Anyone who has only saved €10 must be able to invest those €10
European Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque wants everyone to have access to financial markets to invest, even if they have only saved €10. 'Investing cannot be just for a few,' the former Portuguese minister said in Parliament. 'A person has only managed to save €10, only has €10 to invest; it must be possible to invest those €10.'
Lisbon and Porto have almost as many bank branches as 13 other districts combined: how long does it take to reach the nearest one?
This is the second of four reports on inequalities in access to basic services, produced in partnership between Expresso and NOVA Cidade — Urban Analytics Lab at NOVA IMS. The unequal distribution of bank branches across the country harms people living in inland areas, especially the elderly. More than 70% of parishes do not have a bank branch.
