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Global context · Portugal intelligence

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Boardroom Brief is for business leaders who need to stay sharp across markets, sectors, and conversations without spending their morning reading through a dozen different publications.

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Every edition covers what is moving globally and what it means for Portugal, alongside what is happening locally in the Portuguese economy, companies, and regulatory environment. Both tracks, every morning, in a single read.
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Global context · Portugal intelligence
What Matters This Morning
ECB holds rates as energy price volatility clouds the outlook
The governing council kept rates unchanged, citing sustained uncertainty in energy markets and mixed signals on core inflation. The decision delays the easing cycle across the eurozone.
Uber acquires Delivery Hero in €13bn deal extending platform to 99 countries
The takeover combines two of the world's largest delivery networks and directly affects competitive conditions for restaurants and logistics partners operating in Portugal.
Economy & Markets
Portugal ·
66,000 Portuguese companies now classified at serious payment-delay risk
Informa D&B data point to deteriorating financial conditions across a material share of the Portuguese business population, raising counterparty risk for lenders and suppliers.
Business implication: Credit managers and lenders with Portuguese SME exposure face a materially higher counterparty risk environment heading into Q3.
Europe ·
EU orders Google to share search data and open Android to rival AI companies
The EU has required Google to grant rivals access to its search data and open the Android platform to competing AI providers, following digital comp
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