The event occurred while the Prime Minister was visiting as part of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

It gathered investors, lawyers, representatives from companies in Portugal and the United States, and other stakeholders from the business sector. In the speech which was issued by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Luís Montenegro portrayed Portugal as an economy welcoming of foreign investment and full of opportunities for new business initiatives, as he also talked about the most recent trends in the national economy and the strategic value of the transatlantic partnership.

To conclude the event, the Prime Minister took part in the traditional Closing Bell ceremony on the floor of the NYSE trading place. This symbolic action underlined Portugal's economic presence in the U.S. market.

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