Portugal's caretaker prime minister Jose Socrates has announced he has reached agreement on a bail-out from the EU and the International Monetary Fund.
He said the three-year loan was a "good agreement that defends Portugal". His office says that Portugal will be asking for financial assistance worth 78bn euros ($116bn; £70bn). MORE... Manufacturing's...
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