Portugal’s public debt back to Troika levels; third highest in Europe
Portugal’s public debt is back to the dizzying percentages of GDP that it was during the Troika years (of financial supervision after Portugal requested a €79 billion bailout). Indeed, it
Troika points to “risks and uncertainties” in Portugal’s deficit
Subir Lall and his largely inscrutable team from Portugal’s troika of lenders has yet again sounded warnings over the country’s deficit. Leaving Lisbon after a week-long visit, the bottom line
Troik-ered: Portugal’s leaders trounce the troika
Round one to Portugal! After choreographed weeks of institutional rumblings suggesting Portugal’s bid to turn the page on austerity was doomed, António Costa’s new government has shown it won’t cave
Troika returns to Portugal with 18-point list of demands
With the troika due back in Portugal next week, national daily Diário 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 year’s bi-annual evaluations of the country, post its adjustment programme. As news sources
Portugal’s public debt “skyrockets” under troika
As the nation’s politicians lock horns in the run-up to autumn elections, the “truth” is that austerity and the policies demanded by the troika have seen Portugal’s public debt “skyrocket”
“Troika lenders” give up on Portuguese reforms before elections
They came, they saw… and they left “without the feeling of mission accomplished”. Troika lenders have had to accept that Portugal’s coalition government will not be doing anything more in
Stony-faced troika on way back to Portugal
Four months before Portugal’s legislative elections, the so-called troika – always photographed with the stoniest of faces – is due back for the country’s second “post-programme” evaluation. Scheduled to arrive
Government sells “success of the troika” at Cascais conference organised by The Economist
Portugal’s media is delighting in irony this morning as it reports on the Lisbon Summit, organised by The Economist in Cascais yesterday, entitled “Portugal at a Crossroads”. “For (deputy prime
Troika || Black economy now 60% of troika bailout
A new study has shown that while the official economy may be struggling, Portugal’s black economy has never had it so good. It is now worth a record 26.81% of