Despite uncertainty, indicators show that Portugal’s economy is fairing better than expected in terms of trade and GDP for the first quarter of 2023. The fall in energy prices has helped [...]
The start of this year left companies and investors jittery, but with three tailwinds for 2023 there are reasons to be cautiously optimistic according to Leslie Rubio, Managing Director and [...]
One of Lisbon’s top clerical figures has lambasted the level of mediocrity in Portuguese governance, from the top to grass roots level. Speaking at a lunch organised by the International Club of [...]
Exports represented 50% of Portugal’s GDP in 2022 – a result not seem since 1987. It means that targets defined by the Government have been achieved three years early, partly because of [...]
Despite educating record numbers of students in areas such as economics and business management, Portugal’s companies and establishments are unable to match the opportunities and salaries within [...]
Sovereign debt, market bubbles, the impact of inflation, the consequences of the continuing war in Ukraine and keeping up with changes in technology are the challenges facing Portugal at State [...]
Portugal’s central bank governor Mário Centeno is optimistic that Europe’s economy will grow sufficiently to avoid a recession, adding that its performance has been “surprising”. Taking part on a [...]
Former banker António Horta Osório says that Portugal could “double its income” in 10 years if it managed to set aside party political differences and define a broad consensus. The former head of [...]
Around 25% of all Portuguese companies will be in a vulnerable situation next year because of higher interest rates on loans. Both the pandemic and fallout from the war in Ukraine have left many [...]
Portugal will escape the recession that will affect most of the Euro Zone in 2023 according to economists at Credit Suisse. The country will grow 0.8%, an amount that contrasts with the 0.2% [...]
