Portugalâs public debt back to Troika levels; third highest in Europe
Portugalâs public debt is back to the dizzying percentages of GDP that it was during the Troika years (of financial supervision after Portugal requested a âŹ79 billion bailout). Indeed, it
Troika points to ârisks and uncertaintiesâ in Portugalâs deficit
Subir Lall and his largely inscrutable team from Portugalâs troika of lenders has yet again sounded warnings over the countryâs deficit. Leaving Lisbon after a week-long visit, the bottom line
Troik-ered: Portugalâs leaders trounce the troika
Round one to Portugal! After choreographed weeks of institutional rumblings suggesting Portugalâs bid to turn the page on austerity was doomed, AntĂłnio Costaâs new government has shown it wonât cave
Troika returns to Portugal with 18-point list of demands
With the troika due back in Portugal next week, national daily DiĂĄrio de NotĂcias claims the visit is likely to be fraught with demands. The feeling in the air is
Troika returns to Portugal on January 27
In less than two weeks, troika lenders will be back in Portugal for the first of this yearâs bi-annual evaluations of the country, post its adjustment programme. As news sources
Portugalâs public debt âskyrocketsâ under troika
As the nationâs politicians lock horns in the run-up to autumn elections, the âtruthâ is that austerity and the policies demanded by the troika have seen Portugalâs public debt âskyrocketâ
âTroika lendersâ give up on Portuguese reforms before elections
They came, they saw⊠and they left âwithout the feeling of mission accomplishedâ. Troika lenders have had to accept that Portugalâs coalition government will not be doing anything more in
Stony-faced troika on way back to Portugal
Four months before Portugalâs legislative elections, the so-called troika – always photographed with the stoniest of faces – is due back for the countryâs second âpost-programmeâ evaluation. Scheduled to arrive
Government sells âsuccess of the troikaâ at Cascais conference organised by The Economist
Portugalâs media is delighting in irony this morning as it reports on the Lisbon Summit, organised by The Economist in Cascais yesterday, entitled âPortugal at a Crossroadsâ. âFor (deputy prime
Troika || Black economy now 60% of troika bailout
A new study has shown that while the official economy may be struggling, Portugalâs black economy has never had it so good. It is now worth a record 26.81% of