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Economy & Business - September 2004
ECUADOR: Problems ahead
A touch of desperation is beginning to creep into the government's economic policymaking. At the beginning of September, Maurico Yépez, the economy minister, went to Washington to dry to drum up US$480m from the World Bank and the IDB. He said the money was needed to fill a hole in next year's budget. He did not secure the support he wanted.
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- BRAZIL: Interest rates up, but economy continues to hum
- ARGENTINA: Sober rate of growth
- CHILE: Exports up but unemployment still a problem
- PARAGUAY: IMF issues prescription
- URUGUAY: Government forecasts 7% growth in 2005
- VENEZUELA: Beginning to motor
- ECUADOR: Problems ahead
- BOLIVIA: Ignoring the political problems
- COLOMBIA: Economy humming
- PERU: Coming right
- COSTA RICA: Pacheco in crisis as economic team goes
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Deepening gloom
- CUBA: Problems mount
- EL SALVADOR: Hit by oil imports
- GUATEMALA: Exports lead economy
- HONDURAS: Budget set
- NICARAGUA: Perking up
- PANAMA: Clearing up the mess
- REMITTANCES: Are they too good to be true?
- BUSINESS: Good interest in Las Bambas
- OIL: Petróleos Mexicanos recants on mega discovery
- ECUADOR: Surging oil prices boost exports
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- VENEZUELA: Oil industry on the up
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