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Economy & Business - July 2007 (ISSN 1741-4431)
ECUADOR: Diversifying exports
The country wants to diversify exports away from the US, which currently
accounts for 46% of total exports. In May Brazil agreed to eliminate tariffs on
4,262 import categories, most importantly tuna and shrimps. The problem is that
trade with Brazil is shrinking. In 2006 Brazil's share of Ecuador's imports fell
from 9% to 6%.
- What are central bank reserves for?
- MEXICO: Still pretty sluggish
- FISCAL REFORM: Mexican government resigned to tax changes
- BRAZIL: Dollar continues to weaken as interest rates slashed
- ARGENTINA: Energy crisis bites
- URUGUAY: Inflation worries
- CHILE: Central bank raises rates
- PARAGUAY: Importers oppose higher tariffs
- BOLIVIA: Morales argues that inflation is inevitable
- COLOMBIA: The benefits of the strong peso
- ECUADOR: Diversifying exports
- VENEZUELA: Cabezas promises another package
- PERU: Central bank raises rates
- COSTA RICA: Banks raise profits by 11%
- CUBA: Castro rails against waste
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Inflation down to 0.4%
- EL SALVADOR: Tax collection surges
- PANAMA: 9% growth in first quarter
- GUATEMALA: Central bank reins in credit
- HONDURAS: Trade deficit gaping
- NICARAGUA: IMF money to be used for energy
- AGRIBUSINESS: UN and US disagree massively over coca
- ENERGY: Chávez forecasts oil at US$100 a barrel
- MINING: Antofagasta give go-ahead to Esperanza
- BUSINESS: Who is going to build a refinery in Central America?
- REMITTANCES: The downside to remittances
- LATIN AMERICAN COMPANIES: Profits soar
- DEBT: Argentina dallies over Paris Club