Portugal: 2018 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Portugal

International Monetary Fund

No 2018/273, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This 2018 Article IV Consultation highlights that following robust growth in 2017, driven by investment and exports, activity in Portugal is expected to moderate in 2018. Unemployment continues to fall on the back of sustained employment growth. Credit growth continues to lag the recovery in economic activity, as banks repair their balance sheets. However, rising capital ratios, falling rates of non-performing loans and lower impairments meant that the resilience of banks improved significantly in 2017. Further improvement is expected in 2018. Nevertheless, no significant acceleration in credit growth is expected, and the economy should continue deleveraging its external balance sheet.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; firm; core inflation; recovery code; SME; holding; firm path; support SME; company recovery; headline deficit; Nonperforming loans; Loans; Fiscal stance; Credit; Global; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 65
Date: 2018-09-12
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