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Finance Minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento's proposal for a new windfall tax faces skepticism due to the historical failure of similar measures and the government's tendency to make 'temporary' taxes permanent, as seen with the CESE and Stamp Duty.
Gold climbed above the historic US$5,000-per-ounce threshold for the first time, trading at US$5,029.39 (€4,238.50) around 23:40 on Sunday. The rally, which has persisted for about two years, is being driven primarily by safe‑haven demand amid geopolitical, trade and monetary-policy uncertainty tied to Donald Trump’s presidency and by a weakening US dollar. The move underscores gold’s role as an inflation and risk hedge and has implications for asset allocation, currency-sensitive investors and central‑bank policy expectations.
António Costa says this is a historic agreement between the European Union and Mercosur and rejected criticism that it favours Europe. According to the President of the European Council, it is a trade agreement but also one on investment.
In 1996, EDP launched its “internationalisation crusade”. Brazil was the first destination, followed by Spain and the United States. Today, the company is present in around 20 countries across Europe, North America, South America, and Asia. This expansion allowed the group to achieve a global presence and the strength to avoid being swallowed by other companies. This is the third article in the series that Expresso is publishing on the 50-year history of EDP.
The application will ensure the continuity of what was started in the first phase of the project in 2022 and allow for progress towards structural investments.
The 2017 wildfires led to a drop of almost half in hotel revenue.
Statements from the key figures at the conference celebrating the 150th anniversary of Caixa Geral de Depósitos, for which Expresso served as a media partner.
José Maria Ricciardi, who died this week at the age of 71, left an important mark on Portuguese banking. Not only because he was part of the tragic history of BES, a process in which he challenged and disputed the leadership of his cousin Ricardo Salgado, but also for the boost he gave to investment banking in Portugal through BESI.
