April 20, 2018 8:39 am by Fernando Porta
Austerity has been Germany’s recommendation to debt-ridden EU countries. But Portugal decided to go against saving and lowering government expenditure. And that appears to have worked for its economy, which […]
April 16, 2018 11:11 am by Fernando Porta
ANTONIO COSTA, Portugal’s affable prime minister, greets your columnist with a broad grin as he settles his hefty frame into a sofa in his official residence. He has a lot […]
March 30, 2018 8:05 am by Fernando Porta
Four months after deadly fires ripped through Portuguese forests and villages, Prime Minister Antonio Costa picked up a spade and planted a cork oak tree. Know more here…
March 26, 2018 10:12 am by Fernando Porta
O PS e o BE acordaram uma alteração legislativa que forçará os bancos a assumir o impacto total da Euribor negativa, nos empréstimos à habitação. Mas a banca poderá esperar […]
March 9, 2018 11:02 am by Fernando Porta
Portuguese hotels got 21 million guests in 2017 For Chitra Stern, Portugal’s economic recovery is bringing an unforeseen twist. When she and her husband opened their first hotel in a […]
February 6, 2018 11:12 am by Fernando Porta
Portuguese Economy Minister Manuel Caldeira Cabral discusses protectionism, the Trump administration and Brexit, with Bloomberg’s Francine Lacqua on “Bloomberg Markets: European Open” at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in […]
February 6, 2018 11:10 am by Fernando Porta
Portugal’s economy is growing in sectors from agriculture to software — not just tourism — and attracting investor interest from France and Germany to China and India, Economy Minister Manuel […]
January 19, 2018 9:45 am by Fernando Porta
This week we’ve strayed off the beaten track to find some alternative towns, cities and resorts that offer investment returns in beautiful surroundings. Know more here…
December 27, 2017 4:28 pm by Fernando Porta
Portugal’s economic recovery has received the all-important investment-grade stamp of approval from a second major ratings company. Fitch Ratings’s double upgrade removes its junk status and follows S&P Global Ratings’s […]
December 27, 2017 4:25 pm by Fernando Porta
In central Lisbon’s property market, sellers are kings. The Portuguese capital’s real estate boom is entering a new phase as a shortage of prime property in the city center is […]