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CENTRAL AMERICA: External shocks may cause tensions
In 2008, Central America's GDP is expected to grow by more than 4.5% for a fourth consecutive...
Central AmericaINTERNATIONAL: ICT shifts towards emerging markets
Growth in the ICT sector is critical for wider economic growth: not only does it contribute to...
InternationalGUATEMALA: Colom vetoes death penalty legislation
President Alvaro Colom on Friday vetoed legislation passed last month in Congress, which...
GuatemalaGUATEMALA: Death penalty may be restored
Congress yesterday passed legislation that gives the president authority to grant clemency in...
GuatemalaINTERNATIONAL: Health spending to target effectiveness
Multilateral aid agencies, official donors and private philanthropic foundations advocate huge...
InternationalGUATEMALA: Colom faces insurmountable challenges
Colom is the first left-leaning president in Guatemala since President Jacobo Arbenz was...
GuatemalaLATIN AMERICA: Inflation issues return to the fore
Containing inflationary pressures will be a necessary factor for the current expansion across the...
Latin AmericaGUATEMALA: Colom faces serious obstacles
New President Alvaro Colom, of the Unidad National de Esperanza (UNE) party, was sworn in...
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