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...billion), Finance Minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos said on Thursday. The request comes after Teixeira dos Santos said earlier Portugal is set to surpass the government's previous 2009 budget deficit estimate of 5.9 percent of gross...

In this article: Fernando Teixeira dos Santos

...we can take the estimate by the European Commission, of 8 percent for 2009, as a good reference," he said, pointing to the commission's recent forecast for Portugal's 2009 budget deficit. (Reporting by Sergio Goncalves; writing by Axel Bugge)

In this article: Fernando Teixeira dos Santos

Portugal's government has decided to privatize Banco Portugues de Negocios, which was nationalised about a year ago, the government said on Thursday. In a statement after the weekly government cabinet meeting, it said that it will hold a...

A second-half strike by Raul Meireles was enough to break Bosnian hearts and send 2006 semi-finalists Portugal through to the FIFA World Cup™ finals on Wednesday. Portugal, once again without the injured Cristiano Ronaldo, had won a...

In this article: Raul Meireles, Carlos Queiroz, Nani, Edin Dzeko, Miroslav Blazevic, South Africa, Bruno Alves, Vedad Ibisevic, and Zlatan Muslimovic

...occasion seemed to go to their heads as they stuttered from the outset and relied too heavily on Wolfsburg hitman Edin Dzeko up front. Portugal were well-drilled throughout, however, with Pepe leading the defence impressively as a holding...

In this article: Raul Meireles, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Nani, Liedson, All rights reserved, and Bruno Alves

Portugal show their class to grind out win at expense of brave Bosnians guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 18 November 2009 22.50 GMT Portugal's Raul Meireles, centre, celebrates with his team-mates Paulo Ferreira, left, and Pepe, right, after...

In this article: Bosnia, Raul Meireles, World Cup, World Cup, and Simao Sabrosa

...strike by Raul Meireles was enough to break Bosnian hearts and send 2006 semi-finalists Portugal through to the World Cup finals on Wednesday. The Portuguese, once again without the injured Cristiano Ronaldo, had won a hard-fought first...

In this article: Raul Meireles, Nani, World Cup, Edin Dzeko, Carlos Queiroz, Bruno Alves, and Vedad Ibisevic

Three years ago France beat Portugal in the World Cup semi-final - on Wednesday both could fail to even reach the 2010 finals as they take narrow leads into their play-off second leg clashes. France, champions in 1998, hold a 1-0 lead...

In this article: World Cup, France, Guus Hiddink, Raymond Domenech, Bosnia, Miroslav Blazevic, Donetsk, Russia, and 2010 World Cup

...is not their strength and they were stretched in Lisbon by Nani's pace and Simao Sabrosa's guile but Portugal scored only once. If Portugal are again so fruitless in front of goal then South Africa 2010 will be denied the talents of...

In this article: Miroslav Blazevic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, World Cup, Edin Dzeko, Lisbon, Sarejevo, Croatia, FIFA, and Bosnian War

...but we can still turn this around. "The second leg will be a completely different game of football and we will apply a new strategy to surprise Portugal." Carlos Quieroz says Portugal will fight for their World Cup place against Bosnia.

In this article: World Cup, Bosnia, Zlatan Muslimovic, Miroslav Blazevic, Lisbon, South Africa, and Spain