The total indebtedness of the Portuguese economy climbed to €876.2 billion in April 2026, an increase of €8.1 billion from March, according to figures released on 22 June 2026 by the Banco de Portugal (Bank of Portugal). The jump was driven...
Certificados de Aforro hit €42.4 billion at end-May, a 20th straight monthly climb, with €750 million in net subscriptions — the biggest single-month inflow in three years. Série F pays almost 2.2% after April's €250,000 cap lift.
BdP's April balance-of-payments cuts the external surplus to €814M through April — €714M below the 2025 comparable. Goods deficit widens €968M, services slip €167M on Red Sea maritime-cargo costs, and primary income improves €468M.
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...
The Banco de Portugal (Bank of Portugal — BdP) has opened a public consultation on a new Estratégia Nacional para os Pagamentos (National Payments Strategy) running through 2030, and the document floats one headline tool that will reshape how the...
Banco de Portugal's June Boletim Económico cut the 2026 deficit forecast from 0.4% to 0.2% of GDP, but warns net expenditure growth breaches the Brussels commitment. Iran-war severe scenario lifts 2027 inflation to 4.3% and trims growth by 0.5pp.
Banco de Portugal's April 2026 housing-credit print marks the new-loan rate at 2.86% (+5bp m/m) and the stock-implied rate at 3.088% — its first uptick in two years. The 45% DSTI cap lands 1 July, cutting a typical €3,500-net-income household's borrowing ceiling by €18,000-€25,000.
