Portuguese double dip increases fiscal worries

The second release relating to Portuguese GDP in Q4 last year revealed a downward revision to the quarterly change in output from the previously estimated zero to -0.2%. So after fairly robust growth in Q2 and Q3 (+0.5% and +0.6% respectively) last year, the economy has slipped disappointingly back into recession.

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