01868cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF013986 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475518405 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Portugal : Eighth and Ninth Reviews Under the Extended Arrangement and Request for Waivers of Applicability of End-September Performance Criteria. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013. 1 online resource (88 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper discusses Portugal's Eighth and Ninth Reviews Under the Extended Arrangement and Request for Waivers of Applicability of end-September Performance Criteria (PC). Program implementation has remained broadly on track, in spite of a political crisis and significant legal challenges. The medium term outlook remains broadly unchanged, with growth gradually increasing to near its underlying potential of 2 percent by 2017. The contribution from the net foreign balance is now projected to be some 0.2 percentage point higher over the medium term. The IMF Staff supports the authorities' request for completion of the combined eighth and ninth reviews and for waivers of applicability of the end-September PCs. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2013/324 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2013/324/002.2013.issue-324-en.xml IMF e-Library