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Keeping connections between Portugal and Ireland strong and open

Keeping connections between Portugal and Ireland strong and open

Exploring business diversity across all sectors, keeping and increasing channels of communication open between Portuguese and Irish business and official entities and expanding business to different areas will be the focus of tenure for new Ireland Portugal Business Network chairperson, Aoife Healy. Aoife Healy, who is a Partner of Pathway Consulting, a company that helps […]

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Home loans reach record in March 2019

Home loans reach record in March 2019

The Portuguese borrowed a record €2.35Bn in mortgages from banks and credit [...]

News

Bank of Portugal gold reserves gain €500 million

By Fernando Caetano

In Investment, News

Posted 13 Maio, 2019

Bank of Portugal gold reserves gain €500 ...

The rising price of gold as a hedge against volatile markets has earned the Bank of [...]

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UK broker opens Lisbon office

By Fernando Caetano

In Finance, News

Posted 10 Maio, 2019

UK broker opens Lisbon office

The UK brokers specialising in Contract for Difference (CFDs) derivatives, Infinox, [...]

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Casinos say €64 million tax windfall in Portugal at risk

By Fernando Caetano

In Companies, News

Posted 6 Maio, 2019

Casinos say €64 million tax windfall in Por...

The delay in launching an international public competition tender for the next [...]

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CGD Parliamentary inquiry

By Fernando Caetano

In News

Posted 10 Maio, 2019

CGD Parliamentary inquiry

Caixa turned down two offers to buy Algarve resort’s debts Two international funds [...]

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Chinese group invests in República 55

By Fernando Caetano

In News, Property

Posted 10 Maio, 2019

Chinese group invests in República 55

The Chinese capital investment group EMGI is to develop a new residential building in [...]

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New framework housing law will kill Portugal’s mortgage market

By Fernando Caetano

In News, Property

Posted 8 Maio, 2019

New framework housing law will kill Portugal’s...

A chorus of opposition is growing from the property and banking sector in Portugal [...]

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Lack of work flexibility says report

By Fernando Caetano

In Labour, News

Posted 8 Maio, 2019

Lack of work flexibility says report

Portugal lags way behind countries like the United Kingdom when it comes to flexible [...]

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Unbabel opens AI office in the US

By Fernando Caetano

In Companies, News

Posted 8 Maio, 2019

Unbabel opens AI office in the US

Unbabel, the Portuguese automated translation company, is to open an office in [...]

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Events

Portugal GRI 2019 – the property investors event of the year

Portugal GRI 2019 – the property investors event of the year

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Olympic gold medallist Alex Gregory MBE to shake up sales conference

By Fernando Caetano

In News

Posted 17 Março, 2019

Olympic gold medallist Alex Gregory MBE to shake up sales conference

The two-time UK Olympic Gold medallist Alex Gregory will be the guest speaker at a new B2B sales innovation conference in May at the NOVA SBE School of Business & Economics. Sales Shaker [...]

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Portuguese quality products can thrive in international niche markets

By Fernando Caetano

Posted 25 Março, 2019

Portuguese quality products can thrive in international niche markets

Constant innovation, a focus on niche markets and meeting the demands of a consumer market increasingly concerned by natural products sourced from sustainable producers are the key to success in [...]

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Cascais – Portugal’s new smart city

27 Fevereiro, 2019

Cascais – Portugal’s new smart city

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Brexit

Government passes Brexit contingency plans

By Fernando Caetano

In Brexit, News

Posted 4 Março, 2019

Government passes Brexit contingency ...

The Portuguese government has given the green light to a Contingency and Preparation Plan should the United Kingdom [...]

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Britain and Portugal – forging a new post-Brexit partnership

18 Fevereiro, 2019

Britain and Portugal – forging a new post-Brexit partnership

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Opinion

2019 State Budget – What remains to be done about capital gains taxation

Gonçalo Bastos Lopes

Catarina Ribeiro Caldas

Cuatrecasas partner

Cuatrecasas associate lawyer

By Fernando Caetano

Posted 25 Fevereiro, 2019

2019 State Budget – What remains to be done about capital gains taxation

The tax treatment of capital gains obtained by non-residents upon transfer of shares in resident companies is worse than that applicable to capital gains obtained by residents. The Corporate Income Tax (“CIT”) regime on [...]

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Contributor

Portugal’s anti-business culture persists despite NHR tax scheme

By Fernando Caetano

Posted 25 Fevereiro, 2019

Portugal’s anti-business culture persists despite NHR tax scheme

Despite the Portuguese government’s Non-Habitual Resident tax regime, the Golden Visa and now the Technology Visa, Portugal still has one of the highest tax regimes in the European Union. Essential columnist David Sampson [...]

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Insider

John Daniel – Managing Partner of GEG Engineering

By Fernando Caetano

Posted 25 Fevereiro, 2019

John Daniel – Managing Partner of GEG Engineering

John Daniel is the Managing Partner of GEG Engineering – an international engineering design and consultancy company, headquartered in Porto, since 1987. GEG develops multidisciplinary engineering services, consultancy and management [...]

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Startup

Unlocking the mystery of Portugal’s inflexible employment market

By Fernando Caetano

Posted 15 Fevereiro, 2019

Unlocking the mystery of Portugal’s inflexible ...

Portugal is on the tip of everyone’s tongues right now and justifiably so. It is fast [...]

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Real Estate

Fine & Country partners in the Estoril Coast’s glamorous urban renaissance

By Fernando Caetano

Posted 27 Fevereiro, 2019

Fine & Country partners in the Estoril Coast’s glamorous urban...

For luxury estate agents Fine & Country business is booming. With a turnover of [...]

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Entrepreneur

Joining the dots

By Fernando Caetano

In Entrepreneur

Posted 21 Fevereiro, 2019

Joining the dots

UK tech and marketing entrepreneur Pip Jamieson has raised £5.5 million (€6.1 [...]

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Education

Hospitality: it’s all about education and service

By Fernando Caetano

Posted 27 Fevereiro, 2019

Hospitality: it’s all about education and service

Excellent service and professionalisation in Portugal’s hotel sector are key to [...]

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Wine

Adegga – the online wine market that brings Portuguese wines to the world

By Fernando Caetano

In Wine

Posted 26 Fevereiro, 2019

Adegga – the online wine market that brings P...

When a group of friends and wine enthusiasts got together to share their love of [...]

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Tourism

JJW Hotels – a refreshing new take on a classic past

By Fernando Caetano

In Original, Tourism

Posted 27 Fevereiro, 2019

JJW Hotels – a refreshing new take on a classic past

Since taking charge of JJW Hotels & Resorts’ Portugal operations in 2016, Chief [...]

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Features

Porto’s real estate high

By Fernando Caetano

Posted 30 Outubro, 2018

Porto’s real estate high

Million-euro projects are cropping up in every sector in Portugal’s second city. Gone [...]

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Seixal, a city with an ocean of opportunities

By Fernando Caetano

Posted 30 Outubro, 2018

Seixal, a city with an ocean of opportunities

The Tagus River south-side city of Seixal, a picture-postcard fishing, water sports [...]

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The Ocean Warrior

By Fernando Caetano

Posted 30 Outubro, 2018

The Ocean Warrior

Seasoned yachtswoman, journalist, author and adventurer Nysse Arruda began her love [...]

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Climate change and the future of wine

By Fernando Caetano

In Wine

Posted 1 Fevereiro, 2019

Climate change and the future of wine

By James Mayor – Founder Grape Discoveries The ancient city of Porto is [...]

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