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Economy & Business - October 2007 (ISSN 1741-4431)
COSTA RICA: State sector problems
The Contraloría General de la República, which audits government spending, has given the state-owned Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, (ICE) which controls the electricity and telecommunications industry, a month to make good on its promises to users. The Contraloría's report will provide ammunition to right-wingers who want the ICE broken up and privatised.
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- BRAZIL: Invited to the top table
- ARGENTINA: What will Cristina do?
- CHILE: Central bank holds rates
- URUGUAY: The anti-inflation strategy
- PARAGUAY: IMF bullish
- BOLIVIA: Economy grows 3.15%
- COLOMBIA: Oil export problems
- ECUADOR: Correa raise oil taxes
- VENEZUELA: Cautious budget
- PERU: Bothered by dollar weakness
- COSTA RICA: State sector problems
- EL SALVADOR: Rural problems
- CUBA: Energy problems
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: General strike points to problems<
- GUATEMALA: Officials smug one year on from Bancafé debacle
- HONDURAS: IMF accuses government of extravagance
- NICARAGUA: Ortega hails IMF deal
- PANAMA: Oil bill up, but manageable
- OIL: Mexico takes a risk
- REGION: Fibre optics in the Andes
- PRIVATISATION: Banamex and friends win Aeroméxico
- REMITTANCES: UN recognises importance of remittances
- DEBT: US and Costa Rica rush through debt for nature deal