From 1 August, new Banco de Portugal rules cap the share of income a household can commit to loan repayments at 45%, tighten banks' room for exceptions, and simplify maximum loan terms by age.
Lisbon settles into its August timetable: the Cais do Sodré metro closes for three weeks of Circular Line works, a new regional barometer praises the capital's transport but marks down cleanliness and safety, Almada's water stays rationed into September, and the free street-magic season opens.
Good morning. Here is your Saturday briefing for 1 August 2026 — six stories shaping Portugal today, from a new chief at the tax office to a brewer’s shorter working week, plus
TVI's owner Media Capital fell to a EUR1.6 million first-half loss despite 4% revenue growth, after heavy spending on a busy news calendar and an extraordinary investment in the 2026 World Cup pushed costs up faster than income and lifted net debt to EUR41.2 million.
The Portuguese steel-structures group Martifer will pay GBP9 million (about EUR10.4 million) to settle a long-running Court of Session case over the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, closing what it calls its sole remaining contingent liability as a takeover battle plays out.
Portugal has opened only EUR30 million - down from EUR50 million last year - of the EUR100 million promised to help energy-intensive factories with EU carbon costs passed through in their electricity bills, leaving Portuguese industry near the bottom of Europe's support league.
Tourist overnight stays in the Azores fell 3.8% in June, a ninth consecutive monthly decline, as local short-term rentals and rural tourism emptied out while hotels held on - and the Ponta Delgada Chamber of Commerce demanded an urgent response on air access and promotion.
