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Weekly Report - 19 March 2008 (ISSN 1741-7422)
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Fernández on course to seal re-election
It is not often that a Dominican President gets the opportunity to win
international acclaim, but President Leonel Fernández seized it while hosting
the Rio Group Summit in Santo Domingo. He achieved what had appeared unthinkable
when the summit began: the hugs and handshakes of the heads of state of
Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. His tactful display will have done his
re-election bid no harm at all. Last week a poll showed that with less than two
months to go before presidential elections on 16 May, he remains on track to win
in the first round.
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- BOLIVIA: Morales agrees to Church mediation
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- BRAZIL: Investment and domestic consumption drive growth
- BRAZIL: Economic success fuels regional distrust
- ARGENTINA: Farmers up in arms over tax hike on soya
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- MEXICO: PRD splits help government
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- NICARAGUA: Chávez seeks resolution of maritime dispute
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Fernández on course to seal re-election
- EL SALVADOR: Avila secures Arena candidacy
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- Rate of growth of remittances slows
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