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Inside this issue
• Once, membership of the eurozone was about benefits. Now, it is tough love
• José Sócrates, the prime minister, explains how difficult it is to instil confidence - -
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Campaign to speed up slow growth
The nation is addressing its lack of export competitiveness on several fronts, writes Peter Wise
The economy: The gain, then the pain, of life in euroland
Eurozone membership was about benefits. Now it is tough love, writes Ralph Atkins
Social trends: Aversion to social unrest is a double-edged sword
Peter Wise on a tendency to avoid radical solutions to problems
José Sócrates: Severe test of inveterate optimist
Peter Wise finds the prime minister in buoyant form
Education: Must do better to catch up with European peers
Peter Wise reports on low levels of attainment
New markets: Effort to exploit ties with former colonies pays dividends
Portuguese groups are looking beyond Europe for growth, says Peter Wise
The footwear industry: Sharper shoes find high-class niche
Peter Wise reports on the transformation of a sector from low-cost manufacturing for the mass market to award-winning designs
The cork industry: Search for export life after ‘great bottle stopper’ debate
Peter Wise reports on efforts to bolster the world’s biggest producer
Company profile: Apps group ploughs a foreign furrow
Mark Mulligan looks at TIMw.e.’s expansion into emerging markets
Small size hides uncomfortable truth
The problem of size is not just about growth, but also about the availability of finance, writes Richard Milne
