Feb 15 2019
LISBON Activist investor Elliott's plan for EDP-Energias de Portugal to sell its Brazilian operations is unfortunate as it would mean leaving a fast-growing market, Portuguese Environment and Energy Transition Minister João Matos Fernandes said on Friday.
Feb 15 2019
LISBON The passengers on a night train chugging along Portugal's northern coast last month got the fright of their lives when the 40-year-old locomotive's diesel engine literally fell off.
Feb 14 2019
* Proposes sale of Brazil operation, Iberian thermal
holdings
Jan 17 2019
LISBON Britons living in Portugal will keep their residency rights and tourists won't need a visa even in the event of a no-deal Brexit, and Lisbon hopes Britain would offer the same benefits to Portuguese citizens, Economy Minister Pedro Siza Vieira said.
Jan 17 2019
LISBON Britons living in Portugal will keep their residency rights and tourists won't need a visa even in the event of a no-deal Brexit, and Lisbon hopes Britain would offer the same benefits to Portuguese citizens, Economy Minister Pedro Siza Vieira said.
Jan 14 2019
LISBON Portugal's long-running tourism boom is set to move decisively into reverse in 2019 due to capacity constraints at Lisbon airport and a drop in British visitors because of a Brexit-hit pound, Portugal's biggest hotel group told Reuters.
Dec 18 2018
LISBON, Dec 18 Portugal expects to launch a
tender for lithium exploration licences next year, the new
secretary of state for energy said on Tuesday, confirming the
general outlines of a plan devised under his predecessor,
although with a slight delay.
Dec 14 2018
LISBON Banco Espirito Santo's former finance director is suing the Bank of Portugal and KPMG, demanding they pay the state 4.3 billion euros ($4.9 billion) for allegedly falsifying its accounts before the bank's 2014 collapse.
Dec 13 2018
LISBON The founder and CEO of Portuguese start-up Science4You said demand for the company's share offering, which closes on Friday, was going well and he remains confident despite two local companies recently abandoning listing plans due to jittery markets.
Dec 07 2018
LISBON Portugal's leading fine china maker Vista Alegre Atlantis (VAA) has launched a secondary share offering to significantly increase its free float and support what it sees as strong growth opportunities in Europe, the Americas and Asia.