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Economy & Business - September 2005
Increasing research
The region's central banks and multilaterals are paying increasing attention to the economic impact of remittances. First the Sistema Económico Latinoamericano (Sela) warned on 11 September that the increasing importance of remittances was tempting governments to try to exploit them either economically or politically. The Interamerican Development Bank announced on 19 September that it was linking up with the Inter American Dialogue (IAD) and the Annie E Casey Foundation to study how to harness the flow of remittances to boost growth. Similarly, the central bank of El Salvador published an analysis which argued that remittances took people out of the economy and eased the pressure on government's to create jobs and improve economic policymaking.
- 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