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| Nov. 3 |
Brazil |
Itaś and Unibanco to merge operations| Itaś and Unibanco will merge their banking, credit, and insurance operations, creating the largest financial services group in the Southern Hemisphere | |
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| Oct.1 |
Mexico |
Mexicans in U.S. sending less money home| Banco de Mexico: Mexicans in the United States sent home 12.2% less money this past August than the same month last year | |
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| Jun.11 |
Cuba |
Cuba to abandon salary equality| Vice-Minister for Labour: Cuba is to abolish system of equal pay for all and allow workers and managers to earn performance bonuses | |
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| Jun.10 |
Argentina |
Controversial tax to fund social programs President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner announced plans to fund a public works program with revenues from a agrarian export tax
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| Dec.6 |
Venezuela |
Inflation worries Inflation is beginning to eat away at Venezuela's economy despite efforts by Chavez's government to put a cap on swiftly rising prices
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| Sep.13 |
Brazil |
Gang used ATM 'blood suckers' to steal Police arrested 24 people in a crackdown on a gang that implanted devices in ATMs that recorded banking data
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| Apr.30 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela to pull out of IMF, World Bank| President Chavez announced he would make a symbolic move because the nation has already paid off its debts to the lending institutions | |
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| Mar.18 |
Mexico |
LatAm migrants' money exceeds aid The amount of money sent home by Latin American migrant workers to their families has reached more than $62bn
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| Oct.2 |
Mexico |
Banks attacked in restive city Protesters threw explosives at 2 banks in Oaxaca, shattering windows and further raising tensions
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| Jul.25 |
Haiti |
Donors pledge $750m aid to Haiti International donors have pledged an aid to help economic recovery over the next year
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| May.10 |
Puerto Rico |
Loan deal for crisis Puerto Rican officials have struck a deal on ending a budget crisis that has shut down government offices
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| Jan.23 |
Argentina |
Debt offer draws support In the first week of the debt swap, creditors holding 23.2% of debt in default had signed up for the offer
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| Nov.1 |
Argentina |
Debt repayment offer Argentina's government has presented financial regulators in the US with plans to reorganise the debts
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| Oct.26 |
Cuba |
Castro to rid Cuba of U.S. dollars Cuba will end circulation of the U.S. dollar as of Nov. 8 in response to tightened U.S. sanctions
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| Jun.24 |
Brazil |
Rural credit aid launched President Lula announced that poor family farms are to receive a significant increase in government credit
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| Feb.5 |
Venezuela |
Currency rate fixed Chavez suspended the sale of dollars for two weeks because of a crippling general strike
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| Jan.16 |
Argentina |
$1bn debt default avoided Argentina clinched an aid deal with the IMF to refinance its short-term debts
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| Jan.6 |
Venezuela |
Bankers set to join general strike
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| Nov.14 |
Argentina |
Argentina faces fresh default
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| Sep.6 |
Mexico |
Finance leaders discuss fighting terrorism
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| Aug.7 |
Brazil |
IMF throws extra $30bn to Brazil The International Monetary Fund is hoping to help pull the country and the region out of crisis
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| Feb.11 |
Argentina |
Peso passes first test Peso, floating freely for the first time in a decade, ended trading stable against the dollar
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| Jan.6 |
Argentina |
Peso devaluated| New government ends 10 years of parity with the US dollar. 1.4 pesos would buy $1, a devaluation of 30% | |
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| Dec.23 |
Argentina |
Debt payments suspended New interim president will suspend foreign debt payments, triggering the default
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| Dec.19 |
Argentina |
Argentina plunges into turmoil Economy Minister, Domingo Cavallo, has resigned. Police fired tear gas to disperse tens of thousands of angry protesters
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| Aug.3 |
Argentina |
IMF to accelerate $1.2 billion loan $1.2 billion loan for Argentina and $15 billion line of emergency credit for Brazil
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