Bank Millennium sees profits up 56% to September
The Polish bank Millennium controlled by BPC, closed the first nine months of 2025 with profits of 855 million zlótis (€202 million), a 56% increase on the 547 million zlótis (€127 million) [...]
Government’s budget surplus figures don’t add up says public finances watchdog
Portugal’s public spending watchdog, the Council for Public Finances (CFP) has warned that calculations for the country’s budget surplus don’t add up and has called on the government to show more [...]
Over €3Bn of funds investment entered Portugal to September 2025
Investment funds in Portugal attracted around €3Bn between January and September 2025. These collective investment vehicles have been attracting family savings and broadening their offer of new [...]
“Heroes” sendoff given to Portuguese media mogul Francisco Pinto Balsemão
The Portuguese media mogul Francisco Pinto Balsemão, who founded the newspaper Expresso, TV station SIC TV and the centre-right PSD political party, was given a “heroes” sendoff on Thursday with [...]
Report into Lisbon’s Gloria cable car disaster points finger at public transport company Carris and the acquisition and maintenance of the cable
A report released on Monday (October 20) by the Office for the Prevention and Investigation of Aircraft and Rail Accidents (GPIAF) into a deadly cable car accident in Portugal’s capital Lisbon [...]
Portugal’s centre-right AD coalition government “declares war” on corruption and red tape
It’s finally happening! After 50 years – or probably even before if Portuguese early 19th century author and social critic Eça de Queiroz is anyone to go by -, a Portuguese government is [...]
Minister for State Reform will address Portugal Digital Summit® 2025
The Portugal Digital Summit® 2025, the largest digital economy conference in the country, returns this week to the Lisbon Congress Centre. The latest edition, organised by the Digital Economy [...]
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Mota-Engil nets new rail contracts in Mexico worth €1Bn
The Portuguese-Sino construction giant Mota-Engil has signed a new railway construction contract in Mexico worth around €820 million which, added to other contracts in the country worth around [...]
Almost 300,000 foreigners waiting to get residence in Portugal
Some 286,302 overseas residents were waiting on a decision on getting an Authorisation for Residency in Portugal in 2024 according to the latest report from the Agency for Integration, Migration [...]
Russian applications for Portugal’s Golden Visa hit new record
Russia has returned to the top three countries for the number of citizens applying for the Portugal Golden Visa, hitting a new record with 248 issued in 2024 It puts Russian applications in third [...]
