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Markets, Business & Tech Briefing -- Friday, March 20, 2026

Markets, Business & Tech Briefing -- Friday, March 20, 2026

ECB Holds Rates, Cuts Growth Forecast The European Central Bank left its deposit rate at 2%, main refinancing rate at 2.15%, and marginal lending rate at 2.4%. Staff projections now see eurozone growth of just 0.9% in 2026 (revised down), 1.3% in...

Portugal's Productivity Paradox: Why a Country That Creates So Much Consolidates So Little

Portugal's Productivity Paradox: Why a Country That Creates So Much Consolidates So Little

There is a pattern in the Portuguese economy that keeps repeating, and it is one that deserves more attention than it typically receives. Portugal creates. It launches. It builds. But consolidation — the unglamorous work of turning promising...