Eurostat's quarterly figures give Portugal a 0.8 percent of GDP surplus from April to June, the fifth-largest in the EU, while government debt rose 2.1 points to 92.5 percent of GDP, the second-biggest increase after Poland. What the numbers mean.
A Finance Ministry order published on 23 October lifts this year's cap on savings and Treasury certificates from 10 billion to 16 billion euros and cuts planned bond and bill issuance. The savings certificate stock hit 45.39 billion euros in September.
The IGCP raised 1,283 million euros on Wednesday, with ten-year money costing 3.897 percent and 26-year money 4.316 percent, as demand thinned. It was the last bond auction of 2026.
The court could not certify the 2025 accounts, which still lack consolidated statements. It makes 57 recommendations and flags pensions, tax debt and EU funds.
The ten-year Treasury bond yield peaked at 4.0141 percent on Friday before closing at 3.971. It was 3.20 percent in January. Economists blame a global bond sell-off, not Portugal, but the 2027 interest bill was already rising.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OCDE — Organização para a Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Económico) released the June 2026 issue of its semi-annual Economic Outlook on 10 June 2026, pencilling Portugal at a zero...
Morningstar DBRS lifted Portugal's sovereign credit outlook from Stable to Positive on the evening of Friday 15 May 2026, while keeping the A (high) long-term rating in both local and foreign currency unchanged. The agency framed the move as...
