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Sponsored briefing: Portugal as a magnet of foreign direct investment

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International Raposo Bernardo

In 2022 Portugal climbed to eighth place in the ranking of ‘top ten’ of European economies that most attract foreign direct investment projects, following a couple of decades in which investing in Portugal has been a common topic in different worldwide forums.

During that period Portugal managed to attract to its territory projects of the greatest importance, such as the Volkswagen’s vehicle-production unit in Portugal, a joint venture established in 1991 initially between Volkswagen and Ford, which constitutes the largest foreign investment in the country, contributing to more than 1.5% of its GDP (pre-pandemic data) and creating a high number of direct and indirect jobs in a region in the south outskirts of Lisbon.

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Sponsored briefing: Iberia and the Covid-19 aftermath

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International Raposo Bernardo

Portugal and Spain are now in the Covid-19 aftermath. Both countries have an important percentage of their population fully vaccinated and normal life is coming back. Local inhabitants are resuming their day-to-day activities each time with fewer restrictions and tourists are arriving in greater figures. Airports and streets have more people.

As a consequence. economic activity is increasing and many projects that were left aside are being resumed.

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Sponsored Briefing: M&A in Portugal during Covid-19

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M&A Raposo Bernardo

The effects of the pandemic on Portuguese businesses are not uniform.

We can find sectors that have shown some resilience and a capacity to explore the opportunities that have materialised despite everything. Operations that were started before the pandemic are being concluded, such as the purchase of PRISA’s share in the media group Media Capital by Portuguese investors or the purchase of the fuel distributor PRIO by the Spanish distributor DISA.