Latest news and stories about business in Portugal for expats and residents.
An analysis of the Portuguese restaurant sector, highlighting concerns about its long-term economic stability and market saturation.
Fosun Group's investment in the Portuguese insurer Fidelidade, acquired in 2014 for one billion euros, is projected to be valued at 4.9 billion euros, highlighting the significant financial success of Chinese businesses in Portugal.
The Portuguese company Bloop, a marketplace that acts as a social shopping network, announced this Tuesday its entry into the Spanish market, a strategic step that marks the start of the internationalisation of the platform founded by Francisco Rodrigues. Launched at the end of 2025, Bloop has surpassed 60,000 downloads and brings together around 200 active sellers.
Corticeira Amorim has proceeded with an asset restructuring and operational merger, establishing a joint venture with the American company Scott Laboratories focused on closures for the wine and spirits industry in North America, as reported this Monday by Jornal de Negócios. Thus, Scott Premium Closures is born, a new independent company focused on...
Rio de Janeiro native Leandro Martins produces campaigns and images for international brands that manufacture their collections in Portuguese territory. He has previously worked in Australia and now lives in Northern Portugal.
The 4th edition of Web Summit Rio brought together 40,000 people, over 1,500 startups, and hundreds of investors looking for the next 'unicorn'. The event served as a hub for brand activations, business development, investment attraction, and debates on topics ranging from payments to education, inevitably including Artificial Intelligence (AI). Portugal was represented by a delegation led by Startup Portugal and the Unicorn Factory Lisboa, featuring 27 startups ahead of the upcoming Lisbon event in November. The event highlighted the growing trend of Portuguese startups seeking international scale, the challenges of European regulation compared to the US and China, and the strategic role of Portugal as a gateway for Brazilian companies entering the European market.
Made of metallic lycra, transparent PVC, and stitched fabric, the opening ceremony trophy looks heavy but is actually inflatable. It was created by Air Designers, a Portuguese company.
More than half of Portuguese companies (63.76%) used social media for their business activities in 2025. According to data released this Friday by Eurostat, this figure places Portugal slightly above the European Union average (63.57%), although the country remains below the figure recorded in the Eurozone (65.87%). The data refers to...
A technology company from Barcelos, in the Braga district, is strongly represented at the 2026 World Cup, both with custom shin guards adopted by at least five national teams and with compression socks popularized by German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
After acquiring Elpor and Mtaron at the end of 2024, the French company Sonepar has further strengthened its presence in the Portuguese market by purchasing the LCI group from the Carapeta family. LCI is an electrical equipment distributor comprising three companies—Tanqueluz, Futurluz, and Vedrel—which generate 48 million in revenue and employ over two hundred people.
Portugal continues to have a business landscape dominated by micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises, known as SMEs, many of which have limited financial capacity, low levels of capitalisation, weak investment capacity, and small-scale projects. According to official data from both the National Statistics Institute and...
Guarantees provided by the State to facilitate bank loans to companies during the pandemic stood at 761 million at the end of last year, down from 6,569 million in 2021.
The Council of the European Union adopted its negotiating position on the European Business Wallet proposal, a digital identity tool designed to simplify and secure interactions between companies and public administrations across the EU. The Council aims to reach a final agreement with the European Parliament by the end of 2026. Based on the eIDAS2 framework, the initiative will allow companies to digitise procedures, enabling digital identity verification, document storage, electronic signatures, and secure communication. The Council emphasises that these wallets will complement existing national systems and will not alter current legal mandates. Portugal is a pioneer in the EU for launching a Digital Business Wallet to combat bureaucracy.
The Global Tech Innovator helps Portuguese startups accelerate growth, secure investment, and gain visibility. We discuss the project with Vasco Mendes, M&A Partner at KPMG Portugal.
A collaborative initiative between the food industry entities Sumol Compal and Casa Mendes Gonçalves under the VIIAFOOD project.
The company Link, recently purchased by a Spanish firm, currently employs 350 people in Portugal.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has arrived in auditing just as computers, the internet, and the digitisation of processes did: first with suspicion, then with curiosity, and inevitably, with transformation. And there is a reality that must be accepted without fear: you cannot stop the wind with your hands. For decades, a significant part of...
A businesswoman from the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo is investing 3 million euros to expand an açaí business into the European market.
António Pires de Lima, CEO of the Brisa Group, explains the importance of setting clear goals and finding allies to promote a fairer business world with greater female representation.
Throughout an entire day, some of the most relevant names in the national economy passed through the Theatro Circo at the summit organised by Observador, in collaboration with AEMinho.
The Vê Portugal Lab event marks the beginning of the Internal Tourism Forum taking place in the city of Viseu.
The Portuguese branch of Groupe Prévoir has entrusted the communication agency Bazooka with the management of its social media channels to strengthen brand visibility and bring its product portfolio closer to audiences on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. The agency is developing a series of segments with content tailored to the profile of...
SRS Legal advised the Moon Capital – Women Empowerment Fund, a private equity fund managed by Eaglestone Capital Partners, on the acquisition of a 20% stake in Olimec, a Portuguese company specialising in equipment for municipal solid waste management and heavy fleet maintenance. The SRS Legal team involved in the operation was led by...
