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Real Estate News Europe – Here are the countries in Europe with the highest house price increases in Q3 2025 compared to 2024, according to data published by Eurostat on January 9th, 2026:

Startup News Europe – Here is the WIRED ranking of the Top 10 startups in Lisbon in 2025, in alphabetical order:

News Economy Portugal – Here is the OECD forecast for Portugal’s economy for 2026 and 2027, according to the OECD Economic Surveys published in January 2026:

Automotive News Europe – Here are Portugal's automotive market statistics for 2025, including the growth rate of Portugal’s automotive market and the share of Portugal’s automotive sales by type of energy for passenger cars, according to ACAP:

Real Estate News Europe – Here are the statistics for Portugal’s real estate investment market in 2025, including the ranking of the real estate sectors in Portugal that received the highest shares of investment, according to the latest report by Cushman & Wakefield:

Government of Portugal News - Prime Minister Luís Montenegro announced that Portugal and Ukraine have signed an agreement for the joint production of underwater drones and the holding of an economic forum between the two countries. Luís Montenegro was speaking at a joint press conference with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, on December 20th in Kiev.

Government of Portugal News - The Portuguese Government has submitted a draft law to combat the housing crisis on December 18th 2025, through a set of fiscal incentives, with Portugal’s Housing support now reaching around 1 billion euros in less than two years. Here is the list of Portugal's tax incentives for companies operating in the Real Estate sector and for tenants in 2026:

Renewable Energy News Europe – Here is the ranking of the Top 20 European countries producing the highest percentage of renewable energy, according to a report by Eurostat dated December 16th, 2025:

Portugal Golden Visa: Portugal has long been recognised as one of Europe’s most stable and attractive destinations for international investors. In recent years, this reputation has been reinforced by the evolution of the Portugal Golden Visa programme into a more structured, transparent, and investment-focused pathway for non-EU citizens seeking long-term residency in Europe.

News World Economy – Here is The Economist Top 10 ranking of which economy did best in 2025 among OECD countries for Q3 2025, according to The Economist report dated December 7th, 2025:

Travel & Tourism News Europe – Here is the ranking of the Top 10 Best Christmas Markets in Europe in 2025, according to European Best Destinations:  

News Economy Europe – Here is the ranking of the Top 10 countries in Europe with the highest GDP growth forecast in 2026, according to the OECD Economic Outlook report published on December 2, 2025:  

Financial News Portugal - Portugal significantly drops corporate tax to 19% and personal income tax to 15.7% for taxable income between 8,342.00-12,587.00 euros, in a new budget voted on November 27th, 2025. Here is the list of Portugal’s new tax measures for 2026:

Startup News Europe – The University of Lisbon led to the creation of startups worth over 18 billion euros, while all startups based in Lisbon are worth 24 billion euros, according to a report just published by Dealroom in November 2025. Here are the Unicorns, Future Unicorns and Rising Stars incubated at the University of Lisbon:

News Economy EU – Here is the Economic and GDP forecast for EU countries according to the European Commission report published on November 17th, 2025:

Government of Portugal News – Portugal’s Council of Ministers just enacted a law to strengthen support for innovation, scientific and technological research, and the competitiveness of Portuguese companies, through amendments to the Investment Tax Code, namely the Research and Development (R&D) Tax Incentive SIFIDE II. 

Financial News Europe – Here are the Top Insurance Companies in Portugal in 2025, according to data from ASF:

Government of Portugal News - Here is Portugal's AI strategy presented at the Lisbon Web Summit 2025:

Financial News Europe – Here is the ranking of European countries with the highest gold reserves as of August 2025, according to the World Gold Council.

Portugal led the EU discussions on housing policies at the meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the European Union (EU) in Brussels on October 23rd, 2025.  

Real Estate News Portugal - House prices in Portugal now exceed EUR 2,000/m2 for the first time, setting a new record. Here is how much it costs to buy a house in Portugal in 2025 in the main regions, with prices divided into T0, T1, T2, T3 and T4:  

News Salaries in Portugal - Here is the complete list of salaries in the Healthcare and Medical sector in Portugal in 2025, according to a study by MichaelPage:

News Salaries in Portugal - Here are the salaries in the Financial sector in Portugal in 2025, according to a study by MichaelPage:

News Economy Europe – Here are the EU countries that have a budget surplus as a percentage of GDP in Q2 2025, according to a Eurostat report dated October 21st, 2025:

Tech News Europe – Nscale, that is the Hyperscaler for AI, has signed a multi-billion-dollar agreement with Microsoft to deliver approximately 200,000 NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs to data centres in Portugal, UK, Norway and the U.S. Here are the details and the amount of NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs to be provided by Nscale to each data centre in Europe and the US:

News Economy Europe – Here is the IMF economic outlook for European countries in 2025 and 2026, according to the IMF World Economic Outlook report published on October 14, 2025. Below is the economic outlook for 39 European countries, namely the Real GDP, Consumer Prices, Current Account Balance, and Unemployment forecasts for 2025 and 2026:   

Portugal Government News - Portugal’s new budget reduces corporate taxes amidst a Budget Surplus and the reduction of public debt which, for the first time in 16 years, will fall below 90% of GDP. The Portuguese Government submitted the proposed State Budget for 2026 (OE2026) to the Assembly of the Republic on October 9th, 2025.

The Government of Portugal approved today the draft State Budget for 2026, announced the Minister of the Presidency António Leitão Amaro at the Council of Ministers briefing in Lisbon. The proposal will be delivered in Parliament until Friday 10 October following the presentation of the macroeconomic setting by the Minister of Finance Joaquim Miranda Sarmento to the parties represented in Parliament.

Real Estate News Europe – Here are the Top 10 countries in Europe that have the highest annual increase in house prices as of June 2025, according to a Eurostat report dated October 3, 2025:

Financial News Europe - The ECB just awarded Portuguese cybersecurity Unicorn Feedzai a contract worth around 237 million euros to prevent fraud for the digital Euro.

Defense News Europe - Sweden will produce Gripen E fighter jets in Portugal, following the Memorandum signed between SAAB and Portuguese companies OGMA and Critical Software when Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson visited Portugal on September 25th.

Investment News Europe – Here are the Top 10 European countries attracting the most foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2024 by number of projects, as well as fastest growing markets in Europe for foreign direct investment (FDI) projects, according to the EY 2025 report:

Cryptocurrency News - Here are the most crypto-friendly countries in the world in 2025, according to the Henley&Partners report published on September 23rd, 2025:

Legal sector News Europe – Here is the list of the Most Innovative Law Firms in Europe in 2025 as well as what each law firm specializes in, according to the Financial Times Ranking published on September 19th, 2025:

Renewable Energy News Europe - Ursula von der Leyen has just announced that the EU will fast-track lithium processing in Portugal to develop an EU Energy Highway. This follows the discovery that Portugal has the largest reserve of lithium spodumene in Europe, according to Savannah Resources.

News Economy EU - Here are the latest S&P Country Ratings for the 27 EU countries in 2025:

Automotive News - Europe’s best-selling car is made is Portugal, and pre-sales of the new semi-hybrid SUV Volkswagen T-Roc have already started. Here are the images of the new SUV Volkswagen T-Roc that you can now buy from Portugal’s carmaker Volkswagen Autoeuropa:

Financial News Europe – Here is the Ranking of the Top 10 largest Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) deals in the Financial Sector in the EMEA region in the first half of 2025, according to Datasite:

Real Estate Investment News Europe - Here are the most profitable Real Estate sectors in Southern Europe in 2025 as well as the prime yields, according to the Cushman & Wakefield report published on July 28th, 2025:

News Economy Europe – Here is the ranking of countries in Europe that had the lowest inflation rate in 2024, according to a report published by Eurostat on August 11th, 2025:

EU Business News – Here is the ranking of EU and Euro area countries that have the highest annual increase in retail sales in 2025:

News Economy Europe – Here is the ranking of EU countries with the highest GDP growth in 2025 according to data released on July 30th, 2025, by Eurostat.

Tech Startup News Europe – Portuguese Startup Reckon.ai just raised 5.1 million euros in a new funding round that leads to a total investment of 8.5 million euros since 2017. 

Financial News Europe – Here are the Top 10 European countries with the highest wealth equality in 2025, as well as the European country with the highest wealth inequality, according to the UBS Global Wealth Report:

Startup News Europe – Here are Europe’s Top startup ecosystems by value in 2024, as well as the number of unicorns per city, the salary of a software engineer per city, and who are the investors, according to the latest report by Startup Genome dated July 22nd, 2025:

News Jobs Europe - What seasonal jobs are available in Portugal this Summer and what is the minimum salary? Here is the list of the Top 10 summer jobs available in Portugal:

Tech News Europe – Here are the new European Unicorns in 2025 and the number per country, according to Dealroom.

News Economy Europe – Here is Portugal’s credit rating in 2025, including Portugal’s Economic Outlook, fiscal position, public debt ratio forecast, GDP growth forecast, as well as the impact of US tariffs on Portugal’s exports to the US, according to the DBRS July 2025 report: