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Douro valley benefits from growing popularity of Porto as a tourist and events destination

by admin | Jan 28, 2019 | PortugalWorks

Porto’s success in attracting tourists in recent years is well documented, but surrounding areas have also seen dramatic growth in tourist numbers, most notably the Douro Valley. The Douro is the river that cuts through the middle of the city of Porto, but...

€20bn program of public investment set to benefit Porto economy

by admin | Dec 22, 2018 | PortugalWorks

The Portuguese Government has recently announced a major program of investment in public infrastructure to improve rail, road and metro networks. Although the final project details have not been finalised there are some eye-catching proposals that the Porto business...

€100m of funding available for start-up investments in Portugal

by admin | Nov 7, 2018 | PortugalWorks

The Portuguese government has launched a new €100m fund to leverage the same amount of investment from private investors in various tech sectors to boost start-up funding in Portugal. The funding is coming from European Structural & Investment Fund and the aim is...

World Leading Companies Move to Porto & Lisbon

by admin | Oct 15, 2018 | PortugalWorks

There are some big companies setting up technology hubs in Porto and Lisbon, including Mercedes-Benz, Google and Amazon. The Portuguese Government has bent over backward to create a more business friendly environment for foreign companies, costs are typically low...

Leather goods sourcing from Portugal

by admin | Sep 17, 2018 | PortugalWorks

We have been helping companies to source leather goods from Portugal for 12 years and there has been a very noticeable increase in demand for production for premium quality leather bags (and similar products) over the last couple of years. The Portuguese leather...

Used Port wine barrels for craft distilleries

by admin | Aug 13, 2018 | PortugalWorks

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....