Category Archives: Portugal

Paul Krugman: Portuguese Memories (Trivial and Personal)


  I didn’t want to mix this in with my substantive Portugal post, but a few readers might be interested in some maudlin memories from my youth. You see, back in 1975, shortly after the overthrow of the dictatorship that … Continue reading

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Paul Krugman: Nightmare in Portugal


  The FT has a long, deeply depressing portrait of conditions in Portugal, focusing on the plight of family-owned businesses — once the core of the nation’s economy and society, now going under in droves. This is what it’s really … Continue reading

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Paul Krugman: Just Say Nao


  Update: yes, I know about the tilda, but could not persuade the software to show it. The tilda, I’ve always said, means that there’s an “n” at the end that isn’t written but which you don’t pronounce — if … Continue reading

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Portugal: 2012 Article IV Consultation and Sixth Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Request for Waivers of Applicability of End-December Performance Criteria—Staff Reports;


  Date:January 18, 2013 Electronic Access:Free Full text(PDF file size is 2,227KB).Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Series:Country Report No. 13/18 Portugal: 2012 Article IV Consultation and Sixth Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Request … Continue reading

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