homes and to encourage...
The Ministry of Economy assures that the construction obtained a favourable opinion from the various entities involved. The investment, led by SCOF II Investments, is around 3.2 million euros.
Founded by Airton dos Santos Pedro and Gabriel Marques dos Santos during the Covid-19 pandemic, vendinGO has acquired the Madil factory, located in Santo Tirso, which specializes in the production of paper cups covering the most common formats in the vending sector. The acquisition of this industrial unit, which has the capacity to produce 720 cups...
The Póvoa de Varzim casino has been speaking French since the beginning of May, and the international group that won the concession has 'long-term' plans for Portugal. The French group Barrière, which won the contract to operate the Póvoa casino, is developing a modernisation plan for the centenary neoclassical building – curiously, influenced by...
Event announcement for the Business Connect Portugal-France meeting scheduled for October 1, 2026.
Call it public service, sovereignty, or territorial continuity. The name is irrelevant. The bill never was.
Grupo Rio, a real estate developer from the north of Portugal, is developing three tourism projects with an investment exceeding 40 million euros. CEO Nuno Afonso announced the construction of a 30-million-euro, 5-star hotel in Leça da Palmeira focused on longevity and wellness, alongside a 10-million-euro boutique hotel project in Monção and an eco-friendly development in Seixas. The group, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary, also maintains a strong residential portfolio in the North, with 21 projects totaling 5,000 units, including new developments in Porto, Matosinhos, and Maia aimed at young adults and investors.
Grupo Rio, a real estate developer from the north of Portugal, is developing three tourism projects with an investment exceeding 40 million euros. CEO Nuno Afonso announced the construction of a 30-million-euro, 5-star hotel in Leça da Palmeira focused on longevity and wellness, alongside a 10-million-euro boutique hotel project in Monção and an eco-friendly development in Seixas. The group, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary, also maintains a strong residential portfolio in the North, with 21 projects totaling 5,000 units, including new developments in Porto, Matosinhos, and Maia aimed at young adults and investors.
