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Portugal's Week Ahead 11-17 May 2026 — Wednesday's IGCP €1.5 Billion OT Auction and Mota-Engil Q1, Trabalho XXI Walks Into Parliament, Fátima's 109th-Anniversary Pilgrimage, and the Bolsa's Final Q1 Earnings Wave

Portugal's Week Ahead 11-17 May 2026 — Wednesday's IGCP €1.5 Billion OT Auction and Mota-Engil Q1, Trabalho XXI Walks Into Parliament, Fátima's 109th-Anniversary Pilgrimage, and the Bolsa's Final Q1 Earnings Wave

Portugal's working week of 11-17 May 2026 packs the IGCP €1.5 billion OT auction and Mota-Engil Q1 on Wednesday, the Trabalho XXI anteprojeto walking into Parliament, the 109th-anniversary Fátima 12-13 May pilgrimage, and the United Newark-Faro restart on Friday.

Mota-Engil Q1 2026 Earnings Land Wednesday 13 May — Preview Reads the €113.5 Million Linha do Minho Win Into the Hopper, the €5+ Billion Africa Backlog and the Latin-America FX Cushion as the Q1 2025 €40 Million Net-Profit Base Sets the Tape

Mota-Engil Q1 2026 Earnings Land Wednesday 13 May — Preview Reads the €113.5 Million Linha do Minho Win Into the Hopper, the €5+ Billion Africa Backlog and the Latin-America FX Cushion as the Q1 2025 €40 Million Net-Profit Base Sets the Tape

Mota-Engil reports Q1 2026 after market close Wednesday 13 May. The 8 May €113.5M Linha do Minho win lands in Q2 backlog; the Q1 print frames the 2025 €40M base, the €15-16B order book, the Africa EBITDA-margin trajectory and the Mozambique LNG mobilisation read.

IGCP Books Up to €1.5 Billion in OT Auctions for 13 May 2026 — 4-Year October 2030 Line Returns Alongside the 10-Year June 2036 Tap as Brent Cracks Below $100

IGCP Books Up to €1.5 Billion in OT Auctions for 13 May 2026 — 4-Year October 2030 Line Returns Alongside the 10-Year June 2036 Tap as Brent Cracks Below $100

IGCP confirmed a double OT auction for 13 May 2026 with an indicative €1.25-1.5 billion range, splitting issuance between the 4-year October 2030 line and the 10-year June 2036 line that printed 3.304% at the 8 April tap. Brent below $100 should pull yields tighter.

Lisbon rooftops with the 25 de Abril bridge across the Tagus in the distance

Caixa Geral de Depósitos Q1 2026 Net Profit Edges 1% to €397 Million — Paulo Macedo Books a €1.25 Billion Dividend, the Largest in Portuguese Banking History, and Sets 3 June as the Binding-Bid Deadline for the Brazilian Subsidiary

CGD Q1 2026 net profit was €397 million (+1%). The headline event is the €1.25 billion dividend to the Treasury — the largest from any Portuguese bank in history. Macedo set 3 June as the binding-bid deadline for the Brazilian subsidiary (Nubank, Garantia, MD Capital, Sputnik in the room).