Portugal’s economy enters 2026 with positive outlook
The application of EU ‘bazooka’ funding last year and into this year on the back of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), which essentially means public spending, should contribute to [...]
Portugal’s economy lost 8% of activity during General Strike with estimated losses of €792 million
The fall in economic activity during the General Strike lost the country an estimated €792 million according to the Diary of Economic Indicators (DEI) published by the Bank of Portugal. The data [...]
Families partly responsible for Portugal’s GDP growth
Portuguese families were partly behind Portugal ’s growth success story in 2025 highlighted by the UK magazine The Economist. Portugal was elected the ‘economy of the year’ for 2025 partly on the [...]
Former Portuguese finance minister calls for capital markets union
The EU’s financial services chief Maria Luís Albuquerque has called on lawmakers to seize what she described as a “moment of urgency” to finalise tools to create a true European [...]
The Economist elects Portugal ‘The Economy of the Year’
The UK magazine The Economist has distinguished Portugal as the ‘Economy of the Year’ in 2025. It was chosen after an in-depth a analysis of five fundamental indicators – inflation, [...]
Confidence in the economy bounces back to 2019 – except in services
Optimism and confidence in trade, industry, manufacturing and construction have bounced back to 2019 levels according to the ‘Consumer and Companies Surveys into the Economic Situation from the [...]
Posted
Portugal’s security markets regulator says Portugal falls short of its economic potential in capital markets
Portugal’s securities regulator CMVM says that its new Strategy Plan for 2025-2028 establishes a sold basis for placing the capital markets to assist Portugal’s economic development. During a [...]
Minister of the Economy highlights “several business opportunities” in Riyadh
Portugal’s minister of the Economy, Castro Almeida said that Portugal had “a great variety of business opportunities” and could be an “important centre of investment” and a platform for [...]
Global uncertainty sets back AEP export targets
Two years ago the Portuguese Enterprise Association (AEP) launched a challenge for overseas exports to reach 60% of Portugal’s GDP in 2030. However, Europe’s cooling economy amid global [...]
In Conferences and Summits, Economy, Government, Government policies, Government surplus, Investment, News, Start-Up, Tech hubs, Technology
Posted Portugal – navigating towards a clear destination of innovation, investment and exports success
Portugal is preparing for a change to more favourable winds on the international economic scene according to Portugal’s secretary of State for the Economy, João Rui Ferreira. Addressing movers [...]
