Victor Angelo

I am back from my summer break. Back from 15 days in a village in Southern Portugal. Two weeks spent among elder people as old folks make n...

Ricardo Salgado, the top man at the Portuguese bank Banco Espírito Santo (BES) had been called by his countrymen the “owner of everything”...

Lisbon is now a major stop in the itinerary of the cruise ships that navigate this corner of Europe. At this time of the year, it is usual...

Portugal´s international financial image got a boost today. The government managed to sell 5-year sovereign debt paper for a total amount ...

Today we had municipal elections in Portugal. It is, at this time, a bit early to get to conclusions. But it is obvious that many will rea...

The preliminary assessments seem to indicate that this has been so far a good summer season in Portugal. The number of foreign visitors is...

As I drove over the vast expanses of land that make Alentejo, the Southern Province of Portugal, I thought that all those, all over the wo...

Yesterday, the Portuguese Finance Minister left the government. That was no big surprise, in the end, as many had expected that decision f...

The Portuguese Finance Minister, Vítor Gaspar, resigned this afternoon. He had lost the public opinion battle long ago, as he was seen by ...

The Portuguese Constitutional Court has reviewed the 2013 national budget law and declared four revenue generating measures invalid becau...

Large crowds marched today in the key cities and towns of Portugal against the austerity measures the government is implementing. The key...

The IMF has just published a review of Portugal’s public expenditures. The report came as a bomb at a time when the public debate about 2...

The New Year brings back the sovereign debt question as the most urgent issue for the EU member States. Now that it is clear that Greece and...