Jornal Expansão

What Jornal Expansão does

Jornal Expansão is a weekly economic and business newspaper founded in Luanda, Angola in February 2009 and published by Nova Vaga, SA, part of the Grupo Nova Vaga media conglomerate. It targets business professionals and executives, government officials and policymakers, investors and financial sector professionals, and academic institutions in Angola, providing coverage of the Angolan economy, companies, markets, and international affairs. The publication operates as the leading specialized economics, management and business title in Angola, recognized with the Prémio Maboque for Best Communication Media and Superbrands Angola status.

The product portfolio spans a print weekly newspaper distributed at a stated circulation of 15,000–20,000 copies via distribution partner Vaspe, SA across Angola's main provinces and cities and (since June 2017) in Lisbon and Porto, Portugal; a digital e-paper available through the leitor.novavaga.co.ao kiosk with tiered 1-edition, 4-edition (monthly), 26-edition (semi-annual) and 52-edition (annual) subscriptions; a mobile application on iOS and Android that supports offline reading of downloaded editions; an online news portal with sections on Economy, Companies & Markets, World, Opinion, Management, Analysis, University, Legislation and Weekend; multimedia content (video, infographics, opinion columns); and an EXPANSÃO Forums events platform including Forum Banca and Forum Indústria.

The revenue model combines recurring print and digital subscriptions, display advertising across the website and print editions, and a Custom Publishing service that produces branded magazines and corporate publications for clients such as DIWINE, AIA Annual Report, and BPC Construções na Areia. Distribution runs through direct paper delivery in Angola and Portugal, sales points in premium locations, self-serve digital subscriptions, and mobile app stores, supported by an editorial team under Director João Armando and a broader Grupo Nova Vaga newsroom of more than 80 professionals.

Name

Jornal Expansão

Legal name

Nova Vaga, SA

Website

https://expansao.co.ao

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jornal Expansão is Angola's leading weekly economic and business newspaper, founded in 2009 and published by Grupo Nova Vaga. It serves business executives, government officials, investors, and academic institutions in Angola and Portugal via print, e-paper, mobile apps, events, and custom publishing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAJADAB

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/News Publishing (Newspapers, Digital Newsrooms, Wire Services)

SECONDARYMPAJAMAF

Online Article & Blog Publishing Platforms

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Digital Publishing Platforms (E-books & Online Articles)

Keywords

• Economic newspaper
• Business journalism
• Financial news publishing
• Print and digital media
• News subscription services

Headquarters

HQ city

Luanda

HQ country

Angola

HQ region

Africa

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Print Subscription: Weekly paper edition delivered to homes and offices in Angola and Portugal
2. Digital Subscription (E-paper): Digital replica subscription with multiple tiers: 1 edition, 4 editions (monthly), 26 editions (semi-annual), 52 editions (annual)
3. Advertising: Display advertising and promotional content on website and print editions
4. Custom Publishing: Custom content creation services under Nova Vaga Group, including branded magazines and publications for corporate clients

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Weekly economic and business newspaper in Angola delivered via a weekly print edition (15,000 copies/week), a digital e-paper available through a kiosk platform (single, monthly, semi-annual, and annual tiers), and native mobile applications for iOS and Android, complemented by multimedia content and branded custom publishing services produced for corporate clients.

Product overview

Jornal Expansão is an Angolan economic weekly newspaper published by Grupo Nova Vaga since February 2009. The company offers a multi-platform content portfolio consisting of the print newspaper (15,000 copies weekly), the e-paper digital replica subscription, the APP Expansão mobile application for iOS and Android, and Custom Publishing services for branded content. The publication organizes industry forums (Fórum Indústria, Fórum Banca) and provides multimedia content through its website. The core offering centers on economic and business journalism covering Angola's economy, companies, markets, and international affairs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EXPANSÃO Newspaper (Print Edition) Weekly print economic newspaper distributed to subscribers via home and office delivery, covering the Angolan economy, companies, markets, world affairs, opinion, management, analysis, university content, legislation, and weekend features.
• EXPANSÃO E-Paper (Digital Edition) Digital replica of the printed newspaper accessible via computers, tablets, and smartphones through a digital kiosk platform, available as single-edition, 4-edition (monthly), 26-edition (semi-annual), and 52-edition (annual) subscriptions.
• APP Expansão (Mobile Application) Native mobile application for iOS and Android devices enabling on-the-go access to newspaper content with offline reading capability for downloaded editions, positioned as the first Angolan media outlet to offer a dedicated mobile application.
• Custom Publishing Services Bespoke content production service for corporate clients under Grupo Nova Vaga, producing branded magazines and publications including examples such as DIWINE magazine, AIA Annual Report, and BPC Construções na Areia magazine.
• EXPANSÃO Forums and Events Organized industry forums and conferences such as VI Fórum Indústria and XV Fórum Banca, convening industry leaders, bankers, and policymakers for discussion and networking on sector-specific economic topics.
• EXPANSÃO Multimedia Content Digital multimedia content accessible through the website's multimedia section, including videos, infographics, opinion columns, and interviews supplementing the newspaper's written journalism.

Quantifiable outcome

• Leader in economics, management and business segment in Angola
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Grupo Nova VagacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrupo Nova Vaga is the parent company that edits Expansão and NOVO JORNAL. It is a reference in excellence information in Angola, with over 80 professionals.
• Vaspe, SAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVaspe, SA handles physical distribution of Expansão newspaper in Angola
• Damer Gráficas, SAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrinting partner for Expansão newspaper

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Jornal de Angola: State-owned daily newspaper and the largest print publication in Angola. Direct competitor in the Angolan print-and-digital newspaper market and the benchmark Expansão positions against as a focused economic-news brand.
• Novo Jornal: Angolan weekly newspaper published by the same parent company (Grupo Nova Vaga) as Jornal Expansão. Operates in the same Angolan reader market with general and political coverage, sharing newsroom resources, distribution and B2B advertiser relationships.
• O País: Angolan general-news newspaper and recurring print competitor in the Luanda market. Comparable in targeting Angolan decision-makers and competing for the same pool of national advertisers and institutional subscribers.

Regional players

• Forbes Africa: Pan-African edition of the Forbes business media brand covering African economies, business leaders and capital markets. Comparable in the premium business-news positioning for African decision-makers that Expansão targets within Angola.
• African Business (IC Publications): Pan-African business magazine covering African economies, companies and capital markets across multiple Lusophone and non-Lusophone countries. Comparable as a multi-market business-news outlet serving the same institutional reader profile.
• Público: Portuguese newspaper with strong economic and business journalism sections and a digital paywall. Most comparable peer in the Lusophone market where Expansão distributes to Lisbon and Porto, with a similar editorial-model and subscriber-targeting approach.

Emerging players

• How We Made It In Africa: Digital-first Pan-African business publication covering African entrepreneurs, companies and industries. Comparable in digital content model and target audience of African business decision-makers, though operating primarily online without a print legacy.

Broad incumbents

• Financial Times: Global economic and financial newspaper with a paid digital subscription model and corporate institutional subscriber base. Sets the global benchmark Expansão's business and economics coverage is implicitly positioned against, and competes for institutional readers via terminals and direct subscriptions.
• Bloomberg News: Global financial and business news provider with extensive Africa coverage. Comparable in targeting executives, investors and government decision-makers and in providing economic and market intelligence used for business decisions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/jornalexpansao
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jexpansao

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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