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Shareholders at bank BPI have voted for the bank’s exit from Lisbon’s Stock Market. The once Portuguese-owned bank, now in Spanish hands and led by Pablo Forero is leaving the PSI-20 32 years [...]

The Convento do Beato currently owned by Cerealis has been sold to the Swiss group Larf Properties for an urban development project developed by architect Tomás Salgado. Larf Properties, an [...]

Muda Reserve, a 350 hectare tourist project in Grândola, will be commercialised from July. The €200 million project from Vanguard Properties, located by the village of Muda, offers a traditional [...]

The Portuguese commercial real estate market is set for a record-breaking year according to property consultants Jones Lang LaSalle. JLL has reported that in 2018 investments are expected to [...]

The second phase of the sale of Portuguese bank Caixa Geral de Depósitos’ (CGD) Spanish subsidiary Banco Caixa Geral will begin on June 25. The Portuguese Government has set the deadline [...]

Portugal’s total debt increased €4.6Bn in April hitting a new record of €724.3Bn. Portugal’s public sector was the main reason why the debt ballooned as a result of debt issuance (sovereign [...]

Portugal is the 4th most peaceful country in the world according to the Global Peace Index (GPI). In 2017, Portugal had ranked as the third most peaceful country in the world to live but has [...]

The Portuguese Government will launch a new Citizen Card for expats living in Portugal as part of the Simplex+2018 programme. The new Citizen Card (“Cartão de Cidadão”) will include [...]

The former commissioner of Expo98 – the last world fair of the 20th century – António Mega Ferreira said that Expo98 was the beginning of a process in which Lisbon changed [...]

Lisbon’s international airport, Humberto Delgado, has invested €11 million in a new automatic check-in and baggage drop-off area comprising 30 automated desks. The investment recognises “an [...]