
AICEP - Portuguese Trade & Investment Agency
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Government entity focused on promoting Portuguese exports and encouraging foreign companies to invest and find business partners in Portugal.
Portugal + 70 countries
Joined February 2009
💡 Europe advances in the global race with the US and Japan to certify next-generation optical fibre technology, and Portugal is at the centre of it. At @iscte_execed, researchers are establishing the world's largest terrestrial multi-core fibre testbed. This unique
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🤖 A new generation of Portuguese talent uses Artificial Intelligence to fight disinformation. A team of students from Instituto Superior Técnico has developed an innovative AI mechanism that accelerates fact-checking processes, supporting journalists in validating digital
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FTMO Verified prop traders walk their path. Rise now and start your FTMO Challenge!
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🚘⚡Porto-based i-charging was selected by US company EVerged to deliver around 1,000 direct current fast chargers (50 to 400 kW per outlet) to the American market. The partnership, built on i-charging's reputation for cutting-edge technology, reliability and cybersecurity, will
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🎓 A milestone for Portugal in higher education: Nova School of Business and Economics has positioned its International Master’s in Management as the 4th best in the world in the prestigious Financial Times Master's in Management 2025 ranking. 🌍 With 99% employability, strong
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🚀 Portugal's tech innovation keeps expanding! @TEKEVER, the Portuguese aerospace unicorn, inaugurated a 3,000 m² hub in Leiria. The hub already hosts 50 highly specialised engineers, a number set to double by early 2026. The new unit reinforces collaboration with local industry
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👞🇵🇹 Portugal is stepping firmly on the global stage. In the first half of 2025, the Portuguese footwear industry exported 36 million pairs worth €843 million, marking a 5.4% growth in volume and 3.7% in value compared to last year. While major international producers such as
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💡 Portugal is home to one of the world’s most disruptive education models. Launched in Porto in 2022, 42 has been named the 3rd most innovative university worldwide in the WURI 2025 ranking, surpassing MIT, Stanford, Harvard, and Cambridge. 🌍 The school offers free programming
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🌍🇵🇹 Foreign direct investment (FDI) is central to Portugal's economy. In 2024, it accounted for 69% of GDP, placing the country among the top five in the OECD. Between 2008 and 2024, Portugal nearly doubled the weight of FDI in its economy, outpacing the OECD and EU averages.
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🌊🇵🇹 A AICEP assegura a organização do Pavilhão de Portugal Expo 2025 Osaka, iniciativa que projeta internacionalmente o país, reforça a diplomacia económica e valoriza a inovação e a Economia Azul como áreas estratégicas para o futuro. Este esforço coletivo tem vindo a
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🇵🇹🤝🇯🇵 During the Portuguese PM's official visit to Japan, #AICEP and JETRO - Japan External Trade Organization signed a cooperation agreement to boost trade & investment in energy transition ⚡🌱, blue economy 🌊, digitalisation 💻, & advanced industry 🏭. "This marks an
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💧 Portugal's The Palace of Vidago sparkling water is the most expensive choice on the UK's first-ever restaurant water menu, priced at £19 (€22) per bottle. At La Popote, a Michelin-guide restaurant in Cheshire inspired by French gastronomy, certified “water sommelier” Doran
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✈️ Portugal is investing in the future of aerospace and defence with an additional €300M allocated to the PRR mobilising agendas. 🚀 One flagship project will design and build the country’s first Portuguese aircraft, a small civil and military regional plane for 19 passengers
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💳 40 years ago, Portugal created Multibanco with SIBS, a banking invention that changed daily life. From 9 ATMs in 1985 to today's network of 13,000+ machines and 90 services, it has become a unique European system. 🤖 On its 40th anniversary, Multibanco unveiled a new
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🇵🇹🍅 Portugal consolidates its position as one of Europe’s top tomato producers. According to Eurostat, Portugal harvested 1.7 million tonnes of tomatoes in 2024, making it the third-largest producer in the European Union, only behind Italy (6 million tonnes) and Spain (4.5
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🇵🇹🛟Portuguese researchers Pedro Pereira Gonçalves (CEO) and Fabrice Brito founded @terradue in Rome, and today their company is transforming vast amounts of satellite data into actionable intelligence. 🛰️ The platform has supported 220 emergency operations worldwide, from
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🏆Porto’s Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport has just been rated Europe’s second-best airport in 2025, according to users. ✈️ The ranking, released by Holidu, highlights the airport’s excellent passenger experience, placing it just behind Istanbul Airport and ahead of other major
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