Portuguese News Digest. 8 July 2008. A consortium formed by several Portuguese companies will bid in a tender for the construction of the new airport in Goa, India.
The consortium includes builders Edifer and Soares da Costa, airport operator ANA - Aeroportos de Portugal, private equity firm Iberpartners, Parque Expo and Banco Efisa. The investment value of the project for Goa's new airport in western India is calculated at $400 mln (255 mln euro). The Mopa airport, which will be the state's first international airport, will be located in Mopa plateau. It will be one of the several projects that India's Government plans to develop as public-private partnerships. Its construction will expectedly take some five years. India is an emerging market with a great growth potential, a source by Portugal's Foreign Ministry said. The country registered an annual rise in its gross domestic product (GDP) of 9.0 pct for 2007, the same source added. Thus, it is normal, part of this value to be invested in infrastructure development, the source noted. Portugal's Foreign Minister, Luis Amado, together with 10 Portuguese enterprises, went on an official three-day visit to India, started on July 6. The companies are from various sectors -- banking, airport, footwear and civil construction. The visit is aimed at promoting the bilateral investments of the two countries, as well as at boosting the trade exchange between them. For the original text, 346 words, in Portuguese, see: http://diarioeconomico.sapo.pt/edicion/diarioeconomico/edicion_impresa/empre sas/pt/desarrollo/1143486.html If you have a problem with the link do to http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/ - Newsletter of 8 July 2008.
