Portuguese GDP posts increase of 1.8 pct in Q2

Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2019 shows the scenery of Lisbon, Portugal. The Portuguese GDP grew by 1.8 percent in the second quarter of 2019, according to official data published by the National Statistics Institute (INE) on Wednesday. The INE said that the Portuguese economy kept at the same growth rate recorded in the first quarter of this year, lower than the government-projected 1.9 percent. (Photo by Pedro Fiuza/Xinhua)