Portuguese consumer economy shows signs of improvement
THE PORTUGUESE consumer market has improved for the third month running, giving some grounds for hope of a moderate economic recovery. According to monthly data, issued by the Bank of
February market review
United Kingdom UK equities rose steadily through February, with the FTSE All Share rising 1.2 per cent, although there were losses on the final day due to negative data and
Tax – if you fail to plan, you are planning
MY RECENT articles have discussed the increasing clampdown on tax evasion. The Portuguese government, the EU, OECD, UK Revenue, plus various other international organisations – they all appear to be
Using your loaf
THERE HAS been much publicity recently about the EU trying to force further European harmonisation on the British consumer. According to several UK newspapers, the Commission has been determined to
All of the people all of the time
THE EURO started the New Year full of expectations. In December, the European Central Bank hiked the base Eurozone interest rate for the first time in over two years, and
Portugal’s economic situation calls for investment
Portugal’s economic situation calls for investment in education, quality and overseas markets SEASONED PORTUGUESE economist Dr. José Silva Lopes, currently on the board of directors at Montepio Geral bank, is
Portuguese economy will only start growing in 2009
THE GOVERNOR of the Bank of Portugal, Vítor Constâncio, said last week that the current government investment schemes would only bear fruit in the long term. The financial wizard stressed
The Edwards – Report the beginning of the end for tax evasio
THE OFFSHORE Island Review, chaired by a retired Treasury civil servant Andrew Edwards, was published in November 1998. Despite a diplomatic gesture in referring to the UK offshore islands as
Government measures as useful as aspirins for seriously …
Government measures as useful as aspirins for seriously sick patients MARQUES MENDES, leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), said recently in parliament that the current economic measures being taken
Spanish property companies bet on Portugal
PROMOTING PROPERTIES in Portugal was one area responsible for the success of the Spanish Property Market in 2005. According to statistics published in a report by property consultants DBK, 89