The Big Auditorium stage of the Altice Forum Braga was the place where Ricardo Rio, Mayor of Braga and InvestBraga, took stock of InvestBraga’s eight years of activity. Braga on the international investment radar set the tone for the mayor’s speech at the 5th Economic Week Economic Forum.
Braga is the fourth municipality in Portugal in terms of exports, according to the real exports of companies in Braga. “Our country is a benchmark in the economic scenario, and the export performance proves the role we play in national development,” defended Ricardo Rio in his speech at the afternoon session on Tuesday, May 24, strengthening the role of business and the industrial fabric of Braga, “responsible for almost 3% of national exports”.
Aware of the problems that Braga faces, the head of InvestBraga stressed that “the municipality has the ability to create new opportunities for people to feel good in Braga.” “
We have an ongoing challenge of attracting and retaining human resources for the business projects we have here, and working in Braga plays a fundamental role in supporting the attraction of quality talent,” Ricardo Rio added, highlighting over 1,800 job offers. companies through the InvestBraga platform and received 3244 applications.
According to António Costa e Silva, Minister of Economy and Navigation, “Braga is an excellent example of how the sustainability of a business structure contributes to the approval of the municipality as a whole.”
Braga on the radar of a major investment boosted by human resources
In total and through InvestBraga, 768 business projects were supported between 2014 and 2022, of which 194 were of international origin and 574 of local and national origin. “The work that we have done, either through our diplomatic actions or through direct contact with investors, has played a decisive role in putting Braga on the path of major investments,” Ricardo Rio emphasized.
Also in the field of recruiting human resources for Braga, large companies and business groups in Braga, large multinational corporations and technology companies have played a decisive role in creating new jobs, which will lead to more than three thousand opportunities by the end of 2023.
Startups raised over $300 million in two years
With 185 startups in their community, startups associated with Startup Braga have raised over €300 million between 2020 and 2022, which is largely the result of investments received by Sword Heatlh, the first unicorn of the innovation hub, in 2021. , in the region of 252 million euros.
Throughout 2022, Startup Braga will host a series of events that will fuel the dynamism of the national entrepreneurial ecosystem, highlighting the implementation of the Global StartupCities Summit III, which will bring together Altice Forum Braga startups, investors in November. and community organizations to discuss building a strong entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Altice Forum Braga strengthens its position as a venue for congresses and events
The resumption of the culture, congress and event sectors has led to a full house at the Altice Forum Braga and the confirmation of the main events of the 2022 agenda such as Rosalia, Dua Lipa, Amar Amalia and the already held Congress of the Order of Nurses.
In the retrospective of Altice Forum Braga, we highlight the fact that between 2018 and 2022 this venue was chosen to host 231 exhibitions, 164 congresses and 686 events attended by over 1,300,000 people.
The Braga Youth Center claims to be an open door for young people and the world.
Designed to put young people at the center of its mission, the Braga Youth Center invests in a variety of youth-focused activities and also opens the door to cultural projects such as Festival Política and Festival Convergências.
In total, since opening in December 2019, the Braga Youth Center has already hosted representatives of 65 nationalities, providing 22,518 overnight stays.
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