Government policies will allow investor and market confidence to remain

The Minister of State and Finance Joaquim Miranda Sarmento said in an interview on CNBC that "Portugal is well suited to be protected from market adversities". 

The Minister noted that confidence in the European institutions and the European project will remain very strong and that the markets will continue to have confidence in the European project. 

Miranda Sarmento also said the fiscal balance, the structural reform project the new Government has, the continued economic growth perspective, and the reduction of public debt will allow us to continue to have confidence from investors and markets in Portugal. 

At the end of his interview, the Minister said that "international and investors and international institutions should be confident on the fiscal position of Portugal".