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Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Business Support Service Activities N.E.C. 82.9 - Business support service activities n.e.c.
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
11 June 2019
Employment effect (start)
11 June 2019
Foreseen end date
31 December 2019
Description
Swedish networking and telecom company Ericsson has announced the opening of a new Business Support Competition Centre in Lisbon. This centre is expected to create more than 100 jobs by the end of 2019 and it is already operational, as it employs 77 workers. This job expansion will allow the competence centre to provide customers with business support services for current and future innovations. The centre is expected to offer its services to clients in Europe and Latin America.
Eurofound (2019), Ericsson, Business expansion in Portugal, factsheet number 97949, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/97949.
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