Bank of Portugal

The Bank of Portugal has announced that its governor Mário Centeno will be replaced “soon” with a new governor appointed without a public competition. If Mário Centeno doesn’t go for a second [...]

Mário Centeno, perhaps the best Governor of the Bank of Portugal the country has seen in 25 years, warned that continued uncertainty over tariffs could undermine growth in the Portuguese economy [...]

The leader of Portuguese populist party Chega – now the leading opposition party in the parliament – André Ventura, has accused the Governor of the Bank of Portugal, Mário Centeno, of [...]

Expectations that Portugal can grow its economy beyond 1.6% for 2025 continue to be limited according to the Bank of Portugal’s May bulletin after its downward revision to 1.6% last week from [...]

The number of people in Portugal taking out mortgages rose to its highest level in April since August 2008 according to data released from the Bank of Portugal released on Friday. “The [...]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has begun an exhaustive analysis of Portugal’s banking and financial system to identify vulnerabilities, carry out stress tests under crisis, and a complete [...]

The Bank of Portugal has warned that reducing taxes through VAT cuts is not the best or only way to foster wealth redistribution in society and that other tax measures need to be included in the [...]

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 [...]