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Henrique Almeida - reporter at Bloomberg News in Lisbon. Retweets & links aren't endorsements. Opinions expressed are my own.

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Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo, who turned 40 on Wednesday, says he dreams of owning several clubs after retiring https://t.co/TsosRGM6dH via @business

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UNBELIEVABLE!

Jannik Sinner with one of the points of the year.

And in such a big moment as well.

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Portugal’s government plans to tighten immigration rules by requiring a work visa from most foreigners wishing to enter and live in the country https://t.co/PmchfAzDY4 via @bpolitics

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Angolan government workers begin a three-day strike to press for higher wages and lower taxes https://t.co/yqXIsmz9gv via @markets

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When Portugal’s far-right Chega party won its first seat in parliament, there were calls for it to be banned. Five years after, the party's not only still here, it's rapidly growing https://t.co/ESSfx4ITJC via @bpolitics

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New story from @Bloomberg’s @joaomlima1 and @halmeida5:

@Anchorage Digital Co-Founder and President @diogomonica speaks on the greater demand for safe digital asset custody sparking a flight to safety.

Read the full story ⬇️
https://t.co/LbrjEbJB6x

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6. Countries around the world have long seen the benefit of attracting skilled, wealthy immigrants, says Nuri Katz, founder of citizenship-by-investment firm Apex Capital Partners. “While they may be reformed," he says, "they will not be terminated.”

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THREAD: @Evelyn_Yu11 , @MorwennaConiam, @jl142 and I looked at how some EU governments are shutting down their golden visa programs to cool down popular discontent against soaring house prices.
https://t.co/Quoowwkob4 via @BW

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5. Yet golden visas have scant influence on property values. In Ireland, only a few hundred of the 60,000 residential transactions in 2022 were connected to visas. Properties bought via Portugal’s program represent roughly 0.3% of the country’s 300,000 annual transactions

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Pressure is mounting within Portugal to cut incentives for foreign home buyers as the country grapples with rising property prices and a shortage of affordable housing

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@ClaraDFMarques @bpolitics Obrigado Clara!

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A crackdown on graft in Angola has made the rich less prone to flaunting their wealth. https://t.co/mJDjXavbEE via @bpolitics

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Angolan President Joao Lourenco faces opposition leader Adalberto Costa Junior in the country’s closest election since the end of a civil war two decades ago. Here are some of the main challenges the incoming president will face https://t.co/AS5E1bt1Cs via @bpolitics

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The winner of Angola's presidential election faces multiple challenges, from reducing debt to diversifying its oil dependency.

@halmeida5 tells you what you need to know https://t.co/Pas5P1ScZg

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Golden visa investment is changing parts of Portugal https://t.co/NBJKDRIG1F via @BlakeSchmidt @DevPend @halmeida5

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Jose Eduardo dos Santos, Angola’s president for 38 years who oversaw its recovery from a civil war to become one of Africa’s biggest oil producers, has died. He was 79. https://t.co/e8AICYXDAu via @bpolitics

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Angolan President Joao Lourenco pledges big infrastructure projects, including multi-billion dollar solar parks, if he gets re-elected https://t.co/QxIaMTXLyR via @bpolitics