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Getting Car Insurance in Portugal
The compulsory third party cover, the 6.45 million euro minimum, what happens if you drive uninsured, and the guarantee fund for uninsured drivers.
The Portugal Brief
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Two Years On, the PSD Has Turned 15 of 18 Social Security District Directors From Socialist-Linked to Its Own
The leadership of the Social Security Institute's 18 district centres has been fully reversed under Luís Montenegro's government: where 15 directors once had Socialist ties and three no affiliation, 15 are now aligned with the governing PSD. The turnover, overseen by Minister Maria do Rosário Palma
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TAP's Sale Enters Its Final Fortnight as Lufthansa and Air France-KLM Ready Binding Bids Due 29 July
Lufthansa and Air France-KLM have until 29 July to lodge binding offers for a stake in TAP, with the State keeping 50.1% control. Their chief executives held final talks in Lisbon this week, and with the two industrial projects judged 'equivalent', price is set to decide the winner — a call expected
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Portugal's Finance Ministry Lowers Its 2026 Growth Forecast to 2.0% and Gives Up Its Budget Surplus
In a medium-term plan progress report to Brussels and Parliament, the Finance Ministry cut its 2026 GDP growth forecast to 2.0% from 2.3%, lifted its inflation outlook to 2.5% and let its projected 0.1% surplus slip to a neutral balance — blaming winter storms and Middle East oil, yet still outpacin
Markets Briefing
Markets, Business & Tech Briefing: PSI Edges Up 0.3%, Galp Leads as Navigator Slides, 10-Year Yield Near 3.5%
📋 In This Edition * Portuguese Equities * Blue-Chip Movers * Government Bonds * Euro and the Dollar * Corporate Focus: Galp and the Sines Refinery * Deal Watch: Mota-Engil's Congo Rail Mandate * The Week Ahead Portuguese
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Ancor, a Vila do Conde Stationery Maker, Adds the Historic Ambar Brand to Its Stable
One of Portugal's best-known stationery names has changed hands: Ancor, a Vila do Conde manufacturer, has bought Ambar, the octogenarian brand whose notebooks and school supplies have furnished Portuguese classrooms for generations.
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Mota-Engil Lands €185 Million in Mexican Urban-Mobility Contracts, Adding 16 Months to Its Order Book
The Lisbon-listed construction group told the market it had secured two contracts in Mexico — an elevated viaduct and a broader urban-mobility scheme — reinforcing a Latin American business that has become central to its growth.