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Economy & Business - June 2008 (ISSN 1741-7430)
BRAZIL : Booming food prices speed up deforestation
The Brazilian government reported on 15 June that 40% of the
country's soya and beef are produced in the huge area known as the Amazonia
Legal. This area, covering nine states of the Amazon basin, is 83% true
Amazonian forest and 17% pasture and arable land. The Amazonia Legal has been
earmarked by the government for agricultural developments that are supposed to
allow 80% of the forest to be preserved.
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- ARGENTINA: Consumption dips
- CHILE: Central bank raises rates
- URUGUAY: Strong
- PARAGUAY: Trade deficit rises
- BOLIVIA: Inflation surges
- COLOMBIA: Inflation worries
- ECUADOR: Inflation jumps
- PERU: Tax revenues up 11% in May
- VENEZUELA: Odd inflation figures
- CUBA: Raúl to pay by results
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- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: FDI booms
- EL SALVADOR: Coping rather well
- GUATEMALA: Steady
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- NICARAGUA: Gloomy
- PANAMA: Counting on the canal
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