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Mota-Engil

Portugal-DR Congo Bilateral Trade Books a €7.3 Million Goods Surplus on €12.9M in 2024 Exports as Mota-Engil Anchors a €1.1 Billion Pipeline Across the Porto de Banana Container Terminal and the Lobito Corridor Railway Extension

Portugal-DR Congo Bilateral Trade Books a €7.3 Million Goods Surplus on €12.9M in 2024 Exports as Mota-Engil Anchors a €1.1 Billion Pipeline Across the Porto de Banana Container Terminal and the Lobito Corridor Railway Extension

As the Portuguese national football team prepared to open its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign against the Democratic Republic of the Congo at 18:00 Western European Summer Time (WEST) in Houston, the country's bilateral economic relationship with its...
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Muddy Waters Drags Mota-Engil Into a Texas Civil-Defamation Action Over Carlos Mota Santos's December 2024 Expresso Interview — Group Frames the 19 December 2025 Filing as Carrying 'Little Relevance' to Operations

Muddy Waters Drags Mota-Engil Into a Texas Civil-Defamation Action Over Carlos Mota Santos's December 2024 Expresso Interview — Group Frames the 19 December 2025 Filing as Carrying 'Little Relevance' to Operations

Muddy Waters Capital sued Mota-Engil in a Texas civil court on 19 December 2025 for defamation tied to a December 2024 Expresso interview with CEO Carlos Mota Santos. The group has filed for dismissal and CFO José Carlos Nogueira frames the case as carrying 'little relevance' to operations.
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Mota-Engil Books a Record €35 Million Q1 Profit on Brazilian Backlog Push — Carteira de Encomendas Stretches to €16.9 Billion as Santos-Guarujá Tunnel Anchors the New Pipeline

Mota-Engil Books a Record €35 Million Q1 Profit on Brazilian Backlog Push — Carteira de Encomendas Stretches to €16.9 Billion as Santos-Guarujá Tunnel Anchors the New Pipeline

Mota-Engil closes Q1 2026 with €35 million of net profit, the strongest first quarter in the company's history at +31% YoY. Revenue lifts to €1,394 million, EBITDA crosses €234 million at a 17% margin and the order book stretches to €16.9 billion, equivalent to 3.6 years of activity.
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