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The Portuguese stock market regulator CMVM has admitted that it will put a stop to short selling on the Lisbon stock market as shares take a tumble because of the coronavirus pandemic. There are [...]

The Portuguese president of the group of EU finance ministers, Eurogroup, is to meet with its representatives on Tuesday to look at member state options in counteracting the effects of Covid-19 [...]

The Government has decided to press forward with an order to suspend rental contracts due to expire in a move to protect families during the coronavirus pandemic. “It is our duty not only to face [...]

The president of Portugal’s Hotel Association says that at least 50% of the country’s hotels will likely close from this week. The AHP’s Raúl Martins estimated on Friday that the hotels would be [...]

The coronavirus outbreak is posing a major and unprecedented challenge to the Algarve, Portugal’s main tourism destination and with an economy that relies mostly on tourism. With the number of [...]

Following a raft of measures announced by the Portuguese government to help struggling companies, monthly social security contributions have been suspended from 20 March. Company national [...]

The President of Portugal’s Industrial Confederation, while welcoming a €3Bn package to help struggling micro and small companies, says that the money must be made available quickly. António [...]

The international ratings agency Moody’s has cut the ratings of Portugal’s national airline TAP to ‘negative outlook’. In its report into the airline, it has expressed the opinion that the [...]

Lisbon Municipal Council is to build around 500 new homes at affordable prices at a brown field site in the city’s Entrecampos area. According to information from the council’s Department of [...]

The Governor of the Bank of Portugal, Carlos Costa, has called for the European Central Bank to issue eurobonds to deal with the economic fallout from the current coronavirus crisis. Carlos Costa [...]