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Minister of Finance, Portugal - Maria Luís Albuquerque

Can Portugal's finance minister revive her own country's economy, save the single currency and ensure Greece pays its debts?

Tim Franks speaks to the Portuguese Finance Minister Maria Luis Albuquerque who has one of the most unforgiving jobs in politics. She is committed to reviving her own country’s battered economy, to saving the single currency, and somehow to ensuring that Greece pays its debts and stays inside the Euro.

(Photo: Maria Luis Albuquerque. Credit: Eric Piermont/AFP/Getty Images)

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Wed 6 May 201512:05GMT
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