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Officials arrive in Portugal to prepare €80bn deal

INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund, European Commission and European Central Bank officials arrived in Lisbon on Tuesday as they start preparing an estimated €80bn aid programme for Portugal, the third euro-region nation to request a bailout in a year. …   read more»

IMF ready to help Portugal

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stands ready to provide a financial assistance to Portugal, whose exorbitant public debts led to a recent credit rating downgrade by Moody's Investors Service. …   read more»

Portugal bail-out set to be discussed by EU

Portugal's bail-out request is expected to be discussed when EU finance ministers meet later in Budapest. …   read more»

Portugal: FC Porto wraps up Championship

FC Porto has won the Portuguese soccer championship, so far without a defeat. The magnificent blues and whites sealed off their classic win with five games to go, with a 2-1 win over arch-rivals Benfica, in Lisbon, clinching the eighteenth championship in the last three decades. …   read more»

Portugal to hold election amid ‘economic crisis’

Portugal goes to the polls in just over two months time. …   read more»