27Aug

Work less. Work better

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The energy of citizens, communities or countries can not be employed only on economic growth but on the ability to distribute equitably the wealth, knowledge, work, leisure and time. And that’s slow movement. Challenge the culture of speed, accumulation, the frenzy, the quantity over quality. Not to try to impose its opposite, but to restore […]
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26Aug

Non-performing loans fell in June

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Value stood at 18,587 million euros. The bad debts of households and firms fell slightly in June to 18,587 million euros, which means about 9% of total credit granted both to individuals and to businesses. According to figures from the Bank of Portugal published on Tuesday, June total loans granted by banks to households and […]
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25Aug

Labor costs grow 1.2% in the second quarter

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The index that measures labor costs increased 1.2% between April and June. Wage costs increased 1.5%, compared to the same period last year, and other costs increased 0.2%. Labor costs increased by 1.2% between April and June, the second consecutive quarter, revealed this Friday, August 14, the National Statistics Institute (INE). In the first quarter, […]
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24Aug

Financing. Families seeking more consumer credit

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The new loans in financing operations for consumption in Portugal rose 11.4% in 2014 and amounted to 4,128 million euros, showing a D & B study. It says that 59% of the total amount of new investment accounted for institutions with universal activity and the remaining 41% to institutions specialized in credit activity. The forecasts […]
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21Aug

Household savings rate stabilizes in the eurozone

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Over the same period 2014, there was a slight improvement. The household savings rate in the eurozone was 12.8% in the first quarter of 2015, stabilizing in the last quarter of last year. In relation to the same quarter 2014, there was a slight improvement from 12.7%. Also the investment rate has stabilized in the […]
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19Aug

Are you planning to buy house? We have good news

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Although away from the previous maximum in 2008, the year that marked the beginning of the financial crisis, loans for home purchase is to recover significantly this year. Loans for home purchase until May rose 51.53% over the same period last year. According to Público, in the first five months of this year were granted […]
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18Aug

Companies are resorting to more working hours reduction

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The cut in working hours, one of the layoff modes, is rising year on year since March, although there are fewer companies to resort to these processes. Companies that rely on layoff are to invest more in cutting working hours to try to answer breaks the business. Looking at the data of the first half, […]
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14Aug

Eurozone private sector slows in July

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The growth of private sector activity in the euro zone slowed in July but remained close to the maximum level in the last four years reached in June, it was announced. According to the company, global financial information services Markit, PMI (Purchasing Managers Index) compound of the euro zone fell to 53.7 points in July […]
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