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Inside this issue

• Politics: President Vasquez has managed to retain popularity

• Banking: The financial sector after the 2002 recession

• Agriculture: Growing friction between traditionalists and developers over land use - -

Content

Rapid regeneration bridges troubled waters

Prosperity is spreading despite political factions and neighbourly disputes, writes Richard Lapper.

Banking: The calm that came after the storm

Adam Thomson on the financial institutions’ road to recovery.

Politics: Vázquez achieves broad appeal

A variegated coalition continues to enjoy popularity, writes Adam Thomson.

Tourism: Quest to formulate a Plan B for empty bars and beaches

Tom Burgis evaluates the country’s efforts to attract visitors.

Agriculture: Farmers forced to look to pastures new

Tom Burgis on the escalating battle between traditionalists and developers.

Mining: Gold pieces of a geological puzzle

Shards of data are revealing a profitable picture, says Tom Burgis.

Hopes to recapture glory

Richard Lapper considers whether the country’s past football successes can be relived.

Property: A tale of two cities: Coastal growth versus urban inertia

Tom Burgis reports on some stark disparities.