Bank Profits Cool in the First Quarter as Lending Margins Tighten
A new Bank of Portugal report shows banking-sector return on equity slipped to 13.65% in the first quarter of 2026 as falling rates compress net interest margins.
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Loan Brokers Handle More Than Half of Portugal's 2025 Consumer Lending for the First Time, Bank of Portugal Finds
Credit intermediaries arranged 50.6% of consumer loans in 2025 — the first time the channel has crossed half since it was regulated in 2018. They handled 57% of mortgages and 82.6% of car finance, the Bank of Portugal reports.
Portugal's Total Debt Load Swells €8.1 Billion in April to €876.2 Billion, Bank of Portugal Reports
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...
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.
Paulo Macedo Calls Time on Politician-Indexed Public-Manager Pay at the ACEGE Lunch-Debate — CGD Chief Frames the Talent-Retention Trap Inside a €6,000 Cap Tied to the Prime Minister's Base Salary
Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) chief executive Paulo Macedo reopened a long-running governance debate inside the Administração Pública (Public Administration) on Thursday by arguing — at a Lisbon lunch-debate hosted by the Associação Cristã de...
Portugal Strikes Down a €260 Million ICSID Claim From Suffolk, Mansfield and Silver Point Mauritius Vehicles Linked to Elliott Management Over the 2015 BES Senior-Bond Retransfer
An ICSID tribunal at the World Bank in Washington has dismissed a roughly €260 million claim brought against Portugal by Mauritius-domiciled vehicles connected to Elliott Management, closing one of the largest outstanding international arbitrations over the 2015 BES bond retransfer.
BCP Pierces the €1 Threshold for the First Time Since 27 July 2015 — Miguel Maya's Bank Ditches the Penny-Stock Tag at a €14 Billion Market Cap
Banco Comercial Português closed Tuesday at €1.002 on the Bolsa de Lisboa — up 1.44% in a fifth consecutive gain — clearing the €1 line for the first time since 27 July 2015 and pulling Miguel Maya's lender out of penny-stock status at a €14 billion market cap.