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The Italo-Portuguese insurer Generali Tranquilidade has been voted the best insurance company in Portugal according to a study undertaken by consumer watchdog DecoProteste for the second year [...]

After 25 years of talks, the EU signed the EU-Mercosur trade deal on Saturday, creating a 700 million-person free-trade area. Ratification is still pending, however, with the European Parliament [...]

The trusted British economy current affairs magazine ‘The Economist’ voted Portugal as the economy of the year in 2025*, largely down to its financial discipline, prudent public spending, low [...]

The average Algarve residential market in 2025 was defined by “strengthening momentum” according to the latest QP Savills ‘Algarve Luxury Residential Market Report’. The [...]

The Portuguese footwear components sector is set to bolster its international presence through initiatives in key markets, including Spain, the United States, France, Italy and the UK. The sector [...]

Fintech House, the largest fintech hub in Portugal, located at Lisbon’s ​SITIO ​– Portugal Fintech Hub, has announced the 11 startups selected for the latest edition of SPRINT – an [...]

The President of Spanish fuels giant Repsol, António Brufau, said that the decarbonisation of industry and its competitiveness provided an opportunity for the economic development for the Iberian [...]

Start Ventures, Banco BIG‘s venture capital company, ​participated in the Series A round of US$12.8 million of WeatherPromise, an ​insurtech ​that “guarantees good weather for vacations, [...]

The European Parliament has flagged up Portugal’s former central bank governor, Mário Centeno and Latvia economist Mārtiņš Kazāks as preferred front runners for the vice-presidency of the [...]

The Portuguese technology innovation consultancy Beta-i is increasingly focusing on artificial intelligence (AI), sustainability, and the blue economy. Essential Business met up with co-founder [...]