"Portugal: An introduction to Portugal"

Manuel Protásio, partner, and Frederico Quintela, managing associate of Projects- Infrastructures, Energy & Natural Resources practice, write a chapter for Chambers and Partners directory called "Portugal: An introduction to Portugal" for the Projects section.

In the article they develop the context of Portugal's economic crises and the consequences that the austerity programme had in the funding of new projects and infrastructures. They also talk about foreign investment opportunities, especially in the Portuguese speaking countries in Africa, and the renegotiation of the PPP road contracts.

They finish the article by concluding that "All those investments foreseen by the Portuguese Government, together with the improved performance of the Portuguese economy and the new flow of fresh capital resulting from the ECB quantitative easing programme and the new cycle for European Funds, are expected to bring new projects and consequently to give rise to many opportunities to promoters, financial institutions and financial and legal advisers in the coming years."