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Latin America's free trade bloc lifts tariffs, eyes Asian markets
Reuters* Latin America seeks integration, yet divided in terms of trade * Pacific Alliance advocates free trade, foreign investment * Tariff elimination begins in July By Eduardo Garcia BOGOTA, May 23 (Reuters) - A Latin American bloc that includes Colombia,...Tags: Economic Organization, Economic Indicator, Productivity, Trade Policy, Pacific Alliance Corporation
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Venezuela prosecutor to open probe over leaked recording
ReutersCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's prosecutor's office said on Thursday it would open an investigation into in a recording the opposition says features a top government ally accusing the deputy head of the ruling Socialist Party of corruption and...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Nicolas Maduro, U.S. Congress, Prosecution
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REUTERS SUMMIT-Venezuela business group sees dire economy in 2013
Reuters* Fedecamaras' head says lack of hard currency crimps growth * Sees most companies' 2013 billing falling at least 40 pct * Maduro's slim election victory shows need for dialogue By Brian Ellsworth CARACAS, May 23 (Reuters) - Venezuela is slipping into...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Productivity, Nicolas Maduro, Energy Saving, Venezuela
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With even toilet paper scarce, Venezuelan president warms to business
ReutersCARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan supermarket puts a stack of toilet paper on its shop floor, and desperate consumers snatch it up within five minutes. A woman's voice over the loudspeaker reminds shoppers each person can only buy four packages. Few...Tags: Caracas (Venezuela), Consumers, Nicolas Maduro, South America, Business Enterprises
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Leaked recording stirs political furor in Venezuela
Reuters* Opposition says recording shows corruption, division * Gov't ally Silva calls recording manipulation by CIA * Affair stirs already volatile post-Chavez politics By Brian Ellsworth CARACAS, May 21 (Reuters) - A recording released by Venezuela's...Tags: Raul Castro, Media Industry, Government, Elections, Central Intelligence Agency
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Venezuela TV host steps down over alleged recording
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.BOGOTA, Colombia -- A popular pro-government Venezuelan talk show host took a leave of absence Monday night hours after the leak of an alleged conversation he had with a Cuban intelligence official about President Nicolas Maduro's battle with political...Tags: Fishing, Government, Nicolas Maduro, Lifestyle and Leisure, National Government
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Venezuela says taking steps to restore U.S. diplomatic ties
ReutersCARACAS, May 19 (Reuters) - Venezuela's recent designation of an acting head of its diplomatic mission in the United States shows the OPEC nation's desire to restore full diplomatic relations, the foreign minister said in an interview broadcast on Sunday....Tags: Caracas (Venezuela), Petroleum Industry, Government, Elections, U.S. Department of State
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Humala's approval rating in Peru slips to 6-month low
ReutersLIMA (Reuters) - President Ollanta Humala's approval rating fell 5 points to a six-month low of 46 percent, reflecting the unpopularity of his proposal to buy an oil refinery owned by Spain's Repsol and his support for Venezuela's new government, an Ipsos...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Ollanta Humala, Elections, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Nicolas Maduro
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Costa Rica spokesman resigns amid Chinchilla flight scandal
ReutersBy Isabella Cota SAN JOSE, May 15 (Reuters) - Costa Rica's communications chief resigned on Wednesday amid a scandal engulfing President Laura Chinchilla, saying he failed to properly screen a man who arranged for her to use a private jet and is under...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru
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Peru foreign minister quits over health after Venezuela spat-report
ReutersLIMA, May 15 (Reuters) - Peru's foreign minister has resigned for health reasons, local media reported on Wednesday, days after he was criticized for contributing to a diplomatic spat with Venezuela. Rafael Roncagliolo submitted his resignation to...Tags: Ecuador, Ollanta Humala, Elections, Nicolas Maduro, Politics
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Venezuela's last major opposition TV station is sold
CARACAS, Venezuela — The sale of Globovision, Venezuela's last major television station critical of the government, raised concern Tuesday that no mass media platform may remain on which to challenge the Chavista administration of President...Tags: Caracas (Venezuela), Media Industry, Freedom of the Press, Elections, Nicolas Maduro
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Venezuela's Maduro sends military to fight crime in Caracas streets
Reuters* One of the world's most violent countries in 2012 * Rights groups question military crime-fighting credentials By Enrique Andres Pretel CARACAS, May 13 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday sent some 3,000 troops into the...Tags: Caracas (Venezuela), Justice and Rights, Petroleum Industry, Armed Forces, Crime, Law and Justice
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