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Portugal ,Italy (orIreland ),Greece andSpain , grouping acronym used as a concise way to refer to the Eurozone countries of southern Europe noted for similar economic environments.
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Although the European Central Bank treaty does not permit devaluation, there is a way for Greece, Italy, Portugal and perhaps others known by the acronym PIGS to devalue while remaining part of the euro.
Leave the Euro to the PIGS Allan H. Meltzer 2011
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The financial industry has coined the acronym PIGS to denote these nations, implying that the crisis is their own fault for living beyond their means.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Robert Kuttner 2011
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Oh sure, the other countries within the designation PIGS or PIIGS if you prefer, did not want to be coupled together with Greece perhaps because they did not want to be part of something called PIGS or because they were fearful that the association with Greece and their problems could spread to them faster than a winter cold.
FXstreet.com Alaron 2010
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Oh sure, the other countries within the designation PIGS or PIIGS if you prefer, did not want to be coupled together with Greece perhaps because they did not want to be part of something called PIGS or because they were fearful that the association with Greece and their problems could spread to them faster than a winter cold.
FXstreet.com Alaron 2010
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Oh sure, the other countries within the designation PIGS or PIIGS if you prefer, did not want to be coupled together with Greece perhaps because they did not want to be part of something called PIGS or because they were fearful that the association with Greece and their problems could spread to them faster than a winter cold.
FXstreet.com Alaron 2010
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Oh sure, the other countries within the designation PIGS or PIIGS if you prefer, did not want to be coupled together with Greece perhaps because they did not want to be part of something called PIGS or because they were fearful that the association with Greece and their problems could spread to them faster than a winter cold.
FXstreet.com Alaron 2010
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The Creative Gorilla #6 If we want our creativity to achieve anything, we have to overcome some obstacles … PIGS don't fly … "There are plenty of great ideas out there ... but so few people actually do anything about them" Speaker on "Woman's Hour" I have devised the acronym PIGS to categorise these obstacles: Process, Individual, Group, and Structure.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows JohnBrooker 2010
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UniCredit use the acronym PIGS -- with the 'i' in that case only referring to Ireland.
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UniCredit use the acronym PIGS -- with the 'i' in that case only referring to Ireland.
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A year ago, credit downgrades and concern the nation would be unable to curb its budget gap prompted investors to include the country in a group they called PIGS, for Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain.
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