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 Portuguese government relaunched the Botija Solidária programme on Thursday, 26 March, extending and temporarily boosting its gas cylinder subsidy for economically vulnerable households across the country. The support, previously set at...
The cost of a standard basket of 63 essential grocery items in Portugal reached 254.40 euros this week, according to data published on Thursday by the consumer protection organisation Deco Proteste. It is the highest figure since the organisation...
Portugal's hospitality industry faces a summer of contradictions. Resort destinations may see a short-term surge in bookings as tourists divert away from the eastern Mediterranean and Gulf states, but the sector's own trade body is warning that the...
The central bank's March economic bulletin reveals that foreign workers accounted for most employment growth since 2018, but stricter immigration policies and slower economic growth are now reducing their contribution—with major implications for Portugal's labor market and productivity.
When Finance Minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento stepped before cameras on Thursday afternoon to discuss Portugal's national accounts, the headline number was undeniably impressive: a budget surplus of 0.7 percent of GDP in 2025, equivalent to more...
Portugal's public finances closed 2025 in better shape than almost anyone predicted. Data published on Thursday by the National Statistics Institute (INE) shows the country ran a budget surplus of 0.7 percent of gross domestic product last year, up...
A major study published this week in the Bank of Portugal's March Economic Bulletin offers the most comprehensive picture yet of immigration's impact on the Portuguese labour market, and it challenges several popular assumptions about who benefits...
