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Economy & Business - January 2011 (ISSN 1741-7430)
AGRIBUSINESS: Coffee joins the commodities party
In December 2010 arabica coffee prices hit their highest level since
1994. Unlike most commodities produced in the region, the coffee industry is
much more labour-intensive than capital-intensive, so rising prices should help
small farmers.
- 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