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Weekly Report - 18 September 2008 (ISSN 1741-7422)
ECUADOR: Correa jettisons fourth finance minister
President Rafael Correa's latest finance minister lasted scarcely
more than two months in the job. Wilma Salgado, who took over from Fausto Ortiz
on 8 July, ostensibly resigned because of differences with her deputy, María
Elsa Viteri, who replaces her in the post. Correa left it in little doubt that
she had been forced out. He said Salgado had been inveigled by “the mafias
entrenched in the ministry" into telling the press that projects planned to
implement the constitution in 2009 would cost in the region of US$2bn. He said
that they would cost no more than US$200m, and that the ministerial “mafias"
were trying to boost the “no" campaign ahead of the referendum on the new
constitution on 28 September.
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- ECUADOR: Correa jettisons fourth finance minister
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- BRAZIL: Government unveils new protection measures
- BRAZIL: High consumption boosts growth and inflation
- ARGENTINA: Budget sends confusing signals
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- MEXICO: Country shocked by grenade attacks in Morelia
- MEXICO: 19 prisoners killed in prison riot
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- CUBA: Counting the cost of Gustav and Ike
- GUATEMALA: Fallout from "Guategate" continues
- NICARAGUA: Concern mounts over municipal elections
- EL SALVADOR: Saca claims FMLN plans to disband military
- TRACKING TRENDS
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