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Criticism regarding the Governor of the Bank of Portugal's personal investment in a stock portfolio.
7,400 moratoriums were requested by families and companies, totalling 930 million. The 90-day suspension ends this Tuesday. The Bank of Portugal recommends contacting banks in case of difficulties.
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The drop in interest rates helped lower the operating loss from 1.142 billion to 304 million. A return to profit is closer, but even when it happens, there will be no dividends paid to the State.
The current and former governors of the Bank of Portugal (BdP), Álvaro Santos Pereira and Mário Centeno, will go to Parliament to provide clarifications regarding the purchase of the institution's new headquarters, at the request of Chega and CDS. The request from Chega to hear from Santos Pereira and Centeno was approved this Wednesday by the Budget and Finance Committee.
In parliament, Álvaro Santos Pereira described the succession of “conversations” that led to Mário Centeno's departure, with conditions that the new governor admits are “generous”.
The Bank of Portugal warns that loans with state guarantees have contributed to increasing debt levels and the debt-to-income ratio for those taking out mortgages to buy a home.
The Governor of the Bank of Portugal guarantees that “not a cent of taxpayers' money is being paid” to Centeno. The 10,000 euro monthly payment comes from the bank's own pension fund, he explains.
Álvaro Santos Pereira states that if Mário Centeno had stayed until the age of 70, as he was entitled to, it would have cost the Bank of Portugal an additional 2.2 million euros. He notes this is not an isolated case and mentions that a former governor even retired with a pension higher than Centeno's.
Retirement. The Bank of Portugal wants to cut costs on consultants
The historical archive of the Bank of Portugal holds many stories of the bank and the country. In the year it celebrates its 180th anniversary, the central bank takes us on a virtual tour of the archive.
The Governor of the Bank of Portugal will be heard in Parliament.
The CDS demands a full clarification regarding the payment granted by the Bank of Portugal to Mário Centeno: an early retirement pension worth 10,000 euros per month.
Álvaro Santos Pereira will be heard in Parliament due to the retirement of his predecessor, Mário Centeno. The hearing was requested by Chega and approved this Wednesday.
The Bank of Portugal Governor, Álvaro Santos Pereira, will be heard in parliament regarding the retirement of his predecessor, Mário Centeno, at age 59. The hearing, requested by the Chega party, was unanimously approved by the Budget, Finance and Public Administration Committee. The inquiry focuses on the terms of Centeno's retirement pension, which reports suggest will amount to approximately 10,000 euros gross per month, following an agreement between the former governor and the central bank.
Former governor Mário Centeno will leave the Bank of Portugal through the retirement scheme under the existing pension fund at the central bank.
The former Governor of the Bank of Portugal and former Minister of Finance will leave the institution through the retirement scheme and under the pension fund, following an agreement between both parties.
Former governor Mário Centeno will leave the Bank of Portugal through the retirement scheme under the central bank's existing pension fund, following an agreement between the two parties.
The 'Ronaldo of finance' could not find a Saudi Arabia willing to hire him. Centeno is retiring and the Bank of Portugal has some explaining to do. And is there no room for Bruno Mascarenhas in Chega?
Centeno will leave the Bank of Portugal, but he will not stop because “retirement is an administrative matter,” he says in an interview with DN. And, without committing himself, he says his future “is open.”
The Bank of Portugal continues to leave the exact and detailed terms of the agreement that led Mário Centeno to leave the institution and retire at 59 unclear. ECO revealed almost a week ago that the former governor signed an agreement that allowed him to leave the central bank, where he remained as a consultant...
CMTV commentator says that Chega's request for an explanation regarding Centeno's pension is “obviously” a “political objective.”
The president of Chega will summon the governor of the Bank of Portugal to parliament to explain the details of the agreement.
Ventura accuses Centeno of having obtained “scandalous benefits” by retiring at 59 and speaks of a “hidden agreement”. The party has submitted a request for Álvaro Santos Pereira to clarify the case in parliament.
The Chega party will summon the Governor of the Bank of Portugal (BdP) to parliament to explain Mário Centeno's pension with “scandalous benefits,” announced the party president, who claimed there was a “hidden agreement.” ECO revealed first-hand that the current consultant and former governor had already signed a pension agreement, for...
He was re-elected with nearly 100%, but the Socialist leader is far from having an easy task and now faces his biggest challenge: establishing the PS as an alternative. Also, Centeno's departure from the Bank of Portugal after 20 years.
The former governor will teach at the University of Miami, in the USA, as a visiting professor.
Household bank deposits surpassed the €200 billion mark for the first time at the end of 2025, according to the latest statistical note published this Thursday by the Bank of Portugal. “At the end of 2025, the stock of deposits by private customers in resident banks totalled €201 billion, ...”
Mário Centeno's candidacy for the position of vice‑governor of the European Central Bank marks the political‑economic kick‑off of the year. Journalists António Costa and Pedro Santos Guerreiro explain, in the first episode of 2026 of the podcast 'O Mistério das Finanças', that the former governor of the Bank of Portugal is among the names being considered for the post, ...
The comedy by Marcello Hernández, the 'Grande Entrevista' with the Governor of the Bank of Portugal, and a prison experience are other highlights of the day.
