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No VW Sharan certainties
Iberian market: 400 firms invest €20 bn annually
• Elena Salgado Spain’s minister of the economy and
finance says there are 1400 Spanish companies
operating in Portugal employing 80,000 people and
investing more than €20 billion annually. At the same
time there are 400 Portuguese companies in Spain
employing 20,000 people and investing €15 billion
annually suggesting that in proportional terms
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IMF - 0.5% growth in 2010 for Portugal
Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:26 AM PST
Outlook: January 22, 2010 The International Monetary
Fund (IMF) says Jan 20: “The global economic crisis has
severely affected the Portuguese economy. Output will
likely (have contracted) by almost...
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Fashion chains concern at saturation
Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:26 AM PST
Distribution: January 22, 2010 Some 10% of domestic
retailers with chains which have been open for more than
a decade in Portugal, are contemplating closing some of
their outlets according to a...
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25.9% fewer banks in 11 years
Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:28 AM PST
Banking: January 22, 2010 The number of financial
institutions in Portugal shrank by 5.1% (178 to 169) in
2009 according to the ECB–European Central Bank. In
the 11 years between 1999-2010 the...
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Rave praised for savings
Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:30 AM PST
Infrastructure: January 19, 2010 Carlos Fernandes,
director of RAVE – Rede Ferroviária de Alta Velocidade,
the TGV network operator said the lower than expected
cost of expropriations, savings in...
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Go ahead for copper at Aljustrel ?
Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:32 AM PST
Mining: January 19, 2010 Government January 15
finalised the €104 million mining concession contract at
Aljustrel, (ex-Pirites Alentejanas), Alentejo which involves
modernisation and expansion of...
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Freeport inquiries coming to an end
Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:32 AM PST
Newswatch: January 19, 2010 Nearly five years after
the Freeport planning affair (Alcochete, alleged bribery)
first became a major public scandal police investigations
are drawing to a close says a...
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Sharan or no Sharan at AutoEuropa?
Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:34 AM PST
Automobiles: January 19, 2010 Two months before
the new VW Sharan is due to be unveiled at the Geneva
Automobile Show early in March with orders due for
fulfilment in May there is still no official...
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