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Autoridade da Concorrência Endorses the Liga Portugal and FPF Centralised TV-Rights Model for the 2028/29 Season — €250 Million Pot Splits 57.5% Sporting Merit, 20% Equal Shares, 17.5% Audience-and-Attendance and 5% Facilities

AdC on 19 June endorsed the Liga Portugal + FPF centralised TV-rights model for the 2028/29 season — an ~€250M annual pot split 57.5% sporting merit, 20% equal shares, 17.5% audience-and-attendance, 5% facilities. The clearance comes subject to multi-operator lot structures.

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Paulo Macedo's CGD Delivers a €1.25 Billion Dividend to the Portuguese State on 26 June — €952.2 Million From the €1.98 Billion 2025 Profit, €297.8 Million From Reserves and a Capital Lift From €4.525 Billion to €6 Billion

CGD pays the Portuguese State €1.25 billion on 26 June 2026 — €952.2M from the €1.98B 2025 net profit and €297.8M from reserves — the largest single-bank distribution in Portuguese history. The 29 May AGM also lifted social capital from €4.525B to €6B via reserves incorporation.

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Banco Português de Fomento and Spain's ICO Pen a Cross-Border Habitação Social Memorandum at Castro Almeida's Madrid Stop — Affordable-Rental, SME-Guarantee and Internationalisation Stack Extends the 6 March Cimeira Iberian Declaration

Banco Português de Fomento and Spain's ICO sign a four-pillar memorandum in Madrid on 18 June 2026 — habitação social, affordable rental, credit-risk model harmonisation, SME guarantees and internationalisation — under the 6 March Cimeira Luso-Espanhola declaration.