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Economy & Business - March 2007
ECUADOR: Budget gets through congress
The government of President Rafael Correa sent its budget to congress on 31 January. The budget was approved, with only minor alterations, on 27 February. The budget calls for spending of US$9.76bn or 14% more than the budget in 2006.
- Brazil wins the race to US$1 trillion
- 2007 comes into focus
- BOLIVIA: The cost of the floods
- COLOMBIA: Inflation points to higher interest rates
- VENEZUELA: Inflation still uncomfortable
- ECUADOR: Budget gets through congress
- PERU: Tax collection rising
- Growth slumps
- Better than expected
- ARGENTINA: Economy grows by 8.5% in 2006
- CHILE: Central bank holds rates at 5%
- PARAGUAY: Dollar problems
- URUGUAY: The problems of de-dollarising
- COSTA RICA: Dollar likely to rise
- CUBA: Government blames administrative problems
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Inflation falls sharply
- EL SALVADOR: IMF endorses Saca's policies
- GUATEMALA: First Cafta litigation
- HONDURAS: IMF worries
- NICARAGUA: Government conciliatory on IMF
- PANAMA: Colón free zone to expand
- OIL: Pemex admits deepwater disappointments in Mexico
- YPFB changes in Bolivia
- PRIVATISATION: Revisiting road privatisation in Mexico
- BUSINESS: What the Chiquita Brands scandal means
- DEBT: Venezuela and Argentina issue more joint debt
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