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Portugal has managed to improve its competitiveness ranking after a sequence of six years of reporting successive drops. While crime and theft and poor public health were of no concern to business people and investors in Portugal, the difficulty in obtaining finance, restrictive labour laws and bureaucracy were the main reasons the country did not fare better in the rankings.

China Power International (2380.HK) generated interim net profits of 412 million, up 50.74 percent, as it benefited from increase in electricity prices in some region and growth in hydropower business, reports yicai.com, citing a company filing. All percentage changes cited in this article are year-on-year.

Brazil's minister for Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Fernando Pimentel called Thursday in Sao Paulo for a boost to the partnership between Brazil and Portugal for expanding business by the two countries in African markets.

The State of Qatar and the Republic of Portugal on Monday signed an agreement on enhancing technical , economic and commercial cooperation in addition to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Air Transport.

The Portuguese government is "confident"it will reach its target of narrowing the budget deficit this year and will take any measures necessary to meet that goal, Government minister Pedro Silva Pereira said today.

A senior Portuguese official says the country has already ensured more than 90 percent of its borrowing requirements for this year and is on course to meet its deficit target.

Paris 92100 , France. The new office will offer the full range of Copernicus international services including the business to business matchmaking service "Connecting Markets"and the acclaimed market entry support of the Interim Key Account Manager Service.

European industrial orders rose more than economists forecast in November on demand for goods such as steel and car parts.

Maverick has announced that on February 1st, Maverick Presentation Products will open in Portugal adding to its business activities in Spain and the UK.

Most small companies seeking to tap overseas markets know they'll have to navigate foreign laws, taxes and regulations. But they also need to figure out how to avoid cultural blunders.

Sterling hit one-week lows against the dollar and euro this morning, as the pound fell to political uncertainty as Prime Minister Gordon Brown fought off an attempt within his party to unseat him.