Resilience gained through the painful post-global financial crisis restructuring has helped Portugal’s banks emerge from the pandemic with stable capital ratios, improved asset quality and ample liquidity.

Mário Centeno, governor of Portugal’s central bank and former finance minister, speaks to Peter Wise about the resilience of the Portuguese banking sector and the challenges ahead.

Portugal’s central bank governor Mário Centeno on the resilience of the country’s economy and the likelihood of bank consolidation.

The Covid-19 pandemic has shaken Portugal’s economy, but the country is in a good position to execute its recovery. 

Portugal is primed to take on the challenges of recovering from its recession, having learned lessons from past crises.

Once recipients of a bailout, banks are now part of effort to keep the economy afloat.

Raft of government initiatives seek to boost economy as key tourism sector plummets.

The governor of Portugal’s central bank talks to Peter Wise about the how country’s economy is making up for lost time.

The chief executive of state-owned Caixa Geral de Depósitos tells The Banker how a recapitalisation package helped turn around Portugal’s largest bank after six years of losses.