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Economy & Business - March 2012 (ISSN 1741-7430)
COSTA RICA: Business optimism
Businessmen are confident about the country’s economic prospects even though they are deeply critical of the government of President Laura Chinchilla for taking so long to get its tax reform package approved by the legislative assembly. The package was initially approved by congress on 14 March, but businessmen remained critical.
- China starts to hedge its bets on Latin America
- Still bullish
- Industry picks up
- Pressing the accelerator
- ARGENTINA: Problems mount
- CHILE: Aiming low
- PARAGUAY: Feeling the heat
- URUGUAY: Feeling more than OK
- BOLIVIA: Pushing to de-dollarize
- COLOMBIA: All systems go
- ECUADOR: The price of the boom
- PERU: Still growing well
- VENEZUELA: Dutch disease rife
- COSTA RICA: Business optimism
- CUBA: More administrative changes
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Central bank comes off the fence
- EL SALVADOR: What does the electorate want?
- GUATEMALA: Cautious
- HONDURAS: Coffee problems
- NICARAGUA: Exports up
- PANAMA: Exports up 8.3% in 2011
- China opens up on Ecuacorriente
- Repsol blinks
- Bolivia plans first bond since early 1900s