Information: Economic relations with foreign countries contribute to assertion of Autonomy in national context
The strengthening of bilateral relations between Angola and the Azores is “a reinforcement of the assertion of our autonomy in the national context since the Region is also providing a valuable contribution to the assertion of our country,” stated the Regional Secretary for the Economy in Ponta Delgada on Monday. Vasco Cordeiro spoke during the opening session of a session of Opportuni... more >>

Information: Azores desire to strengthen relations with Angola
The Regional Secretary for the Economy highlighted on Monday “the enormous potentialities derived from the strengthening of economic and commercial ties between the Azores and Angola,” stressing “the existence of diverse areas where this strengthening may bring various benefits to both parties.”Vasco Cordeiro spoke at the end of an audience granted to the Ambassador of Ango... more >>

Information: Russian news team in the Azores
A news team of “Rossiya,” a state television channel from Russia, will visit the Azores to carry out a series of works about the Region. Under this trip, five documentaries will be made about the Azores, 3 minutes each, to be presented in Rossiya-1 as well as a 26-minute documentary for the channels, Rossiya-2, Rossiya-24 and “My Planet.”This trip counts upon the collaborat... more >>

Information: Government approves incentives in the amount of 1.5 million Euros for private investments
The Government of the Azores has subsidised, through the Incentive Scheme for the Regional Development of the Azores (SIDER), a set of projects in a total amount 1.5 million Euros over last month. SIDER has represents, since its entry in force, a total of 500 applications, which corresponds to a private investment of nearly 330 million Euros, of which 110 millions represent investments integrated ... more >>

Information: Azores are space of opportunities for foreign investors
The Regional Secretary for the Economy, Vasco Cordeiro, challenged on Monday the businesspeople attending an information session on “Business Opportunities in the Azores,” to visit the Azores and assess the best areas to carry out their investment projects. This initiative was organised by the Agency for the Promotion of Investment in the Azores (APIA) and was held in Winnipeg, Canada.... more >>

Information: Cultural week shows the best of the Azorean community residing in Winnipeg
Initiatives such as the Cultural Week of the House of the Azores of Winnipeg, which celebrates its tenth edition this year, “acknowledge the value of the Azorean community in Canada” paying “a tribute to our traditions and asserting the importance of the Portuguese community settled in this country,” said the Regional Secretary for the Economy on Sunday. Vasco Cordeiro spok... more >>

Information: Regional Secretary for the Economy invited for the 10th Cultural Week of the House of the Azores of Winnipeg
The Regional Secretary for the Economy will participate next week in various initiatives organised under the 10th Cultural Week of the House of the Azores Winnipeg at the invitation of the event organisation. During his visit to Canada, Vasco Cordeiro will also participate, on behalf of the President of the Government, in the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the House of the Azores of Ontari... more >>

Information: Azores present investment opportunities in Canada
The Regional Secretary for the Economy, Vasco Cordeiro, will participates in a meeting with business people from Winnipeg, Canada, next week to present the investment opportunities of the Azores in a initiative similar to the ones recently held in Massachusetts and Galicia in August and October, respectively. This event aims to raise awareness for the main incentives provided by the Region to att... more >>

Information: Azorean History reveals “existence of a people with self-consciousness”
The publication of the fourth volume of History of the Azores, by Azorean historian Carlos Melo Bento, is another example of “the existence of a people with self-consciousness on this side of the Atlantic,” stressed the Regional Secretariat for the Economy in Capelas this Tuesday, quoting the author’s words to describe the factors that had led him to collect the History of the Az... more >>

Information: Government promotes rustic golf and forest reserves
The Regional Secretariats for the Economy and Agriculture and Forestry will organise the last round of the “1st Rustic Golf Circuit of Recreational Forest Reserves of São Miguel” at Pinhal da Paz Park on October 10 at 9 AM.This initiative aims to disseminate the potentialities of rustic golf in the Azorean Recreational Forest Reserves, promoting a closer contact with nature and th... more >>