Local businesspeople tour Portugal seeking opportunities in Big Health, Trade, and Hi-Tech

A delegation of local businesspeople is currently touring Portugal by invitation of the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) aiming to establish collaborations and business opportunities in strategic areas such as big health, innovative technology, trading, and others, the IPIM has said in a press statement.

The delegation, which includes over 40 businesspeople from Macau, has been touring Lisbon and Porto since yesterday and will do so until April 24 with visits scheduled to 13 local entities and companies.

During the visit, the delegation will participate in the “Macau–Portugal Investment and Tourism Promotion Seminar”, co-organized by AICEP Portugal Global, Turismo de Portugal I.P., IPIM, and the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), which will address the presence of trade, investment and tourism environment, as well as the industrial layout and political advantages of Macau and Hengqin.

The Seminar will feature several exchange sessions and business-matching sessions in which the IPIM hopes that favorable conditions for both sides will be created.

According to IPIM, the idea of attracting more Portuguese investors to settle in Macau and invest in Hengqin is on the table, as well as allowing local companies to “go beyond borders.”

Additionally, MGTO is hosting the “Feeling Macau without Limits – Promoting Macau in Lisbon” event that is taking place at Lisbon’s downtown central square (Praça do Comércio) to present more about Macau and its advantages, namely from a tourism and entertainment perspective.

Concurrently, and at the same venue, a series of local representatives from the pharmaceutical industry, finance, technology, conventions and exhibitions, commerce, tourism, transport, construction, e-commerce, logistics and professional services, among others, have set up booths to promote their companies and products.