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Economy & Business - August 2008 (ISSN 1741-7430)
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Inflation surges in July
The consumer price index rose by 1.62% in July, bringing the
accumulated rate for the first seven months to 9.3%. Higher crude oil and food
prices were the main reason for the high inflation rate.
- The Latin American model
- Mexico raises interest rates again
- Brazil back on track
- ARGENTINA: Financial problems loom
- CHILE: Economy faring a bit better
- PARAGUAY: Lugo sets out his priorities
- URUGUAY: Bothered by inflation
- BOLIVIA: Exports hit by Boliviano strength
- COLOMBIA: Current account deficit to fall
- ECUADOR: Dollarisation to stay
- PERU: Central bank raises rates again
- VENEZUELA: Chávez buys no. 3 bank
- COSTA RICA: Central bank raises rates
- CUBA: Government claims improvement in current account
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Inflation surges in July
- PANAMA: Fiscal deficit obliterated
- EL SALVADOR: Exports up 19% in first half of 2008
- GUATEMALA: Export revenues rise
- HONDURAS: IMF calls in
- NICARAGUA: Inflation rises again
- OIL: More discoveries in Brazil
- COPPER: What the slide in prices mean
- BANANAS: Costa Rica's banana exports fall
- SOYA: Brazil soya close to a peak
- BUSINESS: Ecuador aims to create a new mobile telecoms company
- DEBT: Argentina's bond battle