Prime Yield in the Press: “Non-performing loans have fallen tenfold over the last decade”
At Prime Yield, we closely monitor the trend in non-performing loans (NPL) in Portugal — and the latest figures confirm a very positive trajectory. Portugal ends 2025 with €4.1 billion in NPL, around ten times less than in 2015 The country has now seen a decade of consecutive reductions in NPL The NPL ratio has fallen significantly, from 19.6% to …
Read MorePrime Yield analisa mercado de NPL: Portugal termina 2025 com €4.100 milhões de crédito em incumprimento, dez vezes menos do que em 2015
Portugal encerrou 2025 com um stock de crédito em incumprimento (NPL – Non-Performing Loans) de €4.100 milhões, um valor cerca de dez vezes inferior aos €42.100 milhões registados no final de 2015. Os dados, analisados pela Prime Yield com base na informação da EBA – European Banking Authority, confirmam uma década consecutiva de desalavancagem do sistema financeiro nacional. Ao longo …
Read MorePrime Yield renews PME Líder status for the eighth time
Prime Yield has renewed its PME Líder status, receiving this distinction for the eighth consecutive year. Awarded by IAPMEI, the certification recognizes SME companies with outstanding performance, strong financial soundness and a robust risk profile, and acknowledges the success of SME business strategies and their contribution to the national economy. According to Francisco Virgolino, Prime Yield’s Managing Director: ‘This distinction …
Read More“Keep an Eye on the NPL&REO Markets 2026”: Prime Yield presents fresh insights into NPL trading dynamics
Prime Yield has released the 2026 edition of its flagship report, “Keep an Eye on the NPL & REO Markets”, offering fresh insights into non-performing loan (NPL) markets across Southern Europe and Brazil. This year’s edition highlights a realignment in market performance across the regions analyzed. In Southern Europe, Portugal, Spain, and Greece all recorded reductions in their NPL stock …
Read MorePrime Yield in the press: ‘Banks and funds place doubtful real estate loans at decade lows’.
El Economista featured the research “Investing in NPL in Iberia 2025”, developed by Prime Yield, prominently in its pages. The publication highlighted the key findings of the research, which focused on the transaction dynamics of non-performing loan portfolios in Spain and Portugal, and provided an overview of the respective national financial systems in terms of NPL volumes and ratios. The …
Read MorePrime Yield releases research: Portugal leads the way in reducing NPL in Europe
Portugal recorded the sharpest annual reduction in the Non-performing Loans (NPLs) stock in Europe, according to Prime Yield’s latest report ‘Investing in NPL in Iberia’. Between the second quarter of 2024 and the same period in 2025, the country reduced its stock-pile of bad debt by 15.7%, reaching a total of €4.3 billion, the lowest figure in the last decade. …
Read MoreResearch by Prime Yield: Property investment is expected to surpass €2,0 bn again in 2025, benefitng from stable macroeconomic and political conditions
Prime Yield, part of Gloval, has presented the ‘Investment Guide for Property in Iberia 2025′, showcasing the key performance indicators for the property market in Portugal and Spain over the last year, and also providing a comparative legal framework focused on REITs and SICs. This essential tool for investors looking at or already active in this market kicks off with …
Read MorePrime Yield in the press: Property investment in Portugal and Spain recorded a strong activity in 2024 and improves outlook for 2025
In an article that echoes the conclusions of our study ‘Investment Guide for Property in Iberia 2025’, El Inmobiliario Mes a Mes notes that the property market in Portugal and Spain ended last year with a performance that confirms its position as a safe haven and strategic destination for investors. Overall, the two countries attracted €16.4 billion in property investment …
Read MorePrime Yield in the press: ‘Stability should relaunch property investment above 2 billion
Our research ‘Investment Guide for Property in Iberia 2025′, was featured in the leading Portuguese property magazine, Vida Imobiliária. The article highlighted that economic and political stability should revive activity in Portugal this year.Our forecasts suggest that the market could exceed €2 billion in transactions once again, reflecting the positive effects of continued monetary policies involving reduced interest rates and …
Read MorePrime Yield in the press: “The sale of distressed assets will record its best year since 2019, with €22bn”
NPL sales in Spain are expected to have their best year since 2019 in 2024, with an estimated €22bn worth of portfolios transacted, 40% more than in 2023. These are the key findings of our recently published study ‘Keep an Eye on the NPL & REO Markets’, which is the subject of an in-depth feature in elEconomista. We invite you …
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