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Long-Term Contracts Signed With Repsol Polimeros and Artelia Ambiente

Air Liquide recently signed long-term contracts with Repsol Polimeros and Artelia Ambiente located in the industrial basin of Sines, 150 km from Lisbon in Portugal. Repsol Polimeros is the largest chemical company in Portugal and a member of Repsol, the integrated international oil and gas group with activities in over 30 countries and a leader in Spain and Argentina. Artelia Ambiente is a subsidiary of…   read more»

Portugal Q3 unemployment down to 7.7% vs yr-earlier

Portugal's unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent in the third quarter from 7.9 percent a year earlier, but it edged higher from the second quarter showing the impact of the slowing economy, data showed on Tuesday.…   read more»

Portugal aims to foster tourism responsibility

Can travel do any good aside from the great time we have doing it? Well, yes. Many travelers in these uncertain times look for ways they can do good along the way. Here are four ideas on visiting Portugal with an eye toward supporting our planet, saving endangered species and just doing the right thing…   read more»

B&B sells Portugal wind assets for $2.23b

Babcock & Brown Ltd (B&B)has sold wind farm assets held by B&B Wind Partners in Portugal for $2.23 billion. The assets were sold to a consortium of investors led by Magnum Capital. B&B said it would earn $285.82 million in net proceeds from the sale of its 50% share of the portfolio …   read more»

EIB to fund 35 pct of Portugal 40 bln-euro infrastructure plan

LISBON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to finance around 35 percent of Portugal's 40 billion euro planned investment in infrastructure projects over the next 10 years, Finance Minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos said on Friday…   read more»