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The Azores has lower corporate income tax (IRC), personal income tax (IRS) and value added tax (VAT) than in the rest of the country and in the European Union;
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It has a younger population age structure than the national average, with huge potential in terms of know-how, qualifications and productivity;
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It offers regional Incentive Schemes to support investors that undertake investment projects in the Region;
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It has a privileged geostrategic position, as an advanced border of Europe in relation to the American continent;
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It has an extensive Exclusive Economic Zone. The wealth of its sea and its marine resources offer a huge potential for exploration and development of scientific and research activities;
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The Azores has transport, communication and logistics infrastructures capable of satisfying all the needs of the business, industrial and services sectors. The existence on all the islands of a road network, ports and airports and the dissemination of information and communication technologies, make this archipelago a modern and diversified region in terms of its sources of growth;
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7. In the Azores there are areas with development potential that have been little explored or untapped, where an investor is able to find good investment opportunities: Tourism, Agriculture and Livestock, Fishing, Environment, Energy, Technology and Research.
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