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.
After ending 2025 on a high — GDP growth hit 0.9% in the final quarter, a strong result by any European standard — Portugal's economy is entering a more turbulent first quarter, according to the latest CIP/ISEG economic barometer published this...
The appointment of Fernando Rodrigues as managing director of Vinci Energies Portugal this week came with a clear strategic signal: the company sees data centres, electricity grid modernisation, industrial decarbonisation, cybersecurity, and...
Portugal's macroeconomic trajectory at the start of 2026 is broadly positive by any standard measure, and considerably more so by historical ones. The country is projecting GDP growth of approximately 2.2% this year — above the euro area average,...
The chief executives of four banks operating in Portugal -- BCP, Santander, BBVA and Abanca -- appeared before Parliament on Wednesday to push back against allegations that they coordinated pricing behaviour in a way that harmed customers. The...
A clash between Parliament and the government over worker pay has produced a rare reversal, with lawmakers voting to ensure that employees placed on lay-off following storm Kristin will receive their full salary rather than the reduced amount the...
CP — Comboios de Portugal — arrived at its new strategic planning cycle in a stronger position than it has occupied in years. The national rail operator carried a record 208 million passengers in 2025, and it has now placed high-speed rail at the...
When Ryanair completes its exit from the Azores at the end of March 2026, it will leave behind a gap that neither SATA nor TAP is expected to fill — at least not fully, and not quickly. The Ponta Delgada Chamber of Commerce and Industry estimates...
