One might forgive Portugal’s financial establishment the occasional howl of anguish or even rage. After making a series of commitments in return for a €78 million bailout package in May, Portugal did what it promised in the second half of the year.
Above all, the fiscal deficit came down from almost 10% to around 4%, ahead of the 5.9% target Portugal had been set for the year-end. Its reward for keeping its word? The country found itself attacked by merciless capital markets during the first six weeks of 2012 amid speculation it would need another bailout, despite having little sovereign debt to refinance this year.
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