Premier FX introduces prepaid currency card
Currency transfer company Premier FX has introduced a product specifically for consumers living or travelling abroad. The new product offers travellers and expats a safe and easy way to make
Tourism businesspeople launch association in the Azores
Businesspeople linked to tourism in the Azores have created a new association (Associação dos Profissionais do Turismo dos Açores) to help bolster the sector. The decision was fuelled by new
Portuguese duo makes Forbes’ 30 under 30 list
Portuguese entrepreneurs Tiago Paiva and Cristina Fonseca have been featured in Forbes’ magazine for achieving “massive success” with their startup company TalkDesk. Paiva, 29, and Fonseca, 28, were included in
Portuguese spend 7.3% more on card payments this Christmas season
As expected, more money was spent during the Christmas season this year than in 2014. Purchases made through Portugal’s Multibanco ATM system between November 23 and December 27 reached €3.7
Microsoft says Portugal has potential to become “key technological market”
Portugal has “potential to become a key market in the international technology panorama”, according to Microsoft Portugal representative Luís Calado. Speaking to Diário Económico, he said that national businesses have
Premier FX announces growth initiatives to enhance customer service
Premier FX, a currency exchange company with offices in Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom, is implementing new initiatives to provide more services to existing customers, while attracting new private
Businesses can sign up for AHRESP awards
Registrations for the AHRESP 2016 Awards are now open for businesspeople and companies linked to Portugal’s hotel, restaurant and tourism sectors. Bids will be taken up to February 15 at
Braga holds export forum with Portuguese-speaking countries
Exporters will be meeting in Braga on December 17-18 for a forum organised by the community of Portuguese speaking countries (CPLP). It will be attended by over 1,600 entities, including
Mandatory parental leave – important changes
Law 120/2015 September 1 has introduced important changes to the father’s compulsory parental leave, from 10 to 15 working days, consecutive or interpolated, adding new rules to the Labour Code
Bank of Portugal lowers economic growth forecasts
The Bank of Portugal has announced that it believes the country’s economic recovery in the next two years will be slower than originally expected. While it is confident the economy