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Economy & Business - February 2007
PANAMA: New car sales boom
The economy is doing rather well, both macro-economically and micro-economically. In 2006 inflation was just 2.2%, while growth was strong (up 8.6% year-on-year in the third quarter) and unemployment fell. The number of people working in the informal economy is also falling. On official figures, only 46% of all employed people work in the informal economy.
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- Decent stats, worrying auguries
- Strong currency, low growth, low inflation
- ARGENTINA: Decent growth but doubts about inflation
- PARAGUAY: Worries about the central bank
- CHILE: Economy grew by 4.2% in 2006
- URUGUAY: Record imports
- BOLIVIA: 5% growth forecast
- COLOMBIA: Bit of a muddle
- ECUADOR: Budget goes to congress
- PERU: Better than expected
- VENEZUELA: Inflation rears
- COSTA RICA: Bank credit jumps 36% in 2006
- CUBA: Hoping for 10% growth in 2007
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Inflation still falling
- EL SALVADOR: Saca tries for US$100m without FMLN support
- GUATEMALA: Help needed for agriculture, health and justice
- HONDURAS: Maize exports halted
- NICARAGUA: IMF Deal
- PANAMA: New car sales boom
- El Niño arrives…and goes
- SUGAR: Brazil expects to benefit from sugar expertise
- Briefs
- MEXICO: Why Gil's arrival at Telefónica matters
- World Bank report highlights the downsides of remittances
- Ecuador pays its debt