Families assaulted and robbed at home

by INÊS LOPES & PAULO SILVESTRE ines.lopes@theresidentgroup.com Two families of foreign residents and an elderly Portuguese man have been violently attacked and robbed at their Algarve homes, in separate incidents,

November 11, 2011by shareitIn

easyJet’s big plans for 2012

By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com Luton-based low-cost airline carrier easyJet looks set to have transported a healthy 3.7 million passengers to Portugal by the end of this year – 200,000 more

November 4, 2011by shareitIn

Unemployment soars in Portugal

After two months of relative stability, unemployment levels in Portugal shot up again in September. Reaching levels of 12.5% of the working population, the figures released by Eurostat – the

November 4, 2011by shareitIn

Portuguese more pessimistic than ever

The vast majority of Portuguese believe that their financial situation will be worse in a year from now. They have never been as pessimistic about the country’s economic situation as

November 4, 2011by shareitIn

Gas drilling gets go-ahead

By Emma Bertenshaw editorial@theresidentgroup.com Repsol, the Spanish gas and oil exploration giant, and German company RWE have been given the green light by Portugal’s Secretary of State for Energy, Henrique

November 4, 2011by shareitIn

European Bowls Union chooses Portugal

Bowls Portugal announced this week that the European Bowls Union (EBU) have chosen Portugal for their annual Championships, which are to be played on the two rink facility at Vilamoura

November 4, 2011by shareitIn

Race to Portugal

Quinta do Lago will host the second edition of the ‘Monte da Quinta – Race to Portugal’ golf tournament on November 8 and 9. Last year the competition involved 16

November 4, 2011by shareitIn

Solution to credit problem

By Chris Graeme chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com The President of Banco Espírito Santo Investimento says that the way to return credit to the economy is by widening the timeframe for deleveraging. Deleveraging is

November 4, 2011by shareitIn