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Economy & Business - March 2004
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: The election run-up
The US and the Dominican
Republic agreed a free-trade deal on 15 March. The agreement was speedily
reached, after only three rounds of negotiations, which started in January.
The deal's designers claim that the Dominican Republic got better terms
than the Central American countries, which finalised their free-trade
deal in two phases: four countries signed up before Christmas while
the other, Costa Rica, followed suit in January this year.
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- What's happening in 2004?
- Slim lays into neo-liberalism
- BRAZIL: Sluggish growth raises the political stakes
- ARGENTINA: Rebounding and calling the IMF's bluff
- CHILE: Economy perks up
- PARAGUAY: IMF Problems
- URUGUAY: Business optimistic about growth
- VENEZUELA: Change of tone
- BOLIVIA: Radicals unpopular
- COLOMBIA: Bothered about the dollar
- ECUADOR: Pipeline problems
- PERU: IMF happy, locals complain
- COSTA RICA: Inflation worries
- CUBA: Sugar problems
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: The election run-up
- EL SALVADOR: Tony Saca wins
- GUATEMALA: Cheapest petrol in the region
- HONDURAS: Aiming for growth of 3.5% to 4%
- NICARAGUA: Oil price worries
- PANAMA: Hoping for a better 2004
- AGRICULTURE: Bumper exports forecast for Argentina
- COPPER: Chile considers 3% royalty
- MEAT: Mexico relaxes U.S. bans
- OIL: Pemex sets new record
- Commodity briefs
- VENEZUELA: A Seller's market