EU to âexamine carefullyâ Portugalâs 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 âsuitsâ back in Lisbon on a âregular evaluation of member statesâ, 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 LuĂs Albuquerque is preparing to pay back some of Portugalâs bailout money ahead of time. The plan to pay the IMF âŹ14
Damning IMF report comes as Portugalâs deficit increases by 7 billion
As Eurostat reports that Portugalâs deficit has increased by 7 billion – tipping it six full percentage points over the governmentâs expectations – a damning new report commissioned by the
Another IMF mistake? Lagarde says renegotiation of debt âcould have helped Portugalâ
After all the talk and political spin, IMF boss Christine Lagarde has come out on record saying a renegotiation of Portugalâs 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 Fundâs chief spokesman in Portugal, Subir Lall, has