The United Kingdom was the largest foreign investor in Portugal in 2018, according to a delighted Secretary of State for Internationalisation who claims that this is an indication that Portugal is working well in attracting foreign money.

Eurico Brilhante Dias, interviewed on Antenna 1, said that Portugal has captured investment due to the uncertainty generated by Brexit and that €900 million originated from the UK, more than from the Netherlands and Luxembourg, the financial centres that normally top the ranking.