Type | Business newspaper |
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Format | Tabloid |
Publisher | Ongoing Media |
Founded | 30 October 1989 |
Language | Portuguese |
Ceased publication | 18 March 2016 |
Headquarters | Lisbon |
Country | Portugal |
Circulation | 15,000 (as of 2013) |
Sister newspapers | Weekend Económico |
Diário Económico was a print Portuguese business newspaper based in Lisbon, Portugal. On 18 March 2016, the paper published the last print edition and went on online.
Diário Económico, based in Lisbon, [1] was first published on 30 October 1989 [2] and is published on weekdays. [3] The publisher and owner of the paper, which is one of the leading reference on daily economics and finance in Portugal, was the holding Económica. [4] It was part of Media Capital. [5]
The current owner and publisher of Diário Económico is Ongoing Media. [6] [7] [8] The company has other business newspapers: Semanário Económico, Weekend Económico, [9] in Portugal and Brasil Econômico in Brazil which was established in October 2009. [10]
Diário Económico was published in tabloid format. [11] Until 2009 Martim Avillez Figueiredo, editor-in-chief of i, served as the editor-in-chief of the paper. [12] [13]
Diário Económico offered a monthly supplement, namely Fora de Série, which includes diverse economic and social topics and special supplements on an irregular basis on various subjects. [3] In 2012, the paper launched a TV channel, Económico TV. [8]
On 18 March 2016 the last print edition of Diário Económico appeared and the paper went on online. [14]
In 1995 Diário Económico had a circulation of 5,566 copies. [15] It was 7,882 copies in 1996, 9,352 copies in 1997, and 11,922 copies in 1998. [15] In 1999 the paper had a circulation of 11,540 copies and in 2000 it was 12,843 copies. [15] Its circulation was 11,000 copies both in 2003 and 2004. [11] [16]
The circulation of Diário Económico was 12,000 copies in 2007. [17] It rose to 15,222 copies in 2009 [18] and to 16,088 copies in 2010. [19] Its 2011 circulation was 15,552 copies. [19] The paper had a circulation of 13,754 copies in 2012. [19] The 2013 circulation of the paper was 15,000 copies. [3]