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In May 2026, the passenger movement at the airports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira recorded a year-on-year growth of 5.5% (Read more...)
In 2025, the Region's only mobile pharmacy outlet was closed (Read more...)
At the end of the 1st quarter of 2026, the gross debt of the Regional Public Administration stood at 4 843.3 million euros (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the value of transacted dwelling sales in the Autonomous Region of Madeira decreased compared to both the previous and year-earlier quarters (Read more...)
DREM releases an "Em Foco" on the results of the 2026 presidential elections in the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Read more...)
DREM releases 2025 Agriculture and Fisheries Statistics for the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Read more...)
In May 2026, the implicit interest rate on housing loans in the Region decreased again (Read more...)
In 2025, the resident population of the Autonomous Region of Madeira exceeded 266 thousand, reaching the highest figure in the last fourteen years (Read more...)
In May 2026, the precipitation was above the climatological normal throughout the Region, with Santana standing out (Read more...)
In March 2026, the regional economic growth accelerated (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
In May 2026, the passenger movement at the airports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira recorded a year-on-year growth of 5.5% (Read more...)
In 2025, the Region's only mobile pharmacy outlet was closed (Read more...)
At the end of the 1st quarter of 2026, the gross debt of the Regional Public Administration stood at 4 843.3 million euros (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the value of transacted dwelling sales in the Autonomous Region of Madeira decreased compared to both the previous and year-earlier quarters (Read more...)
DREM releases an "Em Foco" on the results of the 2026 presidential elections in the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Read more...)
DREM releases 2025 Agriculture and Fisheries Statistics for the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Read more...)
In May 2026, the implicit interest rate on housing loans in the Region decreased again (Read more...)
In 2025, the resident population of the Autonomous Region of Madeira exceeded 266 thousand, reaching the highest figure in the last fourteen years (Read more...)
In May 2026, the precipitation was above the climatological normal throughout the Region, with Santana standing out (Read more...)
In March 2026, the regional economic growth accelerated (Read more...)
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In the first semester of 2024
Building permits in the Autonomous Region of Madeira increased compared to the same period in the previous year
During the first semester of 2024, a total of 276 buildings were granted licenses, marking a 9.1% increase compared to the same period in 2023 when there were 253 licensed buildings.
Among these licensed constructions, 73.2% were new buildings (202 in total), with a significant majority of 86.1% being intended for residential purposes (174 in total). This resulted in the licensing of 316 new dwellings, showing a substantial decrease of 54.9% compared to the first semester of 2023 when 701 dwellings were licensed.
In terms of completed buildings during the reference semester, there was a 19.5% decrease compared to the corresponding period, totalling 194 completed buildings. Among these, 67.0% were new constructions designed for residential housing (130 in total). When focusing on the completed dwellings within these new residential constructions (344 in total), the results indicate an increase of 60.0% compared to the same semester in 2023 (215 dwellings).
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