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.
A basket of 63 essential goods tracked by DECO PROteste fell €5.17 this week to €251.29, its sharpest drop of 2026. It is now €11.34 cheaper than a year ago, though still €63.59 above January 2022. Broccoli, coffee and sliced bread bucked the trend and rose.
ANA has priced Portugal's new Lisbon airport, Luís de Camões, at €7.9–8.9 billion and released the first renderings of the terminal planned for Alcochete. It targets a 2037 opening — the government wants 2035 — with a 5,000-page environmental study due by month's end.
The government has dropped its pledge to bring in a new Local Finance Law by 2027, with Prime Minister Montenegro calling the target unrealistic. A working group set up in April has met twelve times but fixed no date, leaving 308 municipalities funded by a decade-old 2013 formula as local elections
President António José Seguro says Portugal is finalising a €100 million credit line for companies investing in Cape Verde, unveiled as he opened a Portugal–Cape Verde business forum in Praia. Portugal was the archipelago's largest investor in early 2026, targeting renewables, digital services and t
Labour Minister Maria do Rosario Palma Ramalho says the government 'neither opens nor closes the door' to a 2027 minimum wage above the agreed €970, as the UGT pushes for €1,000 and a junior minister urges faster rises ahead of autumn Social Concertation talks.
A household using 10 cubic metres of water a month now pays €34.65 on average for water, sewage and waste — the fifth straight annual rise, ERSAR data show. The bill is set council by council: the gap between the cheapest, Castro Daire at €9.62, and the dearest, Grândola at €51.39, nears €42.
📋 In This Edition * Portuguese Equities: PSI Slips as Utilities and Banks Weigh * Blue-Chip Movers * Government Bonds and the Euro * Business & Tech Focus: Galp–Moeve Merger Nears an End-July Signing * Earnings Watch:
