Personality

Text: Chris Graeme; Photo: ICPT As the Madonna song goes, “we’re living in a material world” and when the former chairman of arguably Portugal’s most successful and internationally well-known [...]

The influx of professional and wealthy foreigners to Portugal has many benefits that are being overlooked in the country’s housing crisis debate, says Anne Brightman, CEO of Brightman Group. [...]

Climate, energy, defence, innovation, science and technology, and economic growth will all top the agenda for the UK’s new ambassador to Portugal. Text: Chris Graeme Photos: Supplied Lisa Bandari [...]

By Michael Bruxo (Portugal Resident) with additional reporting by Chris Graeme (Essential Business) André Jordan, the mastermind behind Quinta do Lago and considered by many to be one of the [...]

The ex-governor of the Bank of Portugal and vice-president of the European Central Bank, Vítor Constâncio issued a warning at the end of last week that the Euro Zone is facing stagflation and [...]

Tributes flooded in over the weekend after the death of respected economist Teodora Cardoso who dedicated her life to sustainable and responsible spending in Portugal’s public finances. The woman [...]

According to Forbes magazine research shows that companies with more women on their boards outperform those without by a significant margin, and organisations with greater gender diversity among [...]

The number of small investors dabbling in Lisbon’s stock market Euronext Lisbon has grown from 4% a few years ago to 15% today. Technology has played a part, but also the flow of new overseas [...]

Text and Photos: Chris Graeme The CEO of the British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce Chris Barton has been the custodian of one of Portugal’s oldest bilateral trading organisations for 25 years [...]

Portugal’s current urban housing crisis is not the first in its history but it is unique in that it has hit the middle class for the first time. But is it simply caused by speculation from Golden [...]