GROWTH IN PORTUGAL AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FRENCH

&amp;NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">GROWTH IN PORTUGAL IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR FRANCOPHONE ENTREPRENEURS &amp;excl;<&sol;h1>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>Carlos Vinhas Pereira&amp;comma; President of the Franco-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry believes that "the economic climate in Portugal is at its highest since 2008&amp;period; According to him the<strong>onfidence is back<&sol;strong>&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Confidence is back<&sol;h2>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>Reforms in the area of employment have led to a stronger labor market&amp;period; its corporate tax policy has also had a positive impact on the country's attractiveness&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Why is this an excellent opportunity &amp;quest;<&sol;h3>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<ul class&equals;"wp-block-list"><li>Growth forecast up from 2&amp;comma;2 &amp;percnt; to 2&amp;comma;6 &amp;percnt;&amp;period;<&sol;li><li>Driven by exports&amp;period; The country&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;has benefited from the boom in tourism&amp;comma; which is breaking records with revenues of 12&amp;comma;7 billion euros in 2017&amp;period;<&sol;li><li>The unemployment rate fell to 6&amp;comma;8 &amp;percnt; &amp;period;<&sol;li><li>Technology and innovation are real growth drivers, and have boosted exports in the agricultural, automotive, electronics and textile sectors;<&sol;li><&sol;ul>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>To offset a drop in domestic demand&amp;comma; <a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" aria-label&equals;"afin de palier à une baisse la demande nationale&comma; les&nbsp&semi;entreprises portugaises ont dû s’internationaliser&nbsp&semi;et bénéficié d’une&nbsp&semi;reconnaissance&comma; l’étranger&comma; son&nbsp&semi;savoir-faire technologique et sa compétitivité&period; &lpar;ouverture dans un nouvel onglet&rpar;" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;creer-son-entreprise-au-portugal&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">the&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;companies <&sol;a>Portuguese companies have had to internationalize&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;and have benefited from&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;recognition&amp;comma; abroad&amp;comma; of their&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;technological know-how and&amp;period&amp;competitiveness;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<hr class&equals;"wp-block-separator is-style-dots"&sol;>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-woocommerce-handpicked-products is-hidden-title is-hidden-price is-hidden-rating">&amp;lbrack;products limit&amp;equals; "2&amp;Prime&amp;semi; columns&amp;equals; "2&amp;Prime&amp;semi; orderby&amp;equals; "date " order&amp;equals; "DESC " ids&amp;equals; "4519&amp;comma;4359&amp;Prime&amp;semi;&amp;rsqb;<&sol;div>&amp;NewLine;