Foreign direct investment reached 6.7 billion euros in the first half of 2026, 200 million below last year. Portuguese investment abroad almost stopped, falling to 200 million from 2.6 billion, and the stock of foreign capital here now equals 71 percent of GDP.
Portaria 387/2026 extends the APED and SITESE collective agreement to every large retailer on the mainland, backdated to 1 April. The government's own study puts 69.6 percent of the 108,865 workers it reaches below the agreed rates, and 68.3 percent of those are women.
Infraestruturas de Portugal began dynamic testing this month, but the Ministry of Infrastructure has told parliament that thefts of catenary, signalling and telecoms equipment are hitting the certification schedule. Accredited certifiers are also scarce.
INE counted 34,053 appraisals in July. Apartments reached €2,627 a square metre and houses €1,606, with the Setubal peninsula up 20.4 percent on the year and no region falling. Grande Lisboa sits 51.7 percent above the national median.
Decreto-Lei n.o 171/2026 rewrites the Securities Code from 1 September. The free float needed for a listing drops from 25 percent to 10, multiple-vote shares get a disclosure regime, and payment for order flow is banned outright.
Good morning. Here is your Wednesday briefing for 26 August 2026: the day's essential Portugal stories for residents, expats and anyone keeping an eye on the country, running from TAP&
Asked by Iniciativa Liberal whether the tax authority is adding requirements the IRS Code never wrote, the Finance Ministry says it is not. A property in ruins cannot be your permanent home on the day you buy it, and a house you also work in is not exclusively housing.
