Data from the first quarter of 2018 shows Portugal's government debt was the third highest at EU-level. Yet, in the indicator corresponding to cash buffer, Portugal showed the best result in the EU.

In May this year, the Portuguese debt pile had increased yet again reaching the heavy amount of €724bn. The total sum of non-financial debt was five times higher than the country's GDP the same year.

MFS, one of EDPR's main shareholders have sent a letter on behalf of their clients, concerning CTG's PTO. CMVM clarifies that a new takeover bid to EDPR can be registered before the chinese offer.

AHP shows that tourists pay an average of €136 per night in Lisbon. Portugal's occupancy rates are on the rise, with the top 3 being Lisbon (89%), Porto (88%) and Madeira (84%).

Update: Raize's first day at the Lisbon Stock Market showing a 19% increase in shares value. Europe's "first crowdfunding company to go public" stock market debut starts off at €2,38 per share.

Cláudia Azevedo will take on the executive presidency role at Sonae. In a public statement to CMVM the news about who would take the CEO's role were disclosed.

Welcome BPI, farewell Novo Banco. Portuguese national football team's new sponsor is Spanish.

Six months were enough for BPI bank to successfully find a buyer for their block, located at the Portuguese downtown area, Baixa. Sold for €66m, Lisbon shows an increasing trend in real-estate prices.

The Portuguese government has already sold 12 fighter jets to Romania, having reached €189m in profit. Now, the Romanian minister of defense announces they will buy five more Portuguese aircraft.

Companies located in the interior of the country will benefit from a 20% tax bonus which could in some cases result in a zero value corporation tax, encouraging investment to boost in these regions.

The Ismaeli leader is considering the acquisition of CGD's Taguspark 10% share. His goal of being a shareholder of Oeiras' science and tech park can happen quite soon.

EDP's takeover bid welcomes a new player. China Three Gorges strengthens its financial advisory board, hiring yet another American bank to assist with the €9,1 bn acquisition.

CMVM's yearly report noted that venture capital is not as adventurous as it would be expected with investors choosing less high-risk projects at an early stage, such as startups.

Volkswagen's Portuguese workers' union demands more rights, particularly asking for a 4% raise, a 25-day-long vacation period and the regularization of the 400 precarious employment contracts

Portugal's President vetoed the first proposal of a 2% tax saying that there was no balance between the taxi-hailing apps and the taxi drivers. PS and PSD agreed in a 5% tax.

European Commission points out "resilient growth amid increased uncertainty" at EU level and lowers the Portuguese GDP forecast to 2,2%, while growth momentum in the euro area shows more moderation.

Vehicle production has almost doubled, mostly due to Volkswagen's SUV T-Roc, produced at Autoeuropa. 154 thousand vehicles were produced during the first half of the year, accordingly to ACAP.

António Costa will visit Angola later this year, in September. Portuguese-Angolan relationships shall improve considering the double taxation issue is solved.

Increase trend in passenger traffic in Lisbon and Porto makes Vinci Airports and ANA raise airport taxes by 1,63% and 1,01%, respectively.

In relation to last year, exports have decreased as they registered a 6,2% growth against last year's 17,7% raise over the same period.

Seems like not only tourism is blooming in Portugal, as the number of foreign students registered at Portuguese universities almost doubled over the last five years.

Chinese are suffocating the Portuguese wind power producers – claims for the use of impractical prices are raising concerns regarding the need of applying anti-dumping measures.

Australian leaders and entrepreneurs visited Lisbon last week and they have over €1.1bn to invest in Portugal.

Former US President spoke in Porto about the Paris Agreement's longlasting potential and the role civil society can have in ensuring the issue is a priority for politicians.