Used Port wine barrels for craft distilleries
Portugal is famous for being the home of Port wine, but of late there has been a massive increase in demand from craft distilleries to get hold of the used wooden barrels that the Port wine is aged in, because of the sweet fruity flavour that they can add to a whisky....
Minimum wage in Portugal
In 2014 a widely supported plan was put in place to increase the minimum monthly wage gradually from its then level of €485 net, both to reduce poverty levels and in an effort to increase domestic consumer spending. Now in 2018, the minimum wage has increased to €580...
Selling products to Portugal
We are based in the north of Portugal – getting here is easy thanks to fantastic airport connections out of Porto airport, but how should you go about selling your products here? At PortugalWorks we are able to offer assistance to foreign firms looking to break...
Investment in the Portuguese Interior
Over the last couple of years, the performance of the Portuguese economy has been somewhat better than expected given the slightly shambolic nature of the coalition currently in charge (it is blend of centre-left, left-left and communists). Predictably enough the...
Portugal’s tourism sector still booming
The evolution of Portugal’s tourism sector over the last 10 years is quite extraordinary – 10 years ago, Portugal had little more to offer than package holidays in the Algarve, but since then there has been a revolution. Lead by low-cost flights to Lisbon and Porto...Recent Posts
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Portugal GDP finally returns to 2008 levelsJune 17, 2019
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EU gravy train keeps on rolling for PortugalFebruary 19, 2019
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€20bn program of public investment set to benefit Porto economyDecember 22, 2018
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€100m of funding available for start-up investments in PortugalNovember 7, 2018