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The government has given the go-ahead for a strategic environmental impact study to support the best location for Lisbon’s new international airport. The measure was approved on Thursday by the [...]

Portugal’s development bank Banco de Fomento has selected 14 venture capital companies to manage €500 million to invest in SMEs and MidCaps as part of the Government ’s Consolidate Programme. The [...]

The Government has resurrected a high-speed TGV rail project between Porto and Lisbon which will stop at Gaia, Aveiro, Leiria and Lisbon and cut the journey time to 1 hours and 15 minutes. The [...]

The entity that supervises public spending on public companies has admitted that Novobanco may need fresh cash injections from the public purse. The Tribunal de Contas – Portugal’s supreme [...]

The Portuguese government is to propose giving selective tax sweeteners to companies which up staff salaries. The move would link in with measures contemplated in the Wages and Competitiveness [...]

“I don’t care where the new airport is – just take a decision!” The Chairman of Azores airline SATA called on the government to hurry up and choose a location for Lisbon’s new international [...]

Most of the homes available to rent in Lisbon will set tenants back over €1,000 per month. Only 8% of homes to rent are under this amount, while properties with rents under €750 only account for [...]

The average monthly mortgage repayment in Portugal will be €273 by July 2023 according to a forecast from the Bank of Portugal. The Euribor forecast represents 75% of the average monthly payment [...]

The insurance arm of mutualist financial services group Montepio Geral has received a €7.5 million cash injection. Lusitânia Vida received the lifeline following losses in the group’s investments [...]

Fintech House, an initiative of Portugal Fintech in partnership with Sítio to foster innovation and to make ideas grow in an ecosystem where every FinTech, RegTech, InsureTech and Cybersecurity [...]