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.
From Monday, Portugal's tax authority starts paying the first installments of the prémio salarial to about 41,000 young graduates, refunding the equivalent of their university tuition. Eligibility runs to age 35 — but whether it can be combined with IRS Jovem remains contested.
The latest Portugal news, analysis, and what it means for expats and residents.
Teleworking reached 1.15 million people in the second quarter, its highest share since 2023. Greater Lisbon leads at 34.5%, while the Azores trail at 9.2%.
The IVV expects Portugal's 2026 wine output to rise about 12%, with the Douro up 25%, yet the region faces its deepest crisis in decades: a glut of unsold wine, grapes picked below cost, and a stalled plan to grub up vines that growers are resisting.
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Portugal's goods trade deficit widened sharply in June as imports surged far faster than exports, according to figures released on Friday, 7 August, by the Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE, Statistics Portugal). Exports of goods rose 10.0%...
Confidence among Portugal's real-estate agents has slid sharply this summer, and for the first time in a while it is the rental market — not sales — that is causing the most unease. The barometer is idealista's quarterly Índice de Sensibilidade do...
