Weekly Report - 6 January 2004

Quotes of the week...

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"We'll become the transnational of the poor."

Víctor González, Mexican pharmacist and presidential hopeful, on taking abroad his network of outlets for generic drugs.

"We expect several doctors to be killed so as to end [the protests] for once and for all."

Mario Dupuy, Haiti's communications secretary.

"I doubt that they [the US] have enough doctors to send to Haiti."

Fidel Castro, President of Cuba, on US criticism of Cuban "infiltration" of Venezuela with volunteer doctors.

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We focus on the corruption charges that have blighted the administration of Peru's President Alejandro Toledo. Two ministers appointed in the December cabinet reshuffle have already been compelled to step down on influence-peddling charges. We also spotlight the fraught relations between Bolivia and Chile over Bolivia's maritime claims, and between Venezuela and Colombia over the counter-insurgency campaign.

Elsewhere, Ecuador's President Lucio Gutiérrez prepares for a grand face-off with indigenous groups and social organisations demanding his resignation, and Colombia's government scores a notable success over the guerrillas. We also provide an overview of the economic performances of each Andean nation in 2003.

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