The Conselho de Finanças Públicas (CFP, Public Finance Council) — Portugal's independent fiscal watchdog chaired by Nazaré da Costa Cabral — projects net spending (despesa líquida) growth of 6.9% for 2026, a figure that sits roughly 230 basis points...
German turnaround fund Mutares has appointed JPMorgan Chase to advise on the next chapter of its Portuguese engineering portfolio company Efacec, with the bank running parallel options work on a trade sale and a Euronext Lisbon initial public...
Nestlé Portugal will eliminate 88 jobs over the next 18 months as the Swiss-headquartered food group folds the Portuguese operation into a worldwide restructuring that targets 16,000 redundancies by end-2027, the company confirmed in a written...
The ANA Aeroportos de Portugal network handled more than seven million passengers in May 2026, sustaining a +3% year-on-year rise that left the operator running roughly four points ahead of the broader Vinci Airports group, parent Vinci Airports...
EasyJet has marked the fifth anniversary of its Faro Airport base with a 3% summer capacity lift to 1.7 million seats, 18 routes and five Airbus A320 family aircraft on the ramp. The carrier has counted €8 billion of regional economic contribution since the 2021 launch.
Portugal opened the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a 1-1 draw against the Democratic Republic of Congo at NRG Stadium in Houston. João Neves headed home after five minutes, Yoane Wissa equalised on the stroke of half-time, and a João Cancelo strike was ruled offside in the second half.
Portugal's Startup World Cup 2026 opens 17-18 June at Unicorn Factory Lisboa with 50 startups chasing a €1M Caixa Capital cheque and a $1M Pegasus Tech Ventures ticket to the October San Francisco final — Carlos Moedas headlines, Brisa, Galp and Microsoft anchor the speaker bench.
