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Portugal’s government says that one of the country’s largest unions, the CGTP has abandoned negotiations over a controversial labour reform. Portugal’s recent labour reforms, proposed in [...]

The number of passengers passing through Portugal’s airports was up 5% in November like-for-like on 2024 to 5 million. This is according to Portugal’s National Statistics Institute (INE) which [...]

Portugal’s parliament approved overall a housing package on Friday aimed at alleviating the country’s chronic housing shortage and accessibility for the middle classes, particularly the young. It [...]

Portugal’s trade deficit widened by around 15% in the first nine months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. It means that in a year plagued by a high degree of economic and geopolitical [...]

Novo Banco has withheld about €1 billion from Venezuelan companies – money that was blocked to Venezuelan public companies in 2019, ​Expresso revealed this Friday.  Some €300 million has [...]

The Business Confederation of Portugal/business school ISEG’s monthly barometer for December 2025 has confirmed Portugal’s end-of-year economic buoyancy and expects an uptick in the [...]

One of Portugal’s largest business and industry associations, the Business Confederation of Portugal (CIP) has forecast that Portugal’s growth is on track to hit 2% this year. The organisation [...]

Portugal’s ex-director of taxes, José Azevedo Pereira, who was until recently CEO of Eurobic, has been appointed to lead the country’s mutualist bank Montepio. It means that current CEO, Pedro [...]

Web Summit enjoyed a turnover of €100 million in November last year while bringing in an estimated €300 million for Lisbon in terms of hotel bookings and for restaurants, bars, shops, tourist [...]

It’s the question on property market analysts’ lips. Can Portugal’s booming property market continue to gain value in 2026 or is a cooling of the market on the cards? It’s a question also being [...]