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Good morning. Ten years of Web Summit in Lisbon get a price tag, Brazil sends a startup mission, and Portugal Tech Week starts today. Here is what matters before the doors open on Monday.

Web Summit's ten Lisbon years: 2.5 billion euros, says EY

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EY puts the total impact of ten editions at about 2.5 billion euros.
Portugal's startups grew 132% over the decade, from 2,193 to 5,091.
An earlier government study found the first four editions' impact "well below the first estimate".

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