With Portugal attempting to reduce its debt deficit it is little surprise that business confidence is low. This has been particularly prevalent in the anxiety seen among international investors. Banco de Portugal estimates that foreign direct investment was down by more than seven percent in the first half of 2011, valued at €16.9bn. This has […]
The domestic downturn is pushing Portuguese companies to new markets and encouraging international businesses to capitalise on Lisbon’s links to Africa and Latin America
“Around the world there is a general move towards airline consolidation, the more efficient management of ground handling and demand to liberalise airport ownership, and in Portugal we are experiencing all this in a very
In light of the challenges now facing the Portuguese projects and infrastructure sectors, financiers, investors and concessionaires need to look at all the options.
Uría Menéndez’s decision to build Portuguese capability was perceived as a dramatic move at the time but the firm’s evolution has only reflected the changing economic and market demand
Courting change in Portugal
International interest in Mozambique is on the rise, but investors need to be aware of the regulatory framework – and its flaws – in order to undertake business locally
The creativity in building new connections
ING Direct is one of Europe’s fastest-growing banks but its structure is changing in the face of continuing sector challenges, says Francisco Javier Ramírez Arbués
Deloitte Abogados is a firm in which many of its major strengths can also be seen as its biggest weaknesses. In Spain it now has more than 530 lawyers but which have historically been in the
