This report was prepared by a team comprised of Francesca Spinelli, Fernando Mistura, Polina Knutsson and Laura Kuusela from the Investment Division in the OECD Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, and Irene Oliván García from the Trade Policy Division in the Trade and Agriculture Directorate, under the general guidance of Ana Novik, Head of the Investment Division. Liv Gudmundson prepared the report for publication. Inés Gomez Palacio, Marie‑Laure Garcia and Tuateba Ontoyin provided administrative assistance.
The authors are grateful to Maria João Veiga Gomes, Pedro Sousa Rodrigues and Luis Moura from AICEP Portugal Global (AICEP); Joana Almodovar from the Office for Strategy and Studies (GEE) in Portugal’s Ministry of Economy and Maritime Affairs; and Milena Raykovska from the Directorate‑General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM) in the European Commission for their support and engagement as part of the Advisory Group overseeing the project.
The authors would also like to thank Madalena Oliveira e Silva, Elisabete Velez, Alfonso Machado, Philomene Dias and Inês Silva from AICEP; Rita Bessone Basto, Gabriel Osório de Barros, Ana Martins, Guida Nogueira, Eva Pereira, Teresa Rebelo, Mariana Costa, Gonçalo Novo and Eugénia Pereira da Costa from GEE; José Salgado and Sara Santos from the Directorate for International Trade in the Ministry of Economy and Maritime Affairs; Inês Inverno and Carolina Arenga from the Ministry of Justice; Rui Velasco Martins from the Institute for Mobility and Transport; Manuel Cabugueira from the Competence Centre for Planning, Policy and Foresight in Public Administration; Claudia Barroso from the Administrative Modernization Agency; Antonio Santos from the Foundation for Science and Technology; and Joana Anjos from the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security for their insightful feedback and inputs.
The report also benefitted from comments and inputs received from the following OECD colleagues: Ana Novik, Stephen Thomsen, Martin Wermelinger, Joachim Pohl, Stratos Kamenis, Sarah Dayan and Katharina Böhm from the Investment Division; John Drummond, Janos Ferencz, Frédéric Gonzales, Ana-Maria Muresan and Gustavo Ribeiro de Maceido from the Trade Policy Division; Jean-Christophe Dumont, Jonathan Chaloff and Ana Damas de Matos from the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs; and Daniel Trnka, Paul Davidson and Supriya Trivedi from the Directorate for Public Governance.
Finally, the authors are grateful for the contributions of consulted senior executives of foreign-owned companies in Portugal, as well as those of several foreign and domestic chambers of commerce present in the country, whose experiences on Portugal’s business environment further enriched the report. In particular, the authors would like to thank the following chambers of commerce for their support and/or participation: AmCham Portugal, British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce, Câmara de Comércio e Indústria Luso-Francesa, Câmara de Comércio e Indústria Luso-Alema, Portugal-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Câmara de Comércio e Indústria Luso-Brasileira, Portuguese‑Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Confederação Empresarial de Portugal, Invest Lisboa and AED Cluster Portugal.