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July 5, 2008


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ARTICLE: ECONOMY BY SECTOR

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2008
June 06	Guatemala	Gov't seeks new ways to produce electricity
May 30	Guatemala	New energy policy benefits corporate interests
May 30	Costa Rica	State monopoly comes to an end
May 23	El Salvador	Alba Petróleos accused of unfair competition
May 16	Nicaragua	A new method to measure poverty
May 16	Guatemala	Oil Fund Bill stalls in Congress
May 09	Nicaragua	Population hit hard by soaring fuel and food prices
May 09	El Salvador	Transport crisis strikes again
May 02	Nicaragua	Gov't buys 16% of Unión Fenosa
April 11	Panama	Government sets up new Tourism Board
April 11	Nicaragua	Credit remains largely unavailable to small farmers
February 15	Nicaragua	Unions: maquilas are blackmailing the state
February 15	Guatemala	Colom is out to win hearts and minds in the oil rich region of Ixcán
February 08	Guatemala	US recession hits the mining industry
February 01	El Salvador	Mining set for comeback
January 25	Costa Rica	Citizens want more media space
January 11	Panama	Canal expansion up for bid
January 11	Honduras	Petrocaribe deal on the rocks
January 04	Panama	Slim awarded canal expansion contract
January 04	Region	MASECA's monopoly over Central America 's corn flour industry
2007
December 07	Guatemala	Government opens the door to the mining and energy sector
December 07	Guatemala	Agroindustrial elite seeks approval of new fuel bill
November 23	Panama	Dubious companies bid for canal expansion contract
November 16	Honduras	Country attracts Guatemalan capital
November 09	Honduras	Foreign interests pursue local bank
November 02	Region	More banks in foreign hands
November 02	Guatemala	Canadian oil and mining corporations seek FTA
October 26	El Salvador	Medicines sold at rip-off prices
October 12	Honduras	Government fails to tackle child poverty
October 12	Guatemala	Xalalá construction up for auction
October 05	Honduras	Hondutel accused of corruption
September 28	Panama	Canal expansion begins amid criticism
September 28	Belize	The politics of oil
September 21	Guatemala	Railway closes amid pending lawsuit
September 07	NIcaragua	ESSO terminal seized
August 24	Region	Lula promotes benefits of biofuel
August 10	Nicaragua	Government & IMF agree on new loan
August 10	Guatemala	Biotech debate takes root in Guatemala
August 10	Costa Rica	Central bank looks to reduce inflation
July 27	Nicaragua	Energy crisis rumbles on
July 27	Guatemala	Ixil communities demand greater benefits from new hydroelectric dam
July 20	Region	Telecom market booms
July 20	Guatemala	Mining firm granted tax exemption
July 13	Honduras	The newest urban nation
July 06	Nicaragua	Venezuelan state bank open for business
June 29	Panama	Tourism boom
June 22	Nicaragua	Lights out on Unión Fenosa?
June 22	Honduras	Forced broadcasts backfire
June 15	Region	RCTV: a big distraction
June 08	Panama	Mining sector rises again
June 08	Guatemala	CAFTA and labor justice: a long struggle ahead…
June 08	Guatemala	Food security jeopardized by soaring corn prices
May 11	Nicaragua	Another petrodollar revolution?
May 04	Guatemala	Quiché rejects hydroelectric dam
April 27	El Salvador	Ethanol plan could prove mixed blessing
March 23	Guatemala	The rich get richer…
March 16	Guatemala	The bitter side of the sugar industry's success story
March 03	Region	Informal economy: a thorn in the side of the corporate world
March 03	Honduras	Bidding process beset with confusion
March 03	El Salvador	More local banks enter foreign hands
February 23	Guatemala	Reforms to Electricity Law under debate
November 17	Honduras	Doubts over oil bidding process
November 17	Guatemala	Off-shore banks under scrutiny
November 1	Nicaragua	New law seeks to end unfair competition
November 1	Honduras	Banking sector bonanza
November 1	Guatemala	Bancafé scandal exposes cronyism at the heart of nation's banking system
November 1	Guatemala	Victims of war crimes still await compensation
October 27	Guatemala	The murky politics of oil
October 27	Belize	Oil exploration delayed – for now
October 20	Nicaragua	Mining industry: low productivity in 2005
september 22	Guatemala	Country's mining industry goes global
September 22	Guatemala	Chicken family feud may head home
September 8	Guatemala	Controversy continues over open pit mining
August 25	Guatemala	Poultry industry accuses US of dumping
August 23	Region	HSBC to buy Panama 's Banistmo for US$1.77 billion
August 23	Guatemala	Five municipalities reject mining projects in popular consultation
August 23	Costa Rica	Women continue to earn lower salaries
July 28	Region	Central American CEOs seek to arrest the rise of the left
July 21	Region	Microfinances: soldiers in the fight against poverty?
July 14	Guatemala	Megaprojects: any advances?
July 14	Guatemala	Increasing interest in Skye Resources
July 7	Guatemala	ECLAC: "it is necessary to protect competition"
July 7	Costa Rica	Legal arguments against CAFTA
June 30	Panama	Renewal of mining activity likely amid opposition and protests
June 30	Nicaragua	Unión Fenosa: power cuts expose inefficiency
June 30	Guatemala	Microcredit boom benefits commerce
June 23	Region	CAFTA paves the way for the patenting of biodiversity
June 23	Honduras	Banana companies attempt tax evasion
June 23	Guatemala	Controversies persist over nickel project
June 23	El Salvador	Banks involved in fraud cases
June 16	Honduras	ENNE on brink of bankruptcy
June 2	Guatemala	Pockets of profit in a sluggish economy
June 2	Guatemala	NGOs and BANRURAL: strange bedfellows?
May 26	Nicaragua	Oil agreement signed with Venezuela
May 26	Guatemala	Sugar industry diversifies
May 19	Guatemala	No consulation on hydroelectric project
May 5	Honduras	Impunity for "bankrupters"
May 5	Guatemala	Uncovering the truth behind Montana's tax exemptions
March 31	Guatemala	ILO upholds complaint made by indigenous communities against mining firm in Izaba
March 31	Guatemala	Big business attracts ex govt officials
March 28	El Salvador	Weak new anti-monopoly law
March 28	Belize	Belize oil "of commercial quantity"
January 6	Guatemala / Belize	Oil and Belize: strategically inseparable issues
October 7	Region	Electric energy: a badly advised market
October 7	Region	Backward steps in competitiveness stakes
September 23	Honduras	Fuel price hikes under investigation
September 23	El Salvador	Rising oil prices drive interest in bio-diesel
September 9	El Salvador	Economy fails to take off
September 9	Costa Rica	Economy grows but so does inequality and poverty
September 9	Costa Rica	IADB admits projects had limited impact
September 2	Guatemala	Government struggles with fuel sector
September 2	Guatemala	National survey on salaries reveals wide scale race and gender based discrimination
August 19	Nicaragua	Comptroller cancels CENI bonds
August 19	Guatemala	Currency appreciation and inflation: an explosive cocktail
August 12	Costa Rica	US textilers force CAFTA changes
August 12	Guatemala	Informal sector gets even bigger
August 5	Guatemala	Debate over minimum wage contrasts productivity with cost of living
July 29	Honduras	Legal violation in concession causes State losses of US$53 million
July 29	Guatemala	Concerns over sugar crops in Polochic
July 15	Guatemala	Hydroelectricity: a potential tool for local development
July 15	Guatemala	Family businesses prepare to do battle
July 8	Nicaragua	Push for investment in hydroelectricity
July 1	Honduras	No evidence for CBH optimism over FDI
July 1	Guatemala	Monopoly on information threatens productive communities
June 24	Nicaragua	Officials implicated in wood trafficking
June 17	Guatemala	Massive tax evasion by sugar industry
June 3	Guatemala	Venezuela refuses to make oil deal
June 3	Costa Rica	CAFTA could lead to decline in basic grain production
May 27	El Salvador	Water: scarce and contaminated
May 27	Belize	BTL saga continues
May 20	Costa Rica	FDI slow down expected in 2005
May 6	Guatemala	Guatecompras ill equipped to cope with State corruption
May 6	Costa Rica	Uproar over anti-CAFTA declarations
April 29	Panama	Panama keeps its faith in oil
April 29	Guatemala	Economic environment favors big business
April 22	El Salvador	Oil prices reach record level
April 22	Costa Rica	Hydroelectric project put on hold
April 15	Region	Volatility in world coffee prices impacts Central America
April 15	Guatemala	Seeking payments from big business at local level
April 8	Guatemala	Law of Concessions: the value of a vote
March 18	Costa Rica	Government ends Harken contract
March 4	Panama	Floods cause job cuts in banana industry
February 25	Region	South American Community of Nations: the third largest global block
February 25	Nicaragua	Renewable energy goes to waste
February 18	Guatemala	Mining under scrutiny by civil society
February 11	Nicaragua	End of tax breaks for the media?
February 11	Guatemala	Improved export figures no guarantee of economic development
February 4	Nicaragua	Banking sector in good shape
January 28	Region	Micro-finance: a good bet for banks
January 21	Region	Big supermarkets _ problem or challenge for small farmers?
January 21	Guatemala	Sugar sours trade talks with Chile
January 7	Region	Textile Quotas Scrapped
January 7	Guatemala	Mining, a debateless debate
December 10	Guatemala	The booming industry of insecurity
November 26	Costa Rica	Moratorium urged on GM crops
November 12	Nicaragua	Micro-finance chases savings
October 8	Costa Rica	Pacuare dam: more lies?
September 10	Guatemala	Shifting conditions for maquila
August 13	Guatemala	Tourism, key sector for government
August 6	El Salvador	Doubts persist over ethics an independencie of media
August 6	Guatemala	Honey exports doubin 2003
August 6	Region	Pirated software dominates market
July 23	Region	ECLAC: High-tech exports fail to jump start economies
July 16	Region	Rethinking privatization: second thoughts from the World Bank
July 2	Nicaragua	Remittances market: competition increases
June 18	Panama	Electricity rises spark protests
June 18	El Salvador / Honduras	Presidents to boost Megaprojects
June 11	Honduras	Corruption in airports contract revealed
June 11	Panama	Business in cahoots with politicians
June 4	El Salvador	Sudden increase in bus fares
May 7	Region	Water submitted to foreign model
April 30	Honduras	Environmentalists win battle against mining company
April 16	Honduras	Betting heavily on tourism
March 19	Guatemala	Coffee price rises too little too late
March 5	Region	Central American power grid closer to reality
February 20	Costa Rica	IDB loan receives mixed reviews
February 20	Honduras	Small farmers battle global forces
February 20	Panama	UK telecom pressures government
January 23	Region	CAFTA negotiations wrapped up


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