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Economy & Business - September 2005
COSTA RICA: Living beyond its means?
The government's 2006 budget calls for spending 20% higher at Col$2.76 trillion (US$5.7bn). The government is expecting tax revenues to come to only Col$1.47 trillion. The balance will come from borrowing, mostly through the bond markets.
- The outlook for 2006
- What's going to happen in 2006?
- Central bank changes policy
- Central bank cuts rates as economy hums
- ARGENTINA: Government crows but worries mount
- URUGUAY: Accelerating again
- CHILE: Growth and inflation up
- PARAGUAY: Pushing for an IMF deal
- BOLIVIA: Benefit of a FTA with the US
- COLOMBIA: The damage done by the dollar slide
- ECUADOR: Trade booms
- PERU: Exports continue to rise
- VENEZUELA: Booming
- CENTRAL AMERICA: Whacked by high oil prices
- COSTA RICA: Living beyond its means?
- PANAMA: Trade deficit rises
- CUBA: More sugar problems
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Oil prices and IMF worry government
- EL SALVADOR: Slower growth
- GUATEMALA: Exports and remittances march upwards
- HONDURAS: Coffee optimism
- NICARAGUA: IMF worries
- Latin Americans say no to EU's second banana offer
- OIL: Opec puts in a safety net
- Briefs
- Increasing research
- Brazil sets a benchmark