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Portugal achieved progress in containing the fiscal deficit, strengthening financial sector resilience, and structural …
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This 2009 Article IV Consultation highlights that the global economic crisis has severely affected the Portuguese economy. Output will likely contract by almost 3 percent in 2009, driven by sharp falls in exports and investment. Despite a substantial rise in unemployment to nearly 10 percent,...
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This report describes Portugal's observance of Standards and Codes on the Financial Action Task Force Recommendations …
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This Selected Issues paper on Portugal reviews the considerations regarding productivity slowdown. The favorable … evolution of income growth from the 1970s to the mid-1990s in Portugal was associated with above-average productivity growth but …. Portugal was an outstanding performer with double-digit productivity increases in large several high-tech industries. The …
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The staff report for the 2005 Article IV Consultation on Portugal highlights economic developments and outlook. Private … conditions to restart Portugal’s per capita income convergence toward the euro area average as soon as possible …
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This technical note on Investor Protection, Disclosure, and Financial Literacy for Portugal explains investor … specialized program in securities at the university level. Portugal has implemented an investor compensation scheme, which covers …
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A range of indicators point to a competitiveness gap of 10–20 percent with respect to euro area competitors. Closing the competitiveness gap will require an extended adjustment period, even with a jump in total factor productivity (TFP) growth and strong wage moderation. This paper reviews...
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This paper reviews the recent growth experience of the Greek and Portuguese economies and their determinants, comparing it with the rest of the euro area as well as a large set of other economies. Estimates from fixed effects panel and cross-section regressions are used to estimate how changes...
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unemployment. A broad-based recovery in sentiment has led to a decline in yields, allowing Portugal to issue a 5-year bond on … the Constitutional Court struck down an important pension measure contained in the 2014 budget. Portugal continues to … corporate indebtedness will continue to act as a brake on both consumption and investment. Portugal’s public debt and external …
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