Portugal's

"McGuinness's candidacy is an affront to decency" Comment referred to "Portugal's 1974 revolution against the Salazar dictatorship".

For the record 2011

Separately, Portugal's government said last month that state-controlled China Three Gorges Corp. had won the bidding for Portugal's 21% stake in EDP-Energias de Portugal SA with an offer of €2.69 billion $3.51 billion.

China Telecom Enters U.K. Lilly Vitorovich 2012

Resolving Portugal's crisis will be made harder by one similarity with Greece: the small part exports play in both their economies.

Portugal's Few Exports Bring Bailout Scrutiny Matthew Dalton 2012

Irish yields jumped from 6.5% to 7% in 34 days, while Portugal's yields took 43 days, according to data provided by CQG.

With Italian Bond Yields Surging, Key 7% 10-Year Yield Looms Stephen L. Bernard 2011

BRUSSELS—European policy makers have begun to worry about similarities between the Portuguese and Greek economies that they fear could derail Portugal's €78 billion $103 billion bailout program.

Portugal's Few Exports Bring Bailout Scrutiny Matthew Dalton 2012

Although Portugal's constitution gives Mr. Silva few executive powers, the 71-year-old center-right Social Democrat has vowed to preserve unity and stability at a time when the country is increasingly divided on how to reduce its budget deficit and avoid an international bailout.

Economics Background Aided Silva in Election Alex MacDonald 2011

Mr. Silva served as Portugal's finance minister at the beginning of the 1980s and was president of the National Advisory Plan from 1981 to 1984.

Economics Background Aided Silva in Election Alex MacDonald 2011

Meanwhile, in a separate auction, Portugal's funding costs fell as the country's debt agency sold the maximum targeted €1 billion in three-month Treasury bills, paying an average yield of 4.346%, down from 4.873% at the previous tender on Dec. 7.

Germany Bund Auction a Success Emese Bartha 2012

Mr. Silva, 71 years old, was born in Boliqueime, in Portugal's sun-kissed southern region of Algarve.

Economics Background Aided Silva in Election Alex MacDonald 2011

Greece and Portugal's relatively low exports, on the other hand, result in economies that are hard hit by austerity because they are unable to engineer big-enough export increases to offset the damage.

Portugal's Few Exports Bring Bailout Scrutiny Matthew Dalton 2012