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Exports to US Lose Ground to China

At a three-way summit meeting in Texas on March 23rd, President George W Bush will attempt to ease friction with US neighbours Canada and Mexico....

Central Bank Hikes Rates to Curb Inflation

Economy Minister Fernando Canales said that foreign direct investment in 2004 totalled US$16bn, up from a total of US$10.731bn in 2003 (with the US and Spain as the top investors)....

Central Bank Pushes Up Rates for Ninth Time in 2004

According to the government, in September gross fixed investment expanded by 9.1% from a year earlier, as companies continued to increase capacity to keep up with economic growth. In the first nine mo...

Central Bank Increases Rates for Seventh Time This Year

Legislators have rejected the government's proposal to reduce the budget deficit to around 0.14% of GDP in 2005 (as part of its efforts for a balanced budget in 2006). In approving the revenue sec...