01943cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF014240 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484307731 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Portugal : Tenth Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Request for Waivers of Applicability of end-December Performance Criteria. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014. 1 online resource (94 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 Tenth Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Request for Waivers of Applicability of End-December Performance Criteria (PCs). The short-term outlook for Portugal has improved and program implementation remains on track, notwithstanding another adverse Constitutional Court ruling. Stronger domestic demand is supporting a pickup in activity and lower unemployment. A broad-based recovery in sentiment has led to a decline in yields, allowing Portugal to issue a five-year bond on favorable terms. The end-September 2013 quantitative PCs were met, and preliminary estimates suggest that the end-December 2013 targets were also met. The IMF staff supports the authorities' request for completion of the 10th review and for waivers of applicability of the end-December PCs. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2014/056 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2014/056/002.2014.issue-056-en.xml IMF e-Library