Portugal: Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund

No 2004/081, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This Selected Issues paper of Portugal highlights the discussions on the requirement of policies to overcome structural and cyclical impediments to growth, and secure fiscal consolidation. It analyzes the strength of the company balance sheets in supporting the rebound from recession, and also the links between corporate balance sheet strength and investment. It reviews the challenges in the Portuguese economy, the impact of European Union enlargement on Portuguese trade, the pension prospects, and the implications of various policy reform scenarios.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; Portugal; pension; EU average; pension expenditure; chapter III; trade benefit; EU trade; investment-balance sheet sensitivity; Pension spending; Financial statements; Pensions; Monetary unions; Stock markets; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 63
Date: 2004-03-22
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