Boyden Leadership Series

A Discussion with Banco BIC CEO Luís Mira Amaral

Portugal is front and centre in the news, with many concerned that it could follow in the footsteps of debt-plagued Greece. What does the Greek experience mean for Portugal in particular, and for the Eurozone at large, and how should investors react?

This edition of Boyden’s Leadership Series features the insights of Luís Fernando de Mira Amaral, CEO of Portugal’s Banco BIC and the country’s former Minister of Labour and Social Security and Minister of Industry and Energy. He posits that fundamental differences in the political and economic systems of Greece and Portugal, particularly in the banking sector, put Portugal in a much more favourable position to surmount current challenges.

Mira Amaral suggests definite steps that Portugal and its Eurozone partners can take to secure their future economic success. They centre on banks expanding internationally, and on building management teams with the right mix of technological savvy and human relations skills.