News Portuguese Economy 

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:

News Economy Europe – Here are the Top 10 European countries that have the highest GDP growth forecast for 2026, according to the latest KPMG report European Economic Outlook for Spring 2025:  

Environment News Europe – Here are the Top 10 European countries that have the highest percentage of organic agriculture production in 2023, according to the Eurostat 2025 Edition:

Immigration News EU - Here are the Top 15 EU countries with the most non-EU citizens compared to EU citizens:

Defence News Europe: Here is the update as at June 30th 2025 on the dates when Portugal will achieve the NATO target of spending 2% of GDP on Defence and the year when Portugal will reach a Defence spending of 5% of its GDP, as well as the announcement of the launch of Portugal's candidacy for non-permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council.  

Brands News Europe – Here is the ranking of the Top 10 Most Valuable brands in Portugal in 2025 with the value of each brand in Euros, as well as the ranking of industries in Portugal that have the highest brand value in 2025, according to Brand Finance:  

Startup News Europe: Here are the Top 10 fastest growing startups in France and Southern Europe in 2025, according to Sifted:  

Real Estate News Europe - Portugal is investing 26.5 million euros to launch a mega urban transformation project, the Parks of the Tagus Cities (Parques Cidades do Tejo), to extend Lisbon by 4,500 hectares, that equals 55 times the size of Lisbon’s Park of the Nations also known as Expo:

Here is how to get a job in Portugal under the Green Lane (Via Verde) visa, including how to receive an employment contract, who are the potential employers, what is the process to be followed, what documents are required and what are the obligations of Employers under Portugal’s Green Lane (Via Verde) visa:

News Economy EU - Here is the economic forecast for each EU country in 2025 and in 2026, namely each EU country’s expected GDP growth, inflation rate and gross public debt as a percentage of GDP, according to the European Commission’s latest report:

Travel and Tourism News Europe - Here are Portugal's showstoppers for tourists and their economic impact in figures:

News Portuguese Economy – Here is Portugal’s credit rating in 2025 by the major credit rating agencies, namely Moody’s, DBRS, S&P, Fitch, Scope and Japan’s Credit Rating Agency JCR:

Tech News Europe – Here are the Top 20 Fastest Growing Tech Companies in Europe, according to the Deloitte EMEA Fast 500 2025 report:

Real Estate News Europe - What is Lisbon’s campaign to live in an Out on the Street condo? Here is the video of Lisbon’s campaign to live in an Out on the Street condo:

Business News Europe - Biopharmaceutical company GSK Portugal received the “UK-Portugal Business Award” by the UK Government.

Real Estate News - Here are the housing rights in 10 EU countries worth highlighting, including countries that have affordable housing models that could be reproduced, according to the Amnesty International 2024-2025 annual report. Here is also the required minimum living space in EU countries worth highlighting:

News wages EU – This is the ranking of EU countries that pay the highest net wages after tax & contributions for single individuals with average wages in 2024, according to figures provided by the OECD in its “Taxing Wages 2025” report that compares labor costs in USD as per equal purchasing power:

EU News Economy - The EU's trade surplus in pharmaceutical products reached a record high of €193.6 billion in 2024, according to Eurostat. Which are the Top 10 EU countries exporting pharmaceutical products in 2024 and what are the EU’s main export markets?

EU Space News - EU exports of spacecraft products reached 1.217 billion euros in 2024. Here are the main export countries of EU spacecraft products in 2024 and the main partners of The EU Space Program:

EU Economy news - What is the EU share of the global GDP in 2023? What is the GDP growth rate in the EU compared to the rest of the world?