LISBON: Portuguese Economy Minister Antonio Pires de Lima admitted on Monday that a crisis engulfing the giant Banco Espirito Santo group could affect the country's recovery, but insisted Portugal's "upturn is stronger".
"The crisis in the Espirito Santo group will not do us good, but the recovery is stronger and it is there to stay," he told journalists.
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