PRESS DIGEST - PORTUGAL - July 25
LISBON, July 25 (Reuters) - Following are some of the main stories in Portuguese newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
GENERAL NEWS
* Spanish crisis throws the brakes on Portugal's economy as neighbouring country buys less (Publico)
* Big companies urge debate on the need of nuclear power in Portugal (Jornal de Noticias)
* Former Maddie case detective criticizes prosecutors, says that with the initial team of investigators the case would not have been shelved (Jornal de Noticias)
ECONOMIC NEWS
* BCP asked European Central Bank for another 1 billion euro loan (Diario Economico)
* Arab sheikhs invade Portugal with new hotels. Mohamed Al-Kharafi to develop Sintra and Cascais projects next year (Diario Economico)
* Government delays public works to contain deficit. Only 15 percent of major investment projects are being carried out (Seminario Economico)
(Reporting by Andrei Khalip)
© Thomson Reuters 2009 All rights reserved
Pledge to support economies
G20 financial leaders pledged to prepare strategies to end emergency support for their economies, but to keep the aid flowing until recovery was assured. Full Article | Related Story
Galleon case
U.S. insider trading probe widens
Fourteen people were charged with fraud and conspiracy in a dramatic widening of an insider trading scandal. Full Article
India
US
UK
