“We are already seeing structural effects taking hold in the sector. So this will naturally be one of the factors in our assessment”, says the German group’s chief executive.
“In order to make use of the option to grant payments to farmers in crisis situations, Portugal would have to submit a request to the Commission to amend the PEPAC.” Portugal has not yet done so.
The group believes that its projects and its 70-year presence in Portugal are key assets in the race to privatise TAP. A German government tender could lead to the training of 100 pilots a year.
Jerónimo Martins increases its stake in Norway’s Andfjord Salmon to 40% and adds croaker to its range of sea bream and sea bass from Morocco.
The former Chief of the Navy Staff, Henrique Gouveia e Melo, says he is already in talks with companies in Portugal, as well as in Spain and Germany, to set up a military robotics cluster.
The war in the Middle East is already having an impact on prices, with year-on-year inflation rising by 0.6 percentage points in March to its highest level in seven months.
The satellites will bolster the Atlântico and Lusíadas constellations, projects under the New Space Agenda funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan.
Telecom companies are still assessing the damage caused by the storms. Meo admits to losses of “tens of millions of euros”, whilst Nos also reports losses running into the millions.
Households are now one of the state’s main creditors, holding almost 18% of the total public debt – three times more than a decade ago. But they are not yet the largest.
Supermarkets have been “absorbing” the rise in fuel prices without passing on the cost of the Middle East war to consumers. Association says it “is natural” to see a difference as early as April.
The two largest supermarket chains, which control around half the sector, continued to focus on a policy of discounts and promotions to attract customers in 2025. See the ranking.
The National Statistics Institute has revised the 2025 public accounts surplus upwards, four tenths of a percentage point higher than the Ministry of Finance’s estimates. Public debt fell further.
A study by two ECB analysts reveals that, when the central bank decides to raise interest rates, Portuguese households feel the impact more acutely than almost all other Europeans.
More than four in ten euros of dividends distributed by companies listed on the PSI index go to the largest shareholders, led by the Soares dos Santos family and the Chinese firm CTG.
The Portuguese economy is a net importer of energy, which means that the balance of payments is likely to deteriorate as prices rise. The conflict could lead to a decline in consumption.
With the price of jet fuel having soared by 76% since the start of the war in the Middle East, airfares in Portugal are rising. Travel agencies are adopting strategies to minimise the impact.
In contrast, Portuguese banks held more than €400 million in deposits from businesses and households in the countries most exposed to the conflict in Iran, including €2 million from governments.
Portugal has become an increasingly attractive market for Swedish companies, which see opportunities across a range of sectors. The more than 200 companies operating in the country employ over 18,000.
Galp, EDP and BCP made profits of over €1 billion in 2025, accounting for more than 60% of the profits of companies listed on the Portuguese stock exchange. Exporters felt the impact of US tariffs.
Profits of companies listed on the main Portuguese stock market index rose last year, a trend that will be reflected in shareholders’ pockets: a dividend payout of over €3.1 billion, up 4% from 2024.
The owner of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling is not satisfied with the model defined by the Portuguese Government, according to Bloomberg.
Menzies could be subcontracted by TAP if the airline moves to a self-handling model. It already holds the necessary licences to operate.
The investigation into the Iberian power outage of 28 April 2025, carried out by a group of experts, concludes that it was caused by a combination of many interacting factors.