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Expert guides, analysis and tool comparisons on Portugal Company Stories from the kurums.com Startup desk — written for business decision-makers and updated as the market moves.
- 55 guides
- 11 subtopics
- Updated Aug 30, 2026
Portugal Banking & Finance 5
Portugal Founders & Dynasties 5
Portugal Automotive, Moulds & Industry 5
Portugal Tech, Software & Startups 5
Portugal Paper, Cork & Forestry 5
Portugal Construction & Infrastructure 5
Portugal Tourism, Hotels & Airlines 5
Portugal Textiles, Footwear & Fashion 5
Portugal Retail & Consumer 5
Portugal Energy & Utilities 5
Portugal Global Expansion & Lusophone Trade 5
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Portuguese Construction: Boom, Collapse and a Pipeline It Cannot Staff
More work planned than at any time since the 1990s, and fewer skilled workers than at any point in living memory. The contradiction shaping Portuguese building.
Teixeira Duarte: A Century-Old Contractor and the Cost of Concentration
Six businesses, 22 countries and a century of history — plus the clearest lesson in Portuguese business about what single-market exposure costs.
Brisa: How Portugal’s Motorways Became a Pension Fund Asset
1,500 kilometres of Portuguese motorway, owned by pension funds in Amsterdam, Seoul and Zurich. How infrastructure became a financial product.
Portugal’s High-Speed Rail: A €4.8 Billion Bet Paid Over 30 Years
A 1h15 journey between Lisbon and Porto, built through three concessions and paid for across three decades. The structure, the numbers and the fiscal risk.
Mota-Engil: The Portuguese Contractor That Grew Up in Africa
Its first thirty years were spent entirely in Africa. Today Mota-Engil earns most of its money there again — with a Chinese state group holding a third of the equity.
Lisbon’s Airport Problem: A €29bn Tourism Economy Behind a Capacity Wall
Six decades of debate, a 2037 opening date and up to €8.9bn of cost. Why Lisbon’s airport bottleneck shapes the whole Portuguese tourism economy.
Vila Galé: The Portuguese Hotel Group That Grows in Two Currencies
Price-led growth in Iberia, occupancy-led growth in Brazil, and a €220m pipeline. Inside Portugal’s second-largest hotel group.
Pestana: How a Madeira Hotel Family Built a 16-Country Group
Four brands, 16 countries, a state heritage concession and a Ronaldo joint venture. Inside Portugal’s largest hotel group.
Portugal’s €29 Billion Tourism Economy: What the 2025 Numbers Show
Fewer additional visitors, more spending each, and a seasonality rate at a twelve-year low. Portuguese tourism is entering its value phase.
TAP Air Portugal: Why Two European Giants Are Fighting Over a Small Airline
Nationalised in 2020, restructured, and now the target of both Lufthansa and Air France-KLM. Inside the TAP privatisation and what makes the network valuable.
The Labour Ceiling: Why Portugal’s Textile Boom Has a Limit
Multi-month waiting lists, an ageing operator base and a training pipeline that cannot keep up. The constraint that decides the cluster’s future.