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Reader holding a Business newspaper with markets, currencies and commodities tape — CGD settles a €1.25 billion dividend to the State on 26 June 2026.

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 de Portugal Floats a National Black-List of Bank Accounts Used in Payment Fraud Inside the 2030 Retail-Payments Strategy — 28 July Consultation Window and a Parallel Digital-Fraud Monitoring Platform Frame the Security Pillar

Banco de Portugal Floats a National Black-List of Bank Accounts Used in Payment Fraud Inside the 2030 Retail-Payments Strategy — 28 July Consultation Window and a Parallel Digital-Fraud Monitoring Platform Frame the Security Pillar

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...
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