Portugal : Third Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Request for Waiver of Applicability of End-March Performance Criteria: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Portugal.

This paper presents Portugal's third review under the extended arrangement and request for waiver of applicability of end-March performance criteria. The government has initiated labor market reforms, privatizations, telecom sector liberalization, and improved competition framework. Competitive...

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Institution som forfatter: International Monetary Fund
Format: Tidsskrift
Sprog:English
Udgivet: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2012.
Serier:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2012/077
Online adgang:Full text available on IMF
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