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INFRASTRUCTURE

TRANSPORTATION - Lisbon's revival has been greatly assisted by its strategic location within Europe. Warm weather, consistent sunshine and regular flights to 132 locations have made Lisbon attractive and accessible. An investment of EUR1.15 billion until 2028 to expand the current airport in Lisbon and transform the air base of Montijo into a new airport for the city will further increase Lisbon's popularity.

EDUCATION

Sources: Invest Lisboa, Made of Lisboa

START-UP CULTURE - Lisbon has cemented its position as a leading tech hub within Europe over the past few years. The city's well-developed infrastructure, affordability, well-educated workforce and ideal geographical location have drawn companies from around the world. These incentives also enticed the world's largest technology convention, Web Summit, to Lisbon in 2016.

'We chose Lisbon because of the strong infrastructure in the city, the world-class venue and the thriving start-up community.' - Paddy Cosgrave, CEO and Founder of Web Summit

Web Summit will be hosted annually in Lisbon between 2016-2026 and the Portuguese government has estimated that the event will generate EUR3 billion in revenue for the city over ten years.

have all established offices in Lisbon over the past two years

Sources: Invest Lisboa, Made of Lisboa

15 million EUR210 million passengers expected

to be served each year by the new

Montijo Airport, due to open in 2022

metro development underway, set to create two new underground

stations and regenerate the city's main transport

hub, Cais do Sodré Web Summit 2018

70,000 attendees 1,800 start-ups 1,500 investors 1,200 speakers 2,600 journalists 159 countries represented

+9.6% Annual Growth of arrivals to Lisbon's

international airport

„ Flight times to main international cities

Luanda 7h10m

São Paulo 10h

New York 7h50m

London 2h35m

Stockholm 4h15m

Moscow 5h15m

Beijing 12h15m

New Delhi 12h35m

Madrid 1h15m

Paris 2h30m

Frankfurt 2h55m

Berlin 3h25m

Rome 2h50m

Dubai 7h35m