01746cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017455 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475580198 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Portugal : Fifth Post Program Monitoring Discussions-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Portugal. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (49 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 The Fifth Post-Program Monitoring Discussions with Portugal highlight a welcome upturn in growth in the second half of 2016 after a sluggish first half, boosted by stronger exports and a further decline in unemployment to precrisis levels. These developments point to an improved near-term outlook, but medium-term growth could be put on a more sustainable footing by reducing structural bottlenecks and high levels of corporate debt. The revised 2016 fiscal target appears likely to have been met, but prospective public outlays for banking sector recapitalization continue to weigh on public debt trends. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2017/058 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2017/058/002.2017.issue-058-en.xml IMF e-Library