TAP posts €108 million in losses for 1Q
Portugal’s soon-to-be-privatised airline TAP posted a loss of €108.2 million, up €18.1 million on the same period in 2024. The results were disappointing because of a fall in air passenger [...]
Gilda Pereira – the face and voice of migration expertise in Portugal
Gilda Pereira is an inspiring woman. Founding Portugal’s first all-inclusive migration agency in 2014, Ei! Assessoria Migratória now celebrating its 10th anniversary, Gilda has made occasional [...]
Porto’s La Vie shopping centre to become business centre
In a joint venture between French investor Tikehau and Portuguese-Spanish investor Quest Capital, a failed shopping centre in Porto, La Vie, is to be converted into a €70 million business hub. [...]
Almost a quarter of companies admit risk of bankruptcy
Almost a quarter of Portugal’s companies admit that they may have to close over the next two years if there is a major recession. This is the conclusion of the 2025 edition of the ‘European [...]
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Excess MiCA regulation in the EU could stifle Portuguese fintech innovation
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 net overseas debt falls to 43.9% of GDP in March
Portugal’s net external debt fell to 43.9% of GDP in the first quarter of this year, the lowest level since December 2004, representing €126.9Bn, the Bank of Portugal (BdP) announced on Tuesday. [...]
Médis buys 18 physiotherapy clinics from Esfera Saúde
Médis Serviços de Saúde (Medis Health Services), an Ageas Portugal Group company, has signed an agreement to acquire Fisio Share, a leader in the physiotherapy and rehabilitation medicine areas [...]
Caixabank hires Deloitte for numbers crunch over NB acquisition mull
The Spanish bank Caixabank, which in Portugal owns the bank BPI, has hired Deloitte to help it to decide if it will make a move to acquire Portugal’s Novobanco according to the Spanish news [...]
Lisbon’s office market – Competitive while offering attractive yields because of high demand, high take-up and low vacancy rates
Text: Chris Graeme; Photos: Color Shop by Joaquim Morgado According to the latest Savills annual analysis, the office market in Lisbon recorded exceptional performances between January and [...]
MB Way forges two new partnerships
Portugal’s SIBS payment systems MB Way which allows transfers from one account to another via a mobile app, has forged two new partnerships. After Spain and Italy, MB Way will now allow money [...]
