State budget surplus at €2.8Bn to November
The Portuguese State recorded a surplus of €2,836 million euros up to November, with an improvement of €633.9 million euros on 2024, according to the budget execution summary. “The balance [...]
Portuguese State’s take-up of AI could net €1.2Bn annually
The Portuguese State’s adoption of Generative AI has the potential to increase productivity in its public administration according to a study ordered by Google on the situation in Portugal. [...]
Portugal’s centre-right AD coalition government “declares war” on corruption and red tape
It’s finally happening! After 50 years – or probably even before if Portuguese early 19th century author and social critic Eça de Queiroz is anyone to go by -, a Portuguese government is [...]
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Digital Transformation and leadership: Simplifying processes in times of change
Text and Photo: Chris Graeme Effective public administration starts with clarity, purpose and responsibility according to C-Level Director Simon Abikzer, Director of Governance, Risk and and [...]
The Government wants to tackle red tape and corruption – let’s see how serious it really is
Opinion: Chris Graeme; Photos: Diana Quintela/MARE/AmCham Portugal The Minister of Portugal ’s newly created Ministry of State Reform, Gonçalo Saraiva Matias, says that Portuguese companies are [...]
Do Public Private Partnerships in public administration need an overhaul?
Within a context of growing challenges to modernise Portugal’s public administration, Foundever has presented a new guide do best practices that proposes a rejigging of the cooperation model [...]
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Portugal’s two choices: reform the system to be more like Finland and Germany or end up like Bangladesh says Portugal’s Chega party populist leader
Portugal needs a profound political, administrative, judicial and fiscal reform if it is to join the ranks of the successful economies of Europe and not end up like Bangladesh warns populist [...]
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Putting young people at the centre of priorities
Margarida Balseiro Lopes, Minister for Youth and Modernization at the ICPT Text: Chris Graeme Photo: Fernando Bento Portugal’s Secretary of State for Youth, Equality and Modernisation outlined [...]
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AIMA in chaos as Golden Visa applications take over a year to process
“It’s more chaotic than ever” the office manager of a leading multinational citizenship consultancy dealing with Golden Visa residency applications with an office in Lisbon confides to me over [...]
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Portugal’s surplus 1.2% of GDP in 2023 with debt down to 99.1% of GDP
The government net surplus achieved by the outgoing minister of Finance, Fernando Medina in 2023 was 1.2% of GDP according to the National Statistics Institute. (INE) Portugal’s public debt has [...]
