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The Supreme Administrative Court (STA) has upheld the decision that sided with the Bank of Portugal in transferring more than €2 billion in senior bonds from Novobanco to BES (“bad bank”) in [...]

Border control at Porto airport recorded waiting times exceeding two hours, admitted the Public Security Police (PSP), which nevertheless has rejected reports of six-hour waits. The PSP stated [...]

PaRK International School (PaRK IS) has launched the first edition of its Internship Programme, securing 78 student placements with some of Portugal’s most respected organisations in what is [...]

Foreign investment in the housing market in Lisbon’s Urban Rehabilitation Area (ARU) slowed again in 2025, with a 12% reduction in the number of homes acquired compared to the previous [...]

Portugal’s Minister of Finances, Joaquim Miranda Sarmento is to ask parliament to present ideas for jacking up VAT in the hospitality sector. Joaquim Miranda Sarmento had voiced his opposition to [...]

Chinese cars are making great inroads on Portugal’s roads – quite literally with over 30,000 currently circulating. A few years ago, seeing a Chinese car in Portugal was like finding a [...]

Supply of housing for sale in Portugal falls 14% in 1Q of 2026 Portugal’s chronic housing shortage is getting worse not better despite a raft of government-led incentives. The supply of housing [...]

The property development company Libertas has invested €25 million in Seixal on the South bank of Lisbon’s River Tagus by converting a former cork processing factory into a hotel. The former [...]

Exports from Portugal’s food and beverage industry reached €1,964 million in the first quarter, reflecting a 2.03% increase compared to the same period last year, after closing 2025 with a slight [...]

Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) has gone to the market to float a €500 million “green” debt bond. The bank, led by Paulo Macedo, seeks to place bonds with a six-year maturity, which [...]