Pires de Lima goes to London on Monday to lure investors – Economic

Pires de Lima goes to London on Monday to lure investors – Economic

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Economy Minister starts on Monday a visit two days to London, with the investment and competitiveness in the Portuguese agenda.

The Economy Minister António Pires de Lima, starts on Monday a two-day visit to London, with the investment and Portuguese as competitiveness agenda priorities.

In his trip, Pires de Lima will have meetings and meetings with foreign investors reference, investment funds, insurance companies and private equity. Speaking to Lusa, Economy Minister reiterated that “investment and exports are two key drivers for growth
” the Portuguese economy and noted that British market
ranks fourth in the ‘ranking’ of trade with the outside world and “is an unavoidable destination in the attraction of foreign investment agenda.”

Therefore, “it is important to consolidate the positive perception that foreign investors have in our country and this is a job constant and coordinated government, embassies, AICEP [Agency for Investment and Foreign Trade of Portugal) and tourism, “he said.

” As finance minister instead I want to convey a message
confidence to British investors and international funds who will be for two days of intense work and to present them with a set of indicators that demonstrate the attractiveness of Portugal and the growing openness and competitiveness of our economy, “concluded the minister.

On Tuesday, António Pires de Lima will participate in the conference Euromoney Portugal, which aims to promote debate on the Portuguese economy, namely the economic recovery, competitiveness and reform of the banking sector.

This conference will count with the participation of Deputy Secretary of State and the Economy, Leonardo Mathias, deputy governor of the Bank of Portugal, Pedro Duarte Neves, President AICEP, Miguel Frasquilho, and president of the Institute of Management of Public Credit (IGCP), Cristina Casalinho, among others.

Pires de Lima will also guest speaker at the annual dinner of the Chamber of Commerce
Luso-British. During the visit, the Minister will also have a meeting with the Portuguese ambassador and delegates AICEP and Tourism of Portugal.

Between January and June, the British market represented 8.6% of total Portuguese exports of goods and services, which totaled 3,500 million euros, an increase of 11.8% over the same period of 2013 In October last year, the Minister of Economy held a two-day mission to London to attract investment to Portugal.