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China and Portugal seek closer ties following President Xi visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Portuguese officials this week in a bid to strengthen Beijing’s relationship with Europe and build upon the One Belt, One Road initiative

Kingfisher Group set to exit Russia, Spain and Portugal

Europe’s second-largest home improvement retailer, Kingfisher Group, is streamlining its business in order to deliver on its ambitious profit targets

transport infrastructure. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership will dramatically enhance the country's fortunes

Portugal’s investment potential gets a mighty boost thanks to TTIP

As the closest European country to the US, Portugal is set to capitalise on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, as well as resurgent economies on both sides of the Atlantic

Destination Portugal: How two businesses succeeded through the storm

The CEOs of Siemens Portugal and Fladgate Partnership compare their experiences of building businesses in Portugal

Ricardo Salgado’s fall from grace hits Portugal badly

Just six months ago, Ricardo Salgado was ‘the man who owned everything’. Now he’s being held responsible for the collapse of one of the country’s most powerful banks

Portugal's deputy prime minister, Paulo Portas

Portugal’s cars-for-tax incentive misses the point

The government’s plan to exchange tax receipts for upmarket cars falls far short of a cultural revolution

Will realty end Portugal’s woes?

Despite recession hitting hard, some of Portugal’s real estate companies have continued to flourish, invigorating the countryside, and none more than PortugalRur, specialists in rural high quality real estate

Portugal’s “enormous” tax hike despite protests

The Portuguese government has announced tax rises in an effort to reduce the deficit, despite increasing discontent among the countries’ people

Barroso: Portugal able to face serious situation

Greece yielded to market pressure and appealed for emergency loans. Portuguese debt has also been hammered on concerns over its creditworthiness and investors see it as the next weak link

Portugal sees modest deficit cut in 2010

Portugal’s government expects a small budget deficit reduction this year to around 8.3 percent of GDP, but from a wider than previously expected gap in 2009, an opposition party leader has said. Jose Pedro Aguiar Branco, the head of the centre-right Social Democratic Party’s (PSD) parliament faction, told reporters the government had told the PSD […]

How The Life Curators is helping professionals strike a healthy work-life balance

Lara Kloosterboer Westphalen, Founder and CEO of The Life Curators, tells European CEO about current trends in the global concierge industry, what led her to launch her company, and the key challenges and opportunities in the future as technological advancements continue to grow apace

Pioneering electric mobility from start-up to industry giant

In the ever-evolving landscape of electric mobility, some individuals emerge not merely as leaders but as pioneers. One such visionary is Daniel Pérez, the CEO of Zunder. His journey is not just inspiring; it’s a testament to entrepreneurship, innovation, and unrelenting resolve.

We need partnership and innovation to achieve a more sustainable future

Monica Gimre is President and CEO of Sidel, a leading global provider of packaging solutions for beverages, food, home and personal care products. The company is at the forefront of one of the world’s biggest sustainability challenges: packaging. How we safely package and transport our products, and how we dispose of our packaging, is central to our attitudes to energy, waste and recycling.

How Europe can work together to grow Unicorns

Europe is home to fewer than one in 13 of the world’s Unicorns, 7.2 percent. The bulk of the largest innovative companies are in the US and Asia. To push Europe into a leadership role in the coming decade of digital innovation, we need to change our approach.

How one Algerian company became a consumer electronics giant

Ali Boumediene, Founder and General Manager of Bomare Company said that “the path to success is not easy to find, you have to be determined, work hard and see far”. His capacity not just to work hard, but also to envision something far greater than the sum of its parts, means that today, his company commands an envious position in the electronics industry

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