The tax treatment of capital gains obtained by non-­residents upon transfer of shares in resident companies is worse than that applicable to capital gains obtained by residents. The Corporate [...]

Chitra Stern is a Singapore-born Indian real-estate and hotel entrepreneur with dual British and Swiss citizenship.  She has lived in Portugal for the last 17 years.  She is a strong believer in [...]

The exponential rise in properties in Lisbon and Porto converted into guesthouses to cater to ever-growing numbers of tourists has soared in recent years. So much so that some local politicians [...]

When in early 1992 Lisbon beat Toronto in the competition to become the site of Expo’98, the last world fair of the 20th century, no one imagined the effect it would have on Lisbon’s long-term [...]

Christine Isobel “Kirsty” Hayes has been the British Ambassador to Portugal since September 2014. Hailing from Aberdeen, ­Scotland, she studied archaeology from 1995-1998 at [...]

Margarida Caldeira is Director and EMEA chair at Broadway Malyan The world is discovering Portugal. Last year, the number of foreign visitors rose by 13%, making a major contribution to [...]

A boom is marked by higher productivity, growing sales, greater purchasing power, rising demand and, consequently, wage increases. The latter is still to be verified. After the €78 billion [...]

We recently went to the notary to complete the purchase of an apartment closer to the centre of town. The deed we signed is in the same form as 30 years ago, but the surroundings and the notary’s [...]

Kurt Gillig joined Vila Vita Parc in the Algarve as executive chef in 2000, and has played an instrumental role in positioning the ­resort over the years as one of Europe’s finest. In 2010, he [...]

David Samson, former publisher of People & Business magazine, reflects on how Portugal’s banking system has been overhauled since the financial crisis of 2008.