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Economy & Business - July 2005
EL SALVADOR: Oil prices pinch
The run up in oil prices is starting to have a major economic effect. Petrol prices clicked over US$3 a gallon at the beginning of June. The country's oil import bill is likely to top US$1bn this year. The government had budgeted on oil imports costing US$900m.
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- URUGUAY: Bouncing back
- CHILE: Boiling over?
- PARAGUAY: IMF warning
- BOLIVIA: Dollar problems
- COLOMBIA: FDI up, but growth slows
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- PERU: Better than ok
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- GUATEMALA: NGOs want input on 2006 budget
- CUBA: Sugar crisis continues
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