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Economy & Business - January 2011 (ISSN 1741-7430)
BOLIVIA: Debt rises
The country's domestic public sector debt is now twice the size of
its foreign debt. In dollar terms, the government owes US$4.4bn domestically and
US$2.2bn to foreign creditors. The total debt is equivalent to 35% of
GDP.
- Can the region live with strong currencies?
- OK, but no more
- Raising rates
- ARGENTINA A novel idea for dealing with inflation
- URUGUAY: Booming
- CHILE: Central bank holds rates as economy moves up a gear
- PARAGUAY: Focusing on inflation
- BOLIVIA: Debt rises
- COLOMBIA: Focusing on the domestic economy
- ECUADOR: Bread prices rise
- PERU: Tightening monetary policy
- VENEZUELA: Looking up after a horrible 2010
- COSTA RICA: Government announces fiscal adjustment
- CUBA: Talking the talk
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Inflation comes to 6.2% in 2010
- EL SALVADOR: Remittances up 2.2% in 2010
- GUATEMALA: Central bank expects at least 2.6% GDP growth in 2011
- HONDURAS: Tough year ahead
- NICARAGUA: Record exports in 2010
- PANAMA: Martinelli forecasts strong GDP growth
- AGRIBUSINESS: Coffee joins the commodities party
- BANANAS: Ecuador changes price
- THE REGION'S CAR INDUSTRY: Booming
- China and Latin America: Bigger than the World Bank