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Portugal's economy explained: GDP data, market trends, business developments, inflation, real estate, and economic policy. Analysis of how economic trends affect daily life and expat finances.

The OECD–Brussels Pincer Frames Portugal's 2030 Fiscal Math — 1.8% Growth, Zero Budget Balance and a 15.1%-of-GDP Pension Trajectory Land on the Same Day Brussels Asks Lisbon to Rebase the IMI Patrimonial Values

The OECD–Brussels Pincer Frames Portugal's 2030 Fiscal Math — 1.8% Growth, Zero Budget Balance and a 15.1%-of-GDP Pension Trajectory Land on the Same Day Brussels Asks Lisbon to Rebase the IMI Patrimonial Values

Three macro letters reached Lisbon on the same Wednesday: OECD trimming growth to 1.8%, Brussels projecting pension spending at 15.1% of GDP by 2045, and Brussels nudging an IMI patrimonial rebase. Read together, they cinch Portugal's fiscal corset for the rest of the decade.
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