Informação: Regional Director highlights very positive economic growth indicators in the Azores
The Regional Director for Support to the Investment and Competitiveness stated in Lisbon that the Investment and Competitiveness Incentive System - Competir+ has been "leverage economic growth" on the nine islands of the Azores. "Competir + is designed to support private initiative. As a very comprehensive and generous instrument, considering its five subsystems, it has certainly leveraged economi... Mais >>

Informação: Economic Activity Indicator confirms economic growth in the Azores
The Regional Director for Support to the Investment and Competitiveness highlighted in Praia da Vitória the "great dynamics" of Terceira's economy, in particular, and of the Azores, in general, noting the growth of economic activity in employment creation and unemployment reduction. Ricardo Medeiros added that, according to data released by the Azores Regional Statistics Service, the Econ... Mais >>

Informação: Unemployment drops 11.1% in the Azores in January
The Regional Director for Employment and Vocational Training reiterated in Angra do Heroísmo that the performance of the Azorean economy has been generating more wealth and created more jobs, thus contributing to a "significant reduction in the number of unemployed." According to data from the Institute for Employment and Professional Training (IEFP) published today, there was a decrease of 1... Mais >>

Informação: INE data show decrease of unemployment rate in the Azores in 2018
The Regional Director for Employment and Vocational Training stated that the employment data released today by the National Statistics Institute (INE) "confirm the favourable trend" of employment in the Azores in recent years. "According to INE, the unemployment rate fell to 8.5% in the fourth quarter of 2018 and the average annual rate stood at 8.6%," Paula Andrade said, noting that the data vali... Mais >>

Informação: Unemployment drops 11.1% in the Azores in December
The Regional Director for Employment and Professional Qualification stated in Ponta Delgada that the data published by the Institute for Employment and Professional Training (IEFP) "demonstrate the path registered by the Azores in recent years towards a significant reduction in the number of unemployed." Paula Andrade spoke at the end of a visit to a travel agency under the CPE-Premium programme, ... Mais >>

Informação: Another 456 new companies created in the Azores by November 2018
The Regional Director for Support to the Investment and Competitiveness highlighted the "growth of the Azorean business fabric" in Ponta Delgada, adding that 456 new companies were created in the Azores between December 2017 and November 2018. "There are more than 335 active companies in the Region between November 2017 and November 2018, registering a total of 7,411 active companies, that is, co... Mais >>

Informação: Increase in household consumption represents more income and economic growth in the Azores
According to the retail sales index released by the Azores Regional Statistics Service (SREA), the purchase of food products at large retail establishments in the Region grew at 6.09% in November at constant prices and in year-on-year terms. Considering the seasonally adjusted values, the increase reached 4.41% over the average registered in the last 12 months, which reflects a stable growth in th... Mais >>

Informação: Azorean Economy continues sustainable growth
The Regional Director for Support to the Investment and Competitiveness emphasised in Ribeira Grande that the Azorean economy continues to grow in a "sustained" manner, stressing that companies and entrepreneurs have "known how to take advantage" of the conditions and support provided by the Regional Government. Ricardo Medeiros spoke at the end of a visit to a timber sawing company in Rabo de Pe... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Director for Support to the Investment and Competitiveness highlights growth of Azorean economy
The Regional Director for Support to the Investment and Competitiveness highlighted today the growth of the Azorean economy, considering that it has an impact on the creation of more and better paid jobs in the Region. "The data released by the Regional Statistics Service of the Azores (SREA) show that the Economic Activity Indicator (EAI), which assesses the general state of the economy in the s... Mais >>

Informação: 982 fewer unemployed in the Azores in September
The Regional Director for Employment and Vocational Training highlighted in Santa Cruz da Graciosa the importance of data published by the Employment and Vocational Training Institute (IEFP) regarding September. They confirm, on the one hand, the decrease in the number unemployed and, on the other hand, the continued and sustained growth of employment. "The reduction of 11.3 percent in September ... Mais >>