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Angola's Investment Stake in Portugal Swells to Nearly Double the Reverse

Angola's Investment Stake in Portugal Swells to Nearly Double the Reverse

Angolan direct investment in Portugal reached 4.5 billion euros at the end of 2025, overtaking Portuguese investment in Angola by more than 2 billion euros in a decisive reversal of the old relationship.

The Portugal Brief 18 Jul 2026

Trade Republic Hands Its 200,000 Portuguese Customers a Local IBAN and 3% Interest

Trade Republic Hands Its 200,000 Portuguese Customers a Local IBAN and 3% Interest

The Berlin-based digital bank has begun issuing PT50 account numbers to its Portuguese users, unlocking domestic direct debits and instant transfers as it chases 300,000 customers by year-end.

The Portugal Brief 18 Jul 2026

An older silver CP diesel regional train with red chevrons standing at the platform of Faro railway station in the Algarve

Coaches Outnumber Trains Nine to One on the Algarve–Lisbon Route

Express coaches run about nine times as often as long-distance trains between the Algarve and Lisbon, and this week's electrification of the Algarve Line does little to close the gap, since capital-bound trains still terminate in Faro and require a transfer.

The Portugal Brief 18 Jul 2026

Joao Cotrim de Figueiredo, grey-haired and bearded in a dark blazer, seated and smiling on a stage with a microphone headset

Cotrim de Figueiredo's New Movement, Portugal em Frente, Steps Off the Page With 18,000 Members

Six months after his strong presidential run, former Liberal Initiative leader João Cotrim de Figueiredo is formalising Portugal em Frente, a civic movement with 18,000 members and a launch set for September — widely read as scaffolding for a 2031 bid.

The Portugal Brief 18 Jul 2026

The tall whitewashed facade of the former Convento da Graca in Lisbon, with a stone fountain and garden square in the foreground

Sana Asks to Stretch Its Graça Barracks Hotel Deal to 75 Years and Delay Rent Until 2030

The hotel group behind the stalled Quartel da Graça five-star project is asking the state to extend its concession from 50 to 75 years and defer rent until March 2030, even as unpaid amounts top €4 million and opposition parties call for the contract to be scrapped.

The Portugal Brief 18 Jul 2026

The low modernist entrance of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon, its name carved in stone above a reflecting pool and garden

The Gulbenkian Museum Reopens After 18 Months, With Nine Free Days and a New Coin Gallery

Lisbon's Calouste Gulbenkian Museum reopens on Saturday after a year and a half of renovation, with free entry through 26 July to mark the foundation's 70th anniversary. Among the changes: a new numismatics gallery and a reworked Lalique Room.

The Portugal Brief 18 Jul 2026

A modern glass-topped air-traffic control tower rising above green vegetation against a clear blue sky

A Lisbon Tech Team Will Modernise Eurocontrol's DEMETER Navigation Tool as Satellite Jamming Spreads

GMV's Portuguese operation will migrate and maintain DEMETER, a Eurocontrol tool that helps aircraft navigate using ground-based beacons when satellite signals fail, under a contract running to 2030 — work that matters more as GPS jamming rises across Europe.

The Portugal Brief 18 Jul 2026

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