Tariffs

Almost a quarter of Portugal’s companies admit that they may have to close over the next two years if there is a major recession. This is the conclusion of the 2025 edition of the ‘European [...]

A study from Bruegel has compared the effects of US tariffs on employment at a regional level in the European Union and suggests that the impact in the North of Portugal and the Algarve regions [...]

The trade war between the European Union and the United States could lead to Portugal’s overseas investment and promotion agency AICEP changing its overseas promotion plan. The agency says it is [...]

Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman says Portugal is more exposed than larger European economies to US tariffs and that is a “cause for concern”. Nevertheless, he highlights the [...]

Portugal needs a profound political, administrative, judicial and fiscal reform if it is to join the ranks of the successful economies of Europe and not end up like Bangladesh warns populist [...]

US wine importers have stopped taking orders of Portuguese wines because of the uncertainty of reciprocal tariffs threatened by the US government. Paulo Amorim, president of ANCEVE, the national [...]

The President of Portugal’s Development Bank – Banco Português de Fomento – has been mandated by the country’s Minister of the Economy, Pedro Reis, to disburse €10Bn in support funds [...]

Portugal’s government held emergency meetings with business and industry associations on Tuesday to hammer out a tariff impact mitigation plan and beef up credit lines for competitiveness and [...]

The US administration’s round of sweeping tariffs will oblige Portuguese export companies to seek other international markets and those who fail to do so may have to lay off staff. That is the [...]

Last year, Portugal’s exports to the US stood at around €5.4Bn, making the country the most important single exports destination for Portuguese goods and services after the European Union. Its [...]