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Economy & Business - September 2006
ARGENTINA: Government prepares for a slowdown
The government sent its budget for 2007 to congress in mid-September. Once again the government is taking a highly cautious view of GDP growth, reckoning that the headline GDP growth figure is likely to be as low as 4%. In August, the economy was still steaming ahead with growth of 9%. In the first half of 2006, GDP growth was 8.3%.
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- URUGUAY: Doing better than expected
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- COLOMBIA: Exports up 13.2%
- ECUADOR: Buoyant non-oil exports
- VENEZUELA: Spending up 80%
- PERU: García aims to spend US$18bn in 2007
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- GUATEMALA: Minimum wage talks go to arbitration
- HONDURAS: Exports to rise 10% in 2006
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- PANAMA: Growth of between 6% and 7% forecast
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