Tag: Portugal

In the third quarter of 2025, Portugal’s real estate market continued its strong growth momentum. According to the latest local-level housing price statistics released by Portugal’s National Statistics Institute (INE), home prices accelerated across multiple major cities nationwide, while transaction activity also increased. National home prices rise 16.1% year over year as transaction volume grows […]

In modern wealth planning, residency and citizenship programs are no longer viewed purely as immigration outcomes. For internationally mobile investors, they are increasingly used as strategic tools for global mobility, asset allocation, asset diversification, and tax optimization, aligned with different capital objectives and economic environments. Within this framework, Portugal, Greece, and Panama represent three clearly differentiated strategies, each serving a distinct […]

The tourism sector is expected to grow by more than 5% in Portugal in 2026, said the Minister of Economy, who believes that “tourism is increasingly valuable” and “still has a very large growth potential.” “If we continue at this pace, growing more than 5% per year, it is more than the annual GDP [Gross […]

Portugal’s recent review of its citizenship law has once again drawn strong attention from international investors and families. Proposed amendments related to residency duration and the calculation of qualifying residence periods were suspended following intervention by the Constitutional Court, meaning the current legal framework remains in force. In an era of increasingly unpredictable global immigration […]

In 2024, Portugal was the fifth-largest European Union country in terms of revenue generated by foreign tourists, amounting to €28 billion, with Spain leading with €98 billion, followed by France, Italy and Germany. According to an analysis released by the Bank of Portugal (BdP) on the impact of tourism on the Portuguese balance of payments, […]

2025 Performance Overview In 2025, Mercan Group continued to strengthen hospitality footprint in Portugal, marking another year of solid operational execution across its branded hotel portfolio. During the year, Mercan completed 4 new hotel openings—Amarello Hotel Praia Santo André, The Origine Porto Gaia, Renaissance Porto Lapa II, and Moxy Alfragide Lisboa—alongside the reopening of Hotel […]

On January 18, 2026, Portugal held the first round of voting in its new presidential election. As no candidate secured an absolute majority, the race will proceed to a second-round runoff. This scenario is rare in Portugal, having last occurred in 1986, and has therefore drawn intense domestic and international attention. This election is not […]

Portuguese airports handled 68.9 million passengers from January to November, 4.7% more than in the same period of 2024, while cargo traffic registered a more moderate increase of 0.3%, the INE (National Institute of Statistics) indicated. According to the INE quick air transport statistics, approximately 5 million passengers passed through national airports in November, up […]

According to the latest “2026 Luxury Outlook Report,” Portugal’s luxury real estate market outperformed the overall residential market in both sales performance and price growth in 2025, and this upward momentum is expected to continue into 2026. The report points out that the luxury segment is gradually developing a different operating logic from the traditional […]

According to Greek media reports, the 2025 Henley Private Wealth Migration Report reveals that Greece and Portugal have both secured spots among the world’s top 10 destinations for millionaire migrants. They now stand alongside the UAE, the United States, Italy, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Canada, and Australia. The report highlights a rapid acceleration in cross-border […]

Despite data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) showing a slowdown in tourist activity, the number of guests and overnight stays continued to rise. In total, Portugal exceeded 30.5 million guests and 77.8 million overnight stays, which translated into more than €6.8 billion in revenue, reveals Publituris. In November 2025 alone, the tourist accommodation sector […]

Portugal recorded the second-highest annual increase in house prices, 17.7%, in the third quarter of 2025, with the eurozone average at 5.1% and the European Union (EU) average at 5.5%, Eurostat announced. Compared with the previous quarter, between July and September 2025, house prices increased by 1.6% in both the eurozone and the EU, according […]

Portugal is set to reduce personal income tax (IRS) starting in 2026. To implement the new tax cuts, the government must update the withholding tax tables applied to employees and pensioners. While the majority of taxpayers are expected to benefit from lower taxes, the exact monthly withholding amounts for salaries and pensions have not yet […]

According to the latest research released by an international real estate consultancy, total commercial real estate investment in Portugal reached approximately €2.67 billion in 2025, representing a 10% increase compared to the previous year. Foreign capital accounted for around 60% of total investment, maintaining its dominant role in the market and demonstrating sustained confidence from […]

Immigrants with residence permits expiring in January and February will be able to renew them online. According to Diário de Notícias (DN), the agency also brought forward the renewal for the month of February. Since July 2025, AIMA has allowed residence permits to be renewed monthly, in order to ensure that a large number of […]