An examination of the Portuguese banking sector crisis

The purpose of this research is to analyse the trends in data from monetary financial (MFIs) in Portugal compared to the Euro Area. The analysis principally on the period after the subprime crisis, which started in 2007 in the USA., this article exposes some interesting data about corporate governance in banks (e.g. governance model, gender, board dimension, executive, board members’ qualifications). Of particular note is the fact that after bail-out of Portugal in 2011, the Portuguese banking system started a process of evidenced not only by the reduction in the number of branches but also to human resources. In terms of board characteristics, it is evident that the majority Portuguese banks use the Latin model of corporate governance. Furthermore, only small number of Portuguese banks are listed (a total of three were registered). Another of note is the limited presence of women on boards of directors