THE SENIOR PORTUGUESE banker rails at fate. “It’s just so unfair,” he groans, echoing what many in the market must be feeling. “Just when our economy has finally got its house is order and is in a great position to really take advantage of growth in Spain and Europe the opportunities in these economies are starting to look less bright.”
Indeed, the small size of Portugal’s domestic market and its dependence on international trade, particularly with Spain and the rest of the EU, leaves its economy particularly exposed to global rather than domestic economic factors.
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