EU to “examine carefully” Portugal’s early-bird bid to repay IMF
As Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho has announced he will be teaming up with his CDS-PP coalition partners yet again to fight upcoming elections, he also revealed that the government
IMF back in Lisbon as Eurogroup due to discuss Greece … and Portugal
With IMF ‘suits’ back in Lisbon on a “regular evaluation of member states”, the finance ministers of the Eurogroup are due to reconvene in Brussels on Monday with both Greece
Portugal ready to jump the gun over bailout pay-back
As she announced last month, Finance Minister Maria Luís Albuquerque is preparing to pay back some of Portugal’s bailout money ahead of time. The plan to pay the IMF €14
Damning IMF report comes as Portugal’s deficit increases by 7 billion
As Eurostat reports that Portugal’s deficit has increased by 7 billion – tipping it six full percentage points over the government’s expectations – a damning new report commissioned by the
Another IMF mistake? Lagarde says renegotiation of debt “could have helped Portugal”
After all the talk and political spin, IMF boss Christine Lagarde has come out on record saying a renegotiation of Portugal’s crippling debt-load could have helped the country after all.
IMF: stiff words for Portugal
News channels were buzzing on Wednesday (November 13) with reports that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had stiff words for Portugal. The Fund’s chief spokesman in Portugal, Subir Lall, has