Economy
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CMVM's Luís Laginha Tells the Regulator's 35th Anniversary Conference the Conta Poupança-Investimento Proposal Is in an Advanced Stage — Lisbon Capital-Markets Push Targets the Household-Deposit Tilt the 2024 ISFF Read Pinned at 74.6% of Financial Wealth
CMVM president Luís Laginha says the Conta Poupança-Investimento proposal is in advanced stage, targeting the deposits-heavy household balance sheet (74.6% per BdP ISFF 2024).
Caixa Geral de Depósitos's Friday AGM Routes a Record €1.25 Billion Dividend to the State on 29 May — Share Capital Vaults From €4.5 Billion to €6 Billion as Paulo Macedo's Bank Pulls €300 Million From Reserves to Top Up the Payout
CGD's 29 May AGM signs off €1.25 billion dividend to the State drawn from 2025 results plus €300M of reserves, and approves a €1.5B capital increase lifting share capital to €6 billion.
Banco de Portugal's May 2026 Financial Stability Report Asks Government for Binding Macroprudential Powers — Álvaro Santos Pereira Names a Residential Real Estate Correction as the Main Internal Risk and Lifts the CCyB Releasable Buffer to 0.75%
BdP's May 2026 Financial Stability Report names a residential property correction as the main internal risk, asks for binding macroprudential powers and lifts the CCyB releasable buffer to 0.75%.
IPDT's 29 May Counterfactual Prints the Porto and Norte Tourism Footprint at €2.4 Billion VAB and 117,321 Direct Jobs — €4.2 Billion and 195,000 Posts on the Expanded Read as Alto Tâmega and Alto Minho Outpace Grande Porto
IPDT's 29 May counterfactual study pins the Porto-and-Norte tourism footprint at €2.4 billion in regional VAB and 117,321 direct jobs (€4.2bn and 195,000 on the expanded read). Alto Tâmega +8.3%, Alto Minho +6.2% and Tâmega-e-Sousa +6.5% outpace Grande Porto on the Q1 dormidas tape.
Parpública's Non-Strategic Carteira Moves Into the Sales Window After Friday's Conselho de Ministros Authorisation — 19 Holdings, Nine 100%-Owned and Minorities in Galp, CTT and NOS Inside the Market-Conditions Disposal Frame
Friday's Conselho de Ministros authorised Parpública to sell its non-strategic stakes inside a three-test market frame — 19 holdings, nine 100%-owned (Estamo, INCM, Companhia das Lezírias, Águas de Portugal) and minorities in Galp, CTT, NOS, Cruz Vermelha and Inapa.
Markets, Business & Tech Briefing: PSI Books -1.60% Weekly Drop to 9,076, Vista Alegre AGM Approves €1.07 Delisting, Citi Initiates EDP at Buy
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