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ENVC shipyard starts work on asphalt carriers Monday
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The construction of two asphalt carriers for Venezuela is set to begin Monday at the Viana do Castelo shipyard (ENVC) with the delivery of the first shipment of steel the junior defence secretary told Lusa Tuesday. Lusa
New accords with Venezuela 'worth €800m' - minister
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A set of business accords just signed with Venezuela should be worth €800 million, Portugal's foreign minister, Paulo Portas, said on Tuesday, after a meeting in Caracas of a top-level bilateral committee that he said had gone extremely well. Lusa
Portugal/Brazil: Business to debate global trends in São Paulo
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Portuguese and Brazilian business leaders are to meet in São Paulo on Thursday to debate relations between the two countries and analyse global economic trends, as part of the ongoing Year of Portugal in Brazil, according to the event's chief organiser. Lusa
Mota-Engil Looking at Africa Projects Worth More Than $5 Billion
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Mota-Engil SGPS SA, the Portuguese construction company that said March 20 it was seeking $5 billion of contracts in Africa, is now looking at an even larger figure, its chief executive officer said. Bloomberg
Some energy prices 'not competitive' - business chief
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The president of Portugal's main business confederation on Monday stressed the need for energy to be available to companies at competitive prices, saying that in some segments of the market this is not the case. Lusa
Press Review: Council of State Reactions [UPDATED]
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- Created on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 12:45
Council of State call for 'balance' gets sceptical reception Lusa
Union seeks government's dismissal; rival seeks policy 'clarification' Lusa
Council of State meets, post-troika, coalition on agenda Lusa
Tax freedom day, 4 June
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- Created on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 07:30
Portuguese workers will take until 4 June to pay taxes and only, after more than five months will they really get anything from their wages according to a study released Monday. Lusa
Swaps inquiry committee to start work 28 May
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The speaker of Portugal's parliament is on 28 May to formally appoint the parliamentary committee of inquiry into the sale of derivative contracts to state enterprises, with the panel to be chaired by a member of the opposition Socialist Party. Lusa
'No alternative' to bailout renegotiation - ex-minister
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- Created on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 07:20
Portugal will have to have to negotiate with international lenders to secure funds to cover the period after June next year, since the state cannot finance its activities with yields above 3% as they are at present, the economist and former finance minister José Silva Lopes said on Monday. Lusa
Press Review: Banking Sector's Capital Woes and Fear of ‘Cyprus Virus’
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- Created on Monday, 20 May 2013 14:00
Portuguese banking sector seeks cure for capital woes Financial Times
Portugal’s banks fear ‘Cyprus virus’ Financial Times
