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Álvaro Santos Pereira

Álvaro Santos Pereira

Portuguese economist, professor, and writer

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    Bank of Portugal tightens household credit rules, lowering debt-service limit to 45% from August

    The Bank of Portugal will lower the maximum debt-service-to-income ratio for new housing and consumer loans to 45% starting August 1, citing rising household indebtedness and a surge in housing prices.

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Kyiv burns, Dresden hums

Russia pounds Kyiv as heat, AI and public safety failures test governments

The day’s hardest news came from Kyiv, where Russia’s overnight barrage killed civilians and reopened the argument over whether Ukraine’s allies are moving fast enough. Elsewhere, heat, fire, artificial intelligence and old-fashioned negligence pressed governments to show that they can still manage physical risk, not just announce plans.

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European Union · Updated 2m ago

The ageing Union's economy

New business survey data confirms a continued slowdown in eurozone private sector activity, reinforcing existing concerns about structural cost disadvantages and productivity.

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