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Take advantage of the fine weekend weather to go horse trekking in the stunning Serra da Sintra Pena Park, the summer residence of the last kings of Portugal. Follow the horse tracks and [...]

The British clothing market continues to be buoyant for Portuguese textile and clothing manufacturers. But British consumers are fickle, and fashions change rapidly with “indie” outlets wanting [...]

One of Portugal’s greatest political and economic corruption scandals, Operation Marques, continued to dominate the newspapers over the weekend as more nefarious links between three prime [...]

Gulbenkian holds an exhibition displaying works produced almost exclusively between 1965 and 1975.

Portugal’s total economic debt has soared to its highest level since September 2017 – €721Bn. February was the second month running that the debt had passed the €720Bn. Portugal’s total [...]

Santander Bank UK economist Stuart Green says visibility around the UK’s new relationship with the EU has been slow to emerge. However, the underlying fabric of the UK economy – open and [...]

The number of Finnish pensioners choosing Portugal to live for tax purposes has passed the 500 mark for the first time. They are attracted by the possibility of paying 0% personal income tax [...]

Portugal is enjoying good times with growth in industrial exports at 10%, foodstuffs at 15% and tourism at 19%. But the country’s challenge is to retain Portugal’s young and highly-qualified [...]

Indian-born Rajan Sahay, chairman of Obrana, tells us why he chose to move here over 20 years ago and reveals his favourite destination for a weekend getaway.

French billionaire Claude Berda and his business partner José Cardoso Botelho created Vanguard Properties to invest in Portugal. Essential Business caught up with them last month to find out [...]