AICEP( Portuguese: ''Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal'') is an independent

public entity A statutory corporation is a government entity created as a statutory body by statute. Their precise nature varies by jurisdiction, but they are corporations owned by a government or controlled by national or sub-national government to the (in ...

of the

Government of Portugal A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a m ...

, with the goal of attracting foreign investment to

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

and supporting the

internationalisation Internationalization or Internationalisation is the process of increasing involvement of enterprises in international markets, although there is no agreed definition of internationalization. Internationalization is a crucial strategy not only for ...

of Portuguese companies into the global economy. AICEP - Portuguese Trade and 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.

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