Information: Secretary for the Economy receives Azores Cruise Club The Regional Secretary for the Economy received the board of the Azores Cruise Club in Ponta Delgada on Monday morning.
The meeting held by Vasco Cordeiro was organised with the purpose of addressing the activities carried out by the Azores Cruise Club as well as some activities to be developed by its leaders throughout the year. During the meeting, the Regional Secretariat for the Economy stres... more >> Information: Two pedestrian trails reopened on Flores Following several interventions carried out by the Regional Secretariat for the Economy, two pedestrian trails located the island of Flores, which were closed due to the bad weather that has hit the archipelago over the past weeks, were reopened on Sunday.
The Lajedo-Fajã Grande and the Poça do Bacalhau trails had been close due to the instability of some slopes and, consequently, thei... more >> Information: Azorean economy converged significantly for the national and European averages in 2008 and 2009 The Regional Government is satisfied with the data released by the INE (National Statistics Institute) on Wednesday regarding the regional accounts in 2008 and 2009, especially with the significant convergence both for the national and European averages which was registered over the last two years.
In 2008, the Azores GDP registered a real growth rate of 2.8% when national economy stagnated (0.0... more >> Information: Investment applications for SIDER exceed 400 million Euros The Incentive Scheme for the Regional Development of the Azores (SIDER) has received more than 600 applications since its entry into force, which corresponds to an investment of over 400 million Euros. With regard to the applications whose contract has been signed, the Regional Secretary for the Economy stressed the “implementation rate of 70 percent at the present moment,” which demon... more >> Information: Another 18 projects approved under SIDER with an 8 million Euro investment The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Secretary for the Economy, Vasco Cordeiro, approved on Wednesday another 18 private investment projects that had applied for the Incentive Scheme for the Regional Development of the Azores, mobilising a global investment of about 8 million Euros.The recently approved projects are integrated in the subsystem that provides the support measures for L... more >> Information: Regional Government pleased with initiatives that distinguish the excellence of Azorean students The Regional Secretary for the Economy, Vasco Cordeiro, conveyed his satisfaction with the organisation of initiatives by civil society movements that aim to distinguish the excellence of Azorean students in Ponta Delgada on Tuesday night. The Government official spoke on behalf of the President of the Government at the Christmas dinner organised by the Ponta Delgada Rotary Club to distinguish the... more >> Information: Government in dialogue to prepare new tourism year The Government of the Azores will continue “to intensively promote and raise the Azores destination to prominence” during the next year, stated the Regional Secretary for the Economy, Vasco Cordeiro, during a meeting held with the Advisory Board of the Azores Tourism Association (ATA) in Ponta Delgada on Friday morning. This meeting was intended to analyse the promotion strategy of the... more >> Information: Investment opportunities in the Azores disseminated in Galicia The Agency for the Promotion of Investment in the Azores (APIA) has developed several initiatives to disseminate the investment opportunities in the Region during the “Feria de Muestras de A Coruña” – 17th Edition of the Autonomous Community of Galicia – FEMAGA 2010, which ended on Wednesday at ExpoCoruña in Galicia, Spain. With an intense and diversified activity... more >> Information: Government and ATA plan actions for Azores Tourism in 2011 The launch of various promotional campaigns of the Azores destination in markets such as Germany, the United States and Canada, among others, is one of the initiatives the Azores Tourism Association (ATA) will develop during next year and which was analysed at a meeting held between the new board of ATA and the Regional Secretary for the Economy, Vasco Cordeiro, in Ponta Delgada on Tuesday. Speaki... more >>
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