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Lone Star Closes the Door on Eight Years at Novo Banco as French Group BPCE Takes 100% Ownership Today — Portugal's Fourth-Largest Bank Crosses Into the Hands of Europe's Second-Biggest Cooperative on 30 April 2026

Lone Star Closes the Door on Eight Years at Novo Banco as French Group BPCE Takes 100% Ownership Today — Portugal's Fourth-Largest Bank Crosses Into the Hands of Europe's Second-Biggest Cooperative on 30 April 2026

BPCE — the French cooperative banking group behind Banque Populaire and Caisse d'Épargne — completes the €6.4 billion acquisition of Novo Banco on 30 April, ending Lone Star's eight-year ownership and folding Portugal's fourth-largest bank into a 32-million-customer European retail group.
The Portugal Brief
INE's April Indicators Pull in Opposite Directions — Consumer Confidence Drops to a 29-Month Low While the Economic Climate Edges Up, and Households Post Their Sharpest Negative Read on Personal Finances Since the Pandemic

INE's April Indicators Pull in Opposite Directions — Consumer Confidence Drops to a 29-Month Low While the Economic Climate Edges Up, and Households Post Their Sharpest Negative Read on Personal Finances Since the Pandemic

INE's April release shows consumer confidence at a 29-month low while the economic climate indicator rose, breaking three months of declines. Past household-finance assessments fell at the sharpest pace since the early-pandemic months of April and May 2020.
The Portugal Brief
Intrum's 2026 European Payment Report Catches 60% of Portuguese Companies Paying Suppliers Late Because They Are Paid Late — B2B Gap Stretches From 16 to 20 Days as 10.27% of Revenue Arrives Behind Contract

Intrum's 2026 European Payment Report Catches 60% of Portuguese Companies Paying Suppliers Late Because They Are Paid Late — B2B Gap Stretches From 16 to 20 Days as 10.27% of Revenue Arrives Behind Contract

Intrum's 29th European Payment Report puts 60% of Portuguese firms on a late-because-late spiral. The B2B gap between contractual and actual payment dates has stretched from 16 days in 2023 to 20 in 2026, and 10.27% of company revenue now arrives behind schedule.
The Portugal Brief