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Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2009: How Does Portugal Compare

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01-Jul-2009

Total health spending accounted for 9.9% of GDP in Portugal in 2006, one percentage point more than the average across OECD countries (8.9%).

OECD Economic Outlook No. 85 - Portugal

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24-Jun-2009

Summary of economic developments and projections for Portugal taken from the latest OECD Economic Outlook.

Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2009 - Portugal Country Note

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03-Mar-2009

This note, taken from Chapter 3 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2009, contains information about the progress in implementing reforms in line with the 2008 priorities for Portugal. 

OECD Review of Budgeting in Portugal

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18-Dec-2008

Teresa Curristine, Chung-Keun Park, Richard Emery

The review of budgeting in Portugal was carried out at the request of the Portuguese authories and concentrates on the national government only. A shorter version of this material was published in the OECD Journal on Budgeting, Volume 2008/3.

OECD commends Portugal for progress in implementing reforms in tertiary education

28-Nov-2008

OECD countries have commended Portugal for progress made towards modernising its tertiary education system. Over the past three years, the Portuguese government has implemented reforms to encourage institutions to be more responsive to the needs of society and the economy. These give institutions more autonomy and room for manoeuvre but require them, in return, to be more clearly accountable to society.

Helping immigrants and their children find work should be a priority, says OECD

17-Nov-2008

Immigrants in Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Portugal are more likely to be unemployed or doing a job for which they are overqualified than people born in that country. Their children, even if born in the country and having left school with qualifications, also find it hard to find work, according to a new OECD report.