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        <title><![CDATA[Joao Lima - Former Editor - Southern Europe]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[MFE in Talks on Possible Purchase of Stake in Portugal’s Impresa]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-27/mfe-in-talks-on-possible-purchase-of-stake-in-portugal-s-impresa</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joao Lima]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2025 06:35:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Greek Premier Says Support Growing for Joint EU Defense Debt]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Get caught up.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joao Lima]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:00:06 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Greece&apos;s prime minister, during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, US, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. Mitsotakis said he’s in favor of cross-border bank consolidation in Europe and welcomes the investment by Italy’s UniCredit SpA in Alpha Bank SA.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Unicorn Backer Iberis Expands Portugal Push With Porto Office]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 08:24:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Portugal to Increase Tax on House Purchases by Foreign Buyers]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joao Lima]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:28:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EDP Says US Renewables ‘More Stable’ After Offshore Wind Setback]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joao Lima]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 13:00:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Incoming ECB Rate-Setter Pereira Says He’s ‘Definitely’ No Dove]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-17/incoming-ecb-rate-setter-pereira-says-he-s-definitely-no-dove</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Henrique Almeida]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:10:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Poland ‘Neutralizes’ Drone Flying Over Government Buildings]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Get caught up]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joao Lima]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:01:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Portugal Raised to A From A- by Fitch on Falling Debt Ratio]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joao Lima]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 21:17:42 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Pedestrians in a residential area in Lisbon, Portugal, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. European stocks tumbled, dropping to the lowest since January 2024 as investors priced in significant economic repercussions from the global trade war initiated by Donald Trump’s aggressive new tariff regime.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Europe’s Fledgling Lithium Dreams Face Pivotal Test in Portugal]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-06/europe-s-fledgling-lithium-dreams-face-pivotal-test-in-portugal</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sofia Horta e Costa]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2025 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Pegmatite samples are loaded onto a truck at Savannah Resources’ Barroso lithium project.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Portugal Unveils Conditions for TAP Sale, Including Growth Plan]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joao Lima]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:52:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Portugal Raised to A+ by S&P With Debt on Downward Path]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-29/portugal-raised-to-a-by-moody-s-with-debt-on-downward-path</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joao Lima]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 20:27:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Portugal’s Centeno Will Attend ECB’s September Rate Meeting]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joao Lima]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 14:55:59 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Governor of Banco de Portugal Mario Centeno Photographer: Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Novo Banco’s Bourke Would Like to Remain CEO After BPCE Deal]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-31/novo-banco-s-bourke-says-he-d-like-to-remain-ceo-after-bpce-deal</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joao Lima]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 08:00:47 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Mark Bourke, chief executive officer of Novo Banco SA, during a Bloomberg Television interview in London in 2024.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Portugal Names Pereira Central Bank Chief, Replacing Centeno]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joao Lima]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:14:33 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Alvaro Santos Pereira Photographer: Natalie Behring/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Portugal Is Set to Replace Centeno as Central Bank Governor]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-16/portugal-is-set-to-replace-centeno-as-central-bank-governor</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Henrique Almeida]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:15:57 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Mario Centeno, governor of Banco de Portugal.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Portugal Kicks Off Plan to Sell 49.9% Stake in Carrier TAP]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-10/portugal-kicks-off-plan-to-sell-49-9-stake-in-flag-carrier-tap</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joao Lima]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:40:48 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Ground crew prepare to board a TAP Air Portugal passenger aircraft at Lisbon Airport, operated by Vinci Airports, in Lisbon, Portugal, on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. For Portugal, which has the third-highest debt ratio in the euro area behind Greece and Italy, tourism represents about 15% of the economy.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Portugal Sees EU, US Reaching Deal With ‘Very Low’ Tariffs]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Francine Lacqua]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 08:56:31 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Joaquim Miranda Sarmento on July 7. Photographer: Omar Havana/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bank of Portugal’s Centeno Says He’d Like to Serve a New Term]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joao Lima]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:42:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ECB Is in No Rush to Lower Interest Rates Further, Centeno Says]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Francine Lacqua]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 07:59:54 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Mario Centeno</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Portuguese Firefighters Face Forest Blaze in Castelo Branco Area]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joao Lima]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2025 20:09:07 GMT</pubDate>
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