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Modern luxury villa with infinity pool — illustration of the high-end hospitality and branded-residences inventory at the centre of the Fasano Cascais rebuild on the Quinta da Marinha estate.

Fortitude and BTG Pactual Pour €200 Million+ Into a Fasano-Branded Rebuild of The Oitavos in Cascais — 90 Rooms, 40 Branded Residences and a Q4 2028 Opening on the Champalimaud-Era Quinta da Marinha Estate

Fortitude Capital and BTG Pactual have wrapped JHSF's Fasano brand around the former The Oitavos in Cascais — a €200 million-plus rebuild on the Champalimaud-built Quinta da Marinha estate, framed as 90 hotel rooms and 40 branded residences with a Q4 2028 opening.
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Yellow tram on a Lisbon street with the Tagus River in the distance, framing Portugal's mobility regulation under the new vehicle transformation decree-law

Cabinet Codifies Portugal's Vehicle Modification Rulebook in a Standalone Decree-Law — IMT Authorisation, Homologated Parts and Emission Caps Replace the Old Technical Circular Stack

The Council of Ministers on 18 June 2026 approved a standalone Vehicle Transformation Decree-Law, replacing scattered IMT technical circulars with a unified rulebook for modifying registered cars. Prior IMT authorisation, homologated components and stricter emission tests anchor the new regime.
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Banco de Portugal Posts €42.4 Billion in Certificados de Aforro at End-May for a 20th Consecutive Monthly Climb — €750 Million Subscription Burst Marks a Three-Year High as Série F Pays Almost 2.2% and the €250,000 Cap Pulls Household Savings

Banco de Portugal Posts €42.4 Billion in Certificados de Aforro at End-May for a 20th Consecutive Monthly Climb — €750 Million Subscription Burst Marks a Three-Year High as Série F Pays Almost 2.2% and the €250,000 Cap Pulls Household Savings

Certificados de Aforro hit €42.4 billion at end-May, a 20th straight monthly climb, with €750 million in net subscriptions — the biggest single-month inflow in three years. Série F pays almost 2.2% after April's €250,000 cap lift.
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