ECONOMY
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Mexico sets condition for NAFTA renegotiation with US
Trump threatened during the campaign to walk away from NAFTA, saying it was a destroyer of American jobs and benefited…
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Profitable pickups may be in cross hairs of Trump border tax
President Trump’s proposed border tax on imported vehicles could throw a wrench in the profit machine, particularly for G.M. and…
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Uruguay’s budget deficit 4% of GDP in 2016
Uruguay's budget deficit reached 4% of GDP during 2016, equivalent to US$ 2.043bn, the worst performance since 1989, according to…
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Multinationals in Mexico say trump unlikely to tear apart NAFTA
“I seriously doubt that President Trump would cast aside the relationship with Mexico,” Frederic Garcia
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Former Uruguayan president Mujica warns of “Trade Wars”
“The Uruguayan government must deal with an international situation full of uncertainties, and we don’t know whether this situation will…
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Chile’s jobless rate near year low, self-employment rises
Some 80,000 jobs were created in Chile last year. That compares to 200,000 jobs created when the economy of the…
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Uruguay committed to reaching free-trade deal with China
“The executive branch is going to take this to the end, and if China wants an agreement we’ll reach an…
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Peru proposes new Asia-Pacific deal after US exit TPP
Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski on Tuesday proposed the creation of a trade bloc between member economies of the Asia-Pacific…
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IMF downgrades Latin America prospects
IMF is now forecasting regional GDP growth of just 1.2% in 2017, down from the 1.6% projection it made in…
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Investors more optimistic about Brazil’s Petrobras in 2017
In addition to US$4 billion secured in new bonds, company received US$5 billion financing from China Development Bank and finalized…
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