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Spanish property group Merlin Properties has announced the purchase of Almada Forum shopping centre near Lisbon for over €400 million. The shopping centre, which enjoys annual revenues of €24 [...]

Novo Banco has begun selling its property assets in Lisbon including it’s headquarters in Avenida da Liberdade. The bank will sell 11 buildings in the Greater Lisbon area and will move to [...]

Following the overwhelming success of the second edition of international wine industry conference ‘MUST – Fermenting Ideas’ last month, dates have now been set for the third edition of the [...]

Hotel stays in Algarve hotels were up 11.2% in May 2018, according to the Portuguese statistical institute (INE). The region continues to be responsible for the largest number of hotel stays in [...]

Classic Portuguese toiletries brand Ach Brito which sells in 50 countries is celebrating its centenary this month. Founded in Porto in 2018, the brand which sells in Liberty’s of London and [...]

The European Central Bank (ECB) has accepted the new financial board at Portuguese bank BPI after having rejected the first list. The new team will be led by the former president of the [...]

When in early 1992 Lisbon beat Toronto in the competition to become the site of Expo’98, the last world fair of the 20th century, no one imagined the effect it would have on Lisbon’s long-term [...]

By Matthew Krystman, Partner, Blevins Franks Home may be where the heart is, but is it where savvy ­investors should focus? We explore the tax implications of two types of ‘home bias’ – UK-based [...]

Christine Isobel “Kirsty” Hayes has been the British Ambassador to Portugal since September 2014. Hailing from Aberdeen, ­Scotland, she studied archaeology from 1995-1998 at [...]

Margarida Caldeira is Director and EMEA chair at Broadway Malyan The world is discovering Portugal. Last year, the number of foreign visitors rose by 13%, making a major contribution to [...]