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Economy & Business - January 2011 (ISSN 1741-7430)
COLOMBIA: Focusing on the domestic economy
President Juan Manuel Santos is focusing on agriculture,
infrastructure and energy to drive the economy forward. The big omission from
his plans is exports, which had been the main engine of growth under his
predecessor, President Alvaro Uribe (2002-2010).
- 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