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Economy: Spain, Portugal get upbeat on growth

Spain's economy picked up steam in the first three months of the year thanks in part to strong exports, underscoring expectations that growth will be rosier than initially forecast this year as prospects across the euro zone also brighten. But, as David Pollard reports, there's still no sign of any policy change from the ECB.