LISBON: The quarterly economic bulletin published by the Bank of Portugal on October 4 foresees Portugal growing above the eurozone average, thanks to stronger exports.
The central bank expects GDP to expand by 2.5% in 2017, up from 1.5% in 2016. This rate is expected to be 0.3% higher than the eurozone average. Exports are predicted to outperform consumption and investment in boosting the economy. They should expand by 7.1% in 2017, the central bank says, up from 4.1% in 2016.