Bank of Portugal

The MiCA crypto assets regulation, which came into force at the end of 2024, does bring more security for investors but could limit innovation in the financial system and push small Portuguese [...]

Portugal’s public debt reached its highest level since September, 2023 in March to €278.2Bn or 96.3% of GDP after a 0.4% monthly increase which meant 1Bn more on February. In like-for-like terms, [...]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) painted a more rosy picture than the government’s for Portugal’s economic performance this year, predicting an 0.5% surplus with continuing modest surpluses [...]

Portugal’s Judicial Police (PJ) has conducted swoop and search activities at the country’s central bank and several State organisations over “suspected corruption crimes”. At issue are acts that [...]

The Bank of Portugal has estimated that the current adverse international economic scenario and the impact of the ongoing US tariff wars could wipe 1.1% off Portugal’s economy over the next three [...]

Debt from the Portuguese State, companies and households increased by €17Bn in 2024, to €814.1Bn, according to data released this Friday by the Bank of Portugal. Of this total, €454.6Bn relate to [...]

If State-owned  bank Caixa Geral de Depósitos buys Novobanco it could have systemic consequences for Portugal’s banking and financial sector warns the Governor of the Bank of Portugal, Mário [...]

The Banco de España and the Banco de Portugal held a bilateral meeting at the headquarters of the Spanish central bank in Madrid on Thursday, with the aim of strengthening relations between the [...]

Portugal’s banking sector, represented by the Portuguese Banking Association (APB), says it is against a proposed social security levy on company profits. The Portuguese government’s [...]

The Bank of Portugal has announced today (Friday, January 3) that it does not have the required national legal regulations to receive and analyse applications from companies wanting to provide [...]