Portugal
Weak tax regimes play part in euro-area crisis
The state budget deficit for January-June was wider than planned, net revenue falling by 8.3%...
EUChoking growth, austerity raises Portugal's risks
Portugal's central bank today announced that GDP will contract 2.0% this year and 1.8% in 2012 as...
PortugalCRAs add problems to private EU public debt rescues
Moody's yesterday downgraded Portugal's long-term government bonds by four notches from Baa1 to...
PortugalDebt realities and fears dampen European consumption
Strong economic recovery in northern Europe, especially in Germany, does not appear to have fed...
EUHigher German growth may hurt euro-area peripherals
The Bundesbank announced today that it expects Germany to experience a "lengthy period of...
GermanySpectre of Libya haunts UN vote on Syria
The UN Security Council will vote tomorrow on a draft resolution put forward by France and the...
SyriaGrowth obstacles taunt Portugal's new government
The centre-right Social Democrats (PSD), the main opposition party led by Pedro Passos Coelho,...
PortugalECB rate must fit euro-area's two-speed economy
Economic data released today confirms the euro-area's two-speed economy.
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