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Articles in January 2001 issue of America's Insider

• US, Mexico reach accord on Gulf limits.(division of unclaimed territory in Gulf of Mexico)(Brief Article)
• Government to come under fire as it struggles to pass tax reforms.(opposition to price increase of fuels and transportation may impede passing of tax reforms in Ecuador)(Brief Article)
• Record number register for election.(candidates running in presidential elections in Peru)(Brief Article)
• Ecuador having trouble meeting investor conditions for power investments.(energy sector in disarray)(Brief Article)
• Airlines consider merger.(in Colombia)(Brief Article)
• Mexico refuses to go along with OPEC cuts.(Mexico hopes to continue its close relations with the United States)(Brief Article)
• Bush administration likely to be more involved in Latin America.(Brief Article)
• BMV saw drain of capital in 2000.(foreign investment volume within Mexican Stock Market)(Brief Article)
• Entel, Digicel win phone concessions.(wireless telephony providers awarded concessions in Venezuela)(Brief Article)
• Telecom sector to be opened.(deregulation of Ecuador's telecommunication industry)(Brief Article)
• LAPA opts out of fight with US airline giants.(Private Airlines of Argentina)(Brief Article)
• Ports privatization to resume.(in Chile)(Brief Article)
• Saber rattling intensifies as Colombian peace process falters.(Brief Article)
• Mexico not enforcing telecom laws.(governmental enforcement of regulations to promote competition within telecommunications industry)(Brief Article)
• Complicated labor laws prompt thousands to quit their jobs.(incentives to early retirement by employers in Venezuela in order to circumvent non cost-effective labour laws)(Brief Article)
• FARC promises prisoner release.(Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia)(Brief Article)
• De la Rua facing hot summer of discontent.(President Fernando de la Rua, Argentina)
• Court blocks cellular tender.(injunction stops auction of cellular licenses in Brazil)(Brief Article)
• Agreement on draft FTAA treaty goes almost unnoticed.(Free Trade Area of the Americas may be rejected by the Bush administration because of labor and environmental provisions)(Brief Article)
• Group to target paramilitary funds.(governmental efforts to cut off private funding of paramilitary groups in Colombia)(Brief Article)
• Banzer's bid for democratic legacy fails due to corruption, poor economy.(public administration in Bolivia during tenure of President Hugo Banzer)(Brief Article)
• ELN claims progress made in talks.(negotiations between Army of National Liberation and Colombian government officials to create demilitarized zone)(Brief Article)
• Colombian peso suffers effects of war but the worst may be over.(Brief Article)
• Merger to create mobile phone giant.(Portugal Telecom and Telefonica to join in forming a new mobile telephone company in Brazil)(Brief Article)
• Joy over Argentine bailout obscures problems that remain.(economic reform measures underway)(Brief Article)
• Privatization could bring investment.(continued privatization of state assets in Chile to attract foreign investors)(Brief Article)
• USTR to be aggressive proponent of opening the doors of free trade.(nomination of Robert Zoellick as Trade Representative and foreseen trade relations with Latin America)(Brief Article)
• Pinochet submits to medical tests.(medical testing of former Dictator of Chile Augusto Pinochet to determine ability to withstand trial)(Brief Article)
• Three arrested for attempt to manipulate Chilean share prices.(Brief Article)
• US may drop certification process.(controversial anti-drug trafficking certification measures)(Brief Article)
• Ecuador tax reforms face long odds.(plans of Finance Minister Jorge Gallardo)(Brief Article)
• Tax reform to be ready in March.(Venezuela)(Brief Article)
• Chile may charge for frequencies.(possible charges to wireless telephony providers for frequency allocations)(Brief Article)
• Port sale delayed by government dispute with Congress.(privatization of ports in Peru is postponed until new ports legislation is enacted)(Brief Article)
• US, Chile in missile dispute.(United States government restricts access of Chilean government to missiles in sale of F-16 military aircrafts)(Brief Article)
• Successful inflation effort could set stage for larger economic problems.(Venezuela)(Brief Article)
• Pinochet case highlights shifts underway in Chilean society.(former dictator Augusto Pinochet has been questioned, but the public's attention is shifting to economic matters)(Brief Article)
• Murder leaves Pastrana exposed, throws peace process off kilter.(President Andres Pastrana of Colombia)(Brief Article)
• Chavez promotes unlikely Caribbean pipeline.(president Hugo Chavez, Venezuela)(Brief Article)
• Deadbeats lose phone service.(telephone service providers in Chile cut off service of clients with outstanding bills)(Brief Article)
• Fox torn between desire for higher oil prices and worries about US relations.(Vicente Fox, President of Mexico)(Brief Article)
• Auto industry pulls out of slump.(increased production and sales of Brazil's automobile industry)(Brief Article)
• Fox's attempt to settle Zapatista conflict draws accusations of appeasement.(President Vicente Fox , Mexico)(Brief Article)
• Bush picks Latin advisor.(Pres Bush names John Maisto his adviser for Latin America)(Brief Article)
• 2000 trade figures are worse than expected.(trade deficit: Mexico)(Brief Article)
• Brazil looks to shore up Mercosur, wary of US free trade plans.(Chile has not been persuaded to join the group)(Brief Article)
• Celebration of coup, Chavez reign planned.(president Hugo Chavez, Venezuela)(Brief Article)
• Argentina to issue long-term bond.(Brief Article)
• Transformation of FARC into drug cartel could prompt shift in US policy.(Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia)(Brief Article)
• Oil exploration produces controversy.(Brazil)(Brief Article)
• Tapes incriminate legislator, judge.(political corruption investigation in Peru)(Brief Article)
• Education reform proposals prompt fiercest criticism of Chavez's tenure.(large demonstration in Venzuela against the education policies of President Hugo Chavez)(Brief Article)
• Who says there is no creativity in law?(Venezuela Supreme Court justice uses a constitutional loophole to reappoint himself)(Brief Article)
• There was a coup plot.(internal politics, Peru)(Brief Article)
• Support for tax commission is flagging.(commission of politicians to discuss tax reforms and procedures in Argentina)(Brief Article)
• Freeze in power rates demanded.(Nueva Esparta state, Venezuela)(Brief Article)
• Argentine plane lands on Falklands.(first one in years)
• Railroad investments to rise.(in Mexico)(Brief Article)
• Rate cuts, strong economy boost Brazilian debt markets.(Brief Article)
• Appointments solidify Chavez's grip on power.(President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela)
• Steel plant could boost Camisea.(planned steel mill in Peru could be beneficial to Camisea natural gas project)(Brief Article)
• Political roadblocks still stand in the way of Argentine recovery.(political interests in management of economic recession in Argentina)(Brief Article)
• Military critic arrested.(professor Pablo Aure is arrested for criticizing Venezuelan armed forces)(Brief Article)
• Committee chairmen to help shape Latin American policy.(Brief Article)
• Czech officials could be freed.(by Cuban government)(Brief Article)
• Jailbreak indicates Mexico is losing fight against drug trade.(drug dealer escapes from a high-security prison in Mexico)(Brief Article)
• Tabasco dispute has implications in looming fight for control of PRI.(Institutional Revolutionary Party; controversy over the election in Mexico's state of Tabasco)(Brief Article)