INE's flash estimate stopped Q1 growth at zero. The PSI closed the same week at a 16-year high. End-of-day analysis on why those two facts can hold simultaneously — and what the disconnect tells investors and policymakers heading into Q2.
Thirty days from Portugal's Período Crítico opens 1 June with ANEPC short ten senior commanders in 18 months. End-of-day analysis on what the cadre gap means for command-and-control through the 2026 fire season.
BdP logged a record €201.7B in household deposits for March. BPF unveiled a €30B plan to plug Portugal's SME funding gap the same week. End-of-day analysis on why the two numbers do not connect — and what BPF needs to crack to bridge them.
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PJ executed nine warrants on 29 April in Operação Linha Direta — three residences and three premises including the Loja AIMA in Ponta Delgada. Crimes: abuso de poder, recebimento indevido de vantagem, corrupção. AIMA opened an internal inquiry; STM union responded 2 May.
The €1 billion the Fundo de Resolução netted from the BPCE acquisition of Novo Banco covers only 15% of the vehicle's accumulated debt to the Portuguese state and the bank-sector consortium. Implied residual liability of around €5.5-6 billion, with no disclosed repayment horizon.
PCP to table a €50 permanent monthly pension increase from 1 July, structured as a base-line uplift rather than a one-off bonus. Montenegro says 'é cedo'. Annualised cost around €2.5-2.6 billion against a Programa de Estabilidade just revised down to a null surplus.
