In the 4th quarter of 2025, the number of bankruptcy, insolvency and enterprise recovery cases filed in the first-instance courts of the Madeira District increased both on a quarterly and year-on-year basis (Read more...)
In April 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing and Services increased, whilst in Construction and Public Works and in Trade there was a decrease (Read more...)
In March 2026, the overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region grew 3.8% year-on-year, surpassing the one million mark for the first time this month of the year (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the balance between the number of company incorporations and dissolutions decreased compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the weighted annual average daily traffic on the Via Rápida increased by 2.7% compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In the 4th quarter of 2025, the number of bankruptcy, insolvency and enterprise recovery cases filed in the first-instance courts of the Madeira District increased both on a quarterly and year-on-year basis (Read more...)
In April 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing and Services increased, whilst in Construction and Public Works and in Trade there was a decrease (Read more...)
In March 2026, the overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region grew 3.8% year-on-year, surpassing the one million mark for the first time this month of the year (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the balance between the number of company incorporations and dissolutions decreased compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the weighted annual average daily traffic on the Via Rápida increased by 2.7% compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
94% of the enterprises express a high or moderate degree of concern in the face of a worsening or prolongation of measures to contain the pandemic
More than half of the responding enterprises reported a negative or very negative impact on the current evolution of turnover associated with the new containment measures (57%) and reduction in orders / customers (56%).
Enterprises that currently benefit from support measures announced by the Government due to the COVID-19 pandemic represent between 37% and 43% of the total, depending on the measure.
91% of the enterprises are expected to maintain jobs until the end of 2020, while 9% of the enterprises have plans to reduce them. In 2021, 85% of the enterprises plan to maintain or increase jobs, with those planning to decrease standing at 15%.
Regarding permanent changes in the way of working motivated by the pandemic, 60% of the enterprises consider the reduction of the number of business trips and 19% the most intensive use of remote working very likely.
In a scenario of effective control of the pandemic in 2021, 30% of the enterprises consider that the activity has already returned or will return to normal, estimating an average return time of 10.1 months. In the same context, 66% are unable to anticipate whether their turnover will return to the normal level or not.
94% of the enterprises express a high or moderate degree of concern in the face of a worsening or prolongation of measures to contain the pandemic to be implemented by the Government.
80% of the enterprises do not foresee closure in a scenario of worsening pandemic containment measures and the absence of additional support measures. In contrast, 20% of the enterprises estimate that they can survive, on average, only about 5.1 months in such a scenario.
At least 50% of the enterprises consider an extension of government support measures to be very important in the face of a scenario of worsening containment measures. Only 10% of the enterprises intend to use the funds of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (“Next Generation EU”). From the remaining, 48% consider that there is not yet enough information available for decision making.
