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Economy & Business - February 2008 (ISSN 1741-7430)
COLOMBIA: Bank holds rates, but...
The Banco de la República de Colombia held interest rates at its 25
January meeting, but a poor inflation figure for the month points to another
rise in rates at its February meeting. Indeed, in January, the speculation had
been that the bank might have cut rates in order to keep the economy humming,
given the problems in the US economy.
- The market turns Latin America's way
- MEXICO: Too good to be true?
- BRAZIL: Booming
- ARGENTINA: Wages surge ahead of inflation
- CHILE: Going wrong
- PARAGUAY: Central bank finds 97% tax evasion rate
- URUGUAY: Inflation falls in January
- BOLIVIA: Imports up by 22%
- COLOMBIA: Bank holds rates, but...
- ECUADOR: Confident of a better 2008
- VENEZUELA: Domestic problems predominate
- PERU: Economy grew by 8.3% in 2007
- BELIZE: Barrow wins
- COSTA RICA: Fiscal deficit returns in January
- CUBA: Government moves against foreign company employees
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: IMF criticises
- EL SALVADOR: Vulnerable to a US recession?
- GUATEMALA: Trade deficit hits new record
- HONDURAS: IMF and Honduras agree on key points
- NICARAGUA: Sandinistas and Liberals agree on budget
- PANAMA: GDP growth tops 10%
- AGRIBUSINESS: Cardamom prices rise
- OIL & GAS: Production decline accelerates at Pemex
- METALS: Chilean copper exports still rising
- IMF reveals Latin American censorship
- PRIVATISATION: Listing Petroperú
- REMITTANCES: PERU - Over US$2bn in 2007
- DEBT: Nicaragua promises to pay