Bank of Portugal

The Bank of Portugal, lead by Álvaro Santos Pereira, has asked the banks if the low mortgage spread rates they are charging accurately reflect all of the inherent costs in providing a home loan. [...]

The amount invested by small investors in Portuguese funds has almost doubled since 2019, rising sharply in 2025 to over €26 billion, the highest level since 2006. The Portuguese diversified [...]

The number of Portuguese taking out mortgages through banks in 2025 hit a 20-year high according to data released this Thursday by the Bank of Portugal with housing loans growing 10.2% last year, [...]

The European Parliament has flagged up Portugal’s former central bank governor, Mário Centeno and Latvia economist Mārtiņš Kazāks as preferred front runners for the vice-presidency of the [...]

Portugal’s former central bank governor, Mário Centeno, has officially apply for the post of vice-president of the European Central Bank (ECB).
 According to the news sources RTP and ECO, the [...]

This year marked the 100th anniversary of Portugal’s biggest financial scandal that almost broke the Bank of Portugal. Just how did small-time con man Artur Alves dos Reis pull off an audacious [...]

Portuguese bankers believe that ex-governor of the Bank of Portugal and former Finances minister Mário Centeno would be a good choice for the position of Vice President of the European Central [...]

Portugal’s stock market commission, CMVM has issued a warning against FNBC – also known as Seven Bank – which is not qualified to carry out any activities as a financial intermediary [...]

Portugal’s new governor of its central bank, after saying he wouldn’t’ be expressing political opinions, did exactly that in his first public speech since taking office on Friday last week. [...]

Álvaro Santos Pereira will be officially sworn in as the new governor of the Bank of Portugal on Monday. On Friday, the government officially nominated the former Head Economist at the OECD as [...]