Portugal pushes ahead with plans for state-owned development bank <!-- no image --> <div>Portugal's government approved on Thursday plans to create a state-owned development bank to channel funds into certain companies and sectors to bolster the economy.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=NeSKKUlEuBA:6MmjGwRbo8E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=NeSKKUlEuBA:6MmjGwRbo8E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=NeSKKUlEuBA:6MmjGwRbo8E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=NeSKKUlEuBA:6MmjGwRbo8E:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=NeSKKUlEuBA:6MmjGwRbo8E:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/NeSKKUlEuBA" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters