EducationUSA Portugal – Feira LLM (Master of Laws) 2024

A Comissão Fulbright/EducationUSA Portugal irá organizar pela segunda vez este ano a EducationUSA Portugal LLM Fair, parte da EUR EducationUSA LLM Tour. Este evento, que irá decorrer no dia 19 de novembro 2024 entre as 18h30 e as 20h30 (hora de Lisboa), durante a International Education Week, na Câmara de Comércio e Indústria Portuguesa, irá … Read more

Singapore sovereign wealth funds eye investments in Portugal

By Essential Business   Posted 11 Novembro, 2024   In Investment, News, Offshoring, Relocating Portugal’s Minister of the Economy, Pedro Reis has been in Singapore where he held round-table talks with sovereign funds. The funds are interested in stepping up production in semiconductors, looking at opportunities in eolic offshore wind farms and the health sector, as well as the Sines Containers Terminal. … Read more

Investors shy away from Pension Savings Plans with subscriptions plummeting 53%

By Essential Business   Posted 11 Novembro, 2024   In ISA, News, Pensions, Savings Interest in private retirement ISA plans (PPRs) in Portugal has fallen drastically in Portugal by as much as 53% after years of being one off the most popular ways to create a retirement nest egg. According to the Portuguese Supervisory Authority Insurance and Pension Funds (ASF) there has … Read more

Alternative Real Estate Investment Funds could help resolve Portugal’s chronic lack of affordable residential housing supply

By Essential Business   Posted 11 Novembro, 2024   In Alternative Real Estate Investment Undertakings, Funds, News, Real estate investment Alternative Real Estate Investment Undertakings, or AREIUs, including Real Estate Investment Funds (Contractual Investment Undertakings), and Collective Investment Undertakings (CIOs), have grown and broke records in Portugal the first half of 2024. And these funds could make a contribution to boosting residential … Read more

Bynd launches €40 million fund to support startups in Portugal

By Essential Business   Posted 11 Novembro, 2024   In Investment, News, Start-Up, Venture Capital Bynd Capital Ventures has announced today that it has launched a €40 million fund to help startups in Portugal and Spain in their initial phase. The Fund III, which draws on a team of researchers from the two countries, already has investments in startups Equall, CircuitLeap and … Read more

Stellantis car plant in Mangulade to up production by 50%

By Chris Graeme   Posted 21 Outubro, 2024   In Automotive, Manufacturing, News Multinational car manufacturer Stellantis is to up production at its plant in Mangulade from 12 vehicles to 18 vehicles per hour. To do this, it will create a fourth daily shift and install a photovoltaic energy production unit for auto-consumption (UPAC) according to online news source ECO. These … Read more

Why franchising is growing in Portugal

By Chris Graeme   Posted 21 Outubro, 2024   In Companies, Events, Franchising, News Franchising continues to grow in Portugal and consolidate its position as one of the essential drivers of the national economy. Essential Business went along to Expofranchise to discover more about this dynamic sector in Portugal. Text and Photos: Chris Graeme In 2023, Portugal’s burgeoning franchising sector accounted for 8.3% of … Read more

Anjos Urban Palace receives BREEAM “Excellent” certification in Design Stage

Article by our Sponsor Eastabnc Portugal (Translated) Anjos Urban Palace is the latest project by EastBanc Portugal led by architect Eduardo Souto de Moura. Located in Príncipe Real, this 19th-century mansion has a total area of ​​3,250 m², distributed between retail, restaurant and office spaces. By carrying out a thorough and independent international study, BREEAM ( Building Research … Read more

Taxpayers Abroad are Underserved and Challenged

Article by our sponsor US TAX Consultants The National Taxpayer Advocate 2023 Annual Report to Congress highlights how Taxpayers abroad are underserved and continue to face challenges in meeting their U.S. tax obligations. As a result, the National Taxpayer Advocate has prioritized compliance challenges for taxpayers abroad in its FY 2025 Objectives Report to Congress. The Taxpayer … Read more

US Elections 2024: The future of the Transatlantic Relationship, with GMF’s Ian Lesser

Article by FLAD In a year of decisive elections, none is more so for the fate of European security than the United States presidential elections on November 5. To talk about the future of the transatlantic relationship, FLAD will host on September 23, at 6:30 pm, Ian Lesser, distinguished fellow and advisor to the President … Read more