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May 12: Dominican challenge
The way seems clear for Leonel Fernández to be re-elected as president of the Dominican Republic this Friday
May 5: A little local IMF
When officials working on the fine-print of plans for closer South American regional integration meet in Caracas, Argentina will be pushing for progress on the issue of a regional stabilisation fund – a kind of mini local IMF
April 28: The world’s unwanted food basket
As rising food prices continue to threaten food security around the world, one obvious solution is being largely ignored: Brazil
April 21: Petrobras speculation
Last week’s euphoria in the markets over the ”discovery” of a giant oil field off the Brazilian coast suggests that in grim times like these, any glimmer of good news is enough bring out the herd instinct in even the most cautious investor
April 14: Brazil’s interest rate dilemma
All eyes will be on Brazil’s central bank this week as it decides whether or not to start raising interest rates again. Most economists expect a 0.25 percentage point rise
April 7: Chávez’s new takeover
Hugo Chávez’s justification for last week’s utterly unexpected nationalisation of Venezuela’s cement industry - particularly damaging to Mexico’s Cemex - lacks credibility
March 31: Argentine farmers dig in
Producers, whose soy exports have helped drive the country’s export boom, have returned to their roadblocks to demand a rethink of a new sliding scale tariff regime they say unfairly penalises them
March 24: Approaching turbulence?
After the biggest one-week fall in prices for several decades, Latin Americans this week will be watching commodity markets with particular interest
March 17: Commodities trump credit crunch
Never mind the credit crunch. It’s commodities that count. Global financial markets may be heading deeper and deeper into crisis, but for Latin America’s commodity exporters it has been a week of boosterish news
March 10: A diplomatic success?
Latin American leaders should celebrate their success in bringing an end to the spiralling crisis in the Andean region. But they should not get carried away. Questions remain over whether Venezuela and Ecuador are helping Colombian left-wing guerrillas
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