Sector Insights: Real Estate in Portugal


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What is the state of real estate in Portugal? A decade ago, the country put in place attractive fiscal advantages like the Golden Visa and non-habitual residency agreements to attract foreign cash. This enhanced an in-vestment proposal that was already tricky to match within Europe—A warm-climate European capital with an oceanfront offers an unbeatable lifestyle package. Other incentives also drove the Portugal brand as a market and, in conjunction, as a tourist destination. But in 2023, government rhetoric began to stir, with programs like António Costa’s Mais Habitação, a program to increase access to affordable homes in the wake of soaring real estate prices. The program has met with fierce criticism, however, as has the canceling of the Golden Visa program. It is against this backdrop that research for this 50-page Sector Insights report began. It features a range of interviews, news, articles, and analysis from across the real estate and construction sector.




Sector Insights: Hospitality & Leisure in Portugal


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Portugal’s hospitality and leisure sector is not only a testament to the nation’s warm welcome, but also a strategic business venture for investors. The combination of diverse accommodation options, strategic location, and a commitment to sustainable tourism positions Portugal as a business haven in the European market. As the country continues to evolve, savvy investors have the chance to be part of a dynamic industry that promises both financial success and the satisfaction of contributing to Portugal’s growing reputation as a premier destination for business and leisure alike. Over this 60-page Sector Insights publication, we talk to the sector’s leading figures to find out where the best opportunities lie, as well as analyze recent developments in MICE tourism, golf tourism, and more over a series of articles and infographics.




The Impact of Regulation on International Investment in Portugal


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This report examines how regulatory reforms could help Portugal build a more enabling and competitive environment for investment, in particular foreign direct investment (FDI).







Structures & Architecture


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Although Architecture and Structural Engineering have both had their own historical development, their interaction has led to many fascinating and delightful structures over time. To bring this interaction to a higher level, there is the need to stimulate the inventive and creative design of architectural structures and to persuade architects and s




The Business Year: Portugal 2023


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Portugal has turned things around superbly since the 2010s and is today leveraging EU funds and its strong appeal to foreign investors, especially in real estate, to build a more sustainable economy. The inflow of foreign capital shaped the Portuguese economy over 2023. The main benefactors were hospitality, real estate, and education. The US ranked as the number one country by investment volume for the first time. It is in this context that The Business Year began its research for this 150-page publication, meeting dozens of the country’s top business leaders across every major sector of the economy.




Corporate Performance


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This book presents the comparative evaluation of international and industrial factors affecting the financial condition of enterprises. In the theoretical part, the results of previous research on the occurrence of the country and industry effect in the financial health of companies are reviewed. The aim of the empirical study is to determine such factors – national or industrial ones – that have a greater impact on the corporate performance in the selected European Union countries. Corporate performance is measured and described with the use of a large set of fundamental ratios. Corporate performance is therefore treated as a more complex matter influenced by such aspects as profitability, liquidity, working capital and solvency. The book especially analyses the importance of non-public companies of all sizes, which is also rare as current research focuses mainly on public companies due to the data constraints. ​




Hands-On Data Analysis in R for Finance


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The subject of this textbook is to act as an introduction to data science / data analysis applied to finance, using R and its most recent and freely available extension libraries. The targeted academic level is undergrad students with a major in data science and/or finance and graduate students, and of course practitioners or professionals who need a desk reference. Assumes no prior knowledge of R The content has been tested in actual university classes Makes the reader proficient in advanced methods such as machine learning, time series analysis, principal component analysis and more Gives comprehensive and detailed explanations on how to use the most recent and free resources, such as financial and statistics libraries or open database on the internet




Portugal


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This Selected Issues paper estimates the fiscal impact of demographic changes in Portugal and the euro area over the period 2015–2100. Under the baseline projections of the United Nations, Portugal is among the countries in the euro area that is expected to be most hurt by demographic developments. During 2015–2100, its population is expected to shrink by about 30 percent while the old-age dependency ratio is expected to more than double, driven mostly by low fertility, higher longevity, and migration outflows. Age-related public spending would increase by about 6 percentage points of GDP under the baseline over the period 2015–50, and the public debt path would become unsustainable in the absence of offsetting policies.




OECD Economic Surveys: Portugal 2023


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The Portuguese economy has rebounded strongly from the COVID-19 crisis. Though high inflation and weak global economic conditions have slowed growth in 2022, renewed fiscal support helped to cushion the impact. Public debt relative to GDP has declined below its 2019 level, but rapid population ageing and strong investment needs are increasing fiscal pressures.