Economy

The President of the Xunta de Galicia was awarded the city's Honour Medal by the Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira. Alberto Nuñez Feijoo was awarded the highest municipal distinction "for his contribution to the relationship between the North of Portugal and Galicia".

This year, technological and industrial investment in the city of Porto have soared. In the past 3 months, there was a rising number of investments by foreign venture capital or private equity firms and tech businesses, in Porto, that make more than 1,600 skilled jobs and several million euros pumped into urban rehabilitation.

With offices around the world in London, Shanghai, Sydney and Seoul, the recently awarded "Best Workplace for 2016" by the Great Place To Work Institute, will open an office in the city of Porto, creating quality employment for 50 people.

Visit the pleasant street bustle and hustle in Porto Belo Market, in Carlos Alberto Square, on 12 January as you may find extraordinary memorabilia you are longing for. The market runs from 10 am till 6 pm and offers lounge music and a comfort area for you to rest and for the children to play.

The Scaleup Porto. aims to become a catalyst for the creation of an innovation ecosystem and a network of individuals and organizations that share the vision of a scaleup program.

With the beginning of IATA Summer, this Tuesday, Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, recently awarded Best in Europe in the category of five to 15 million passengers, is now connected to 1,069 destinations (with stopovers), of which 110 are direct flights.

The 7th European Conference on Tobacco or Health (ECTOH) takes place in Porto, from March 22nd to 25th 2017. The Queen of Spain attended the conference as Honorary President of the Spanish Association Against Cancer and stressed the importance of these events.

The 11th Edition of the QSP Summit started today, March 23rd, at Exponor Congress Centre, in Porto, with the support of Porto City Hall. The aim of this one-day conference is to address issues related to understanding consumer.

Euronext moved from Belfast to settle in Porto. The IT Technologic Centre is located at Avenida da Boavista and will secure the trans-European Stock Exchange management platform of this important company.

The call for applications, launched today by Porto City Hall, is open to legal entities, foreign or domestic, based or with a branch office in the municipality of Porto, can be accessed on the www.scaleupporto.pt/open-call platform.