O Governo apresentou o novo programa Simplex composto por 48 medidas de simplificação administrativa. Esta edição reforça a importância de inovar, de modernizar processos e de consagrar o digital como regra de atuação para melhorar a qualidade dos serviços públicos, centrando-os nos principais eventos de vida das pessoas e das empresas.

The Minister of State, Economy and Digital Transition, Pedro Siza Vieira, stated that the State Budget for 2022 is the one “in which public investment and incentives for private investment grow the most”, among the budgets of recent years.

The Resort & Residential Hospitality Forum (R&R), which runs from 25th to 27th October, in Vilamoura, is a B2B conference dedicated to investing in Resorts and Residential, organized by the Questex Hospitality+Travel Group.

The tourist accommodation sector registered 2.5 million guests and 7.5 million overnight stays in August 2021, corresponding to increases of 35.6% and 47.6%, respectively (+60.4% and +73.0 % in July, in the same order).

Microsoft Portugal, Startup Portugal and Beta-i launched the new “Portugal de Startup em Startup” program, aimed at technology-based and B2B Portuguese startups.

In terms of tourist activity and according to the INE's Quick Estimate, overnight stays from residents reached a historic high in August.

AICEP released the brochure "Portugal Top Tech Destination", which demonstrates that investment in highly specialized and technological Competence Centers has been particularly relevant in Portugal and has shown strong growth in recent years.

In an intervention at the invitation of the American Chamber of Commerce in Portugal, entitled "Strategy for a decade and European funds", the Minister of Planning made it clear that the Government's objective "is to start Portugal 2030 by the end of the year".

The Minister of State, Economy and Digital Transition, Pedro Siza Vieira, said that the presence of 40,000 participants at WebSummit, which takes place in Lisbon from 1 to 4 November, is «excellent news for the economy of the city and the country».