Economy: GDP Growth Confirmed at 1.9% for 2025 The National Institute of Statistics has confirmed that Portugal's economy grew 1.9% in real terms during 2025, following 2.2% growth in 2024. In nominal terms, GDP reached approximately 307 billion...
Iran Crisis Dominates Global Headlines The US and Israel launched joint military strikes against Iran on Saturday, hitting Tehran and seven other cities. Iranian state media confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran...
S&P Improves Portugal's Credit Outlook to Positive Standard & Poor's maintained Portugal's A+ sovereign rating but upgraded the outlook from stable to positive, signalling a further ratings improvement could come soon. The agency cited...
Storm Recovery: Budget Surplus to Be Consumed by Rebuilding Costs The Secretary of State for the Budget confirmed that Portugal's entire fiscal margin for 2026 will be absorbed by the cost of supporting storm victims. The positive spillover from a...
Finance Minister Hospitalised Finance Minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento was admitted to Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon on Tuesday for medical tests. Hospital sources ruled out a stroke but provided no further details. The government has not...
New Interior Minister Takes Office, Signals Immigration Crackdown Luís Neves, former director of the Polícia Judiciária, was sworn in as Minister of Internal Administration on Monday. The government has asked the Attorney General to create special...
