AICEP Portugal Global (Portuguese: Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal) is an independent public entity of the Government of Portugal, with the goal of attracting foreign investment to Portugal and supporting the internationalization of Portuguese companies into the global economy.
Predecessor | Instituto do Comércio Externo de Portugal (ICEP) |
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Formation | October 30, 2002 |
Type | Government agency |
Headquarters | Lisbon, Portugal |
Owner | Government of Portugal |
President and CEO | Luís Castro Henriques |
Affiliations | Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of the Economy |
Website | www |
AICEP - Portuguese Trade & Investment Agency is the public body that promotes the attraction of productive inward investment and the internationalization of the Portuguese economy, fostering export growth and the international expansion of Portuguese companies. AICEP has offices in Portugal and an external network in around 50 countries.[1]
Its current president is Filipe Santos Costa, who substituted Luís Castro Henriques in that position.[2][3][4]