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Economy & Business - February 2007
Briefs
CVRD: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) said that it will invest US$6.3bn in 2007. The money will be used to develop new mines and build new infrastructure. The investment budget is 40% higher than the US$4.5bn the company invested in 2006.
- Is Venezuela swerving leftwards?
- 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