America's Insider

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Articles in July 2001 issue of America's Insider

• US resident wins mayor's race.(Andres Bermudez elected mayor of Jerez, Mexico)(Brief Article)
• Unemployment tops 15%.(Venezuela)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
• Power rationing to continue.(Brazilian energy crisis)(Brief Article)
• Bank liquidation set to begin.(private bank goes out of business in Ecuador)(Brief Article)
• Error disqualified Chile's leading political party from upcoming elections.(Brief Article)
• Court voids and extends royalty law.(royalty system for oil and gas production in Colombia)(Brief Article)
• Telecom auction may be postponed.(radio frequency allocations in Venezuela)(Brief Article)
• Hotels hit by recession.(Chile)(Brief Article)
• Power sale awaits regulators.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
• US seeks accelerated aid.(debt reduction efforts in Argentina)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
• Official arrested on rights charges.(Carlos Arturo Marulanda may have been involved in massacres)(Brief Article)
• New oil law cements state ownership.(government prevented from selling units of state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.)(Brief Article)
• AES to sell port.(AES Corp.; Puerto Ventanas)(Brief Article)
• Chavez denounces alleged plots.(President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez)(Brief Article)
• Capital fled Brazilian market in June.(Brief Article)
• Montesinos says he followed orders.(Peruvian intelligence officer Vladimiro Montesinos)(Brief Article)
• Havana calls home chief diplomat in Washington.(Brief Article)
• Peace process changes proposed.(government in Colombia trying to restart peace talks)(Brief Article)
• Police knew about Montesinos.(involvement of Venezuelan police in protection of Peruvian official accused of corruption Vladimiro Montesinos)(Brief Article)
• Cardoso pessimistic on tax reform.(congressional opposition to tax reform sponsored by President of Brazil Fernando Henrique Cardoso)(Brief Article)
• Venezuela cuts oil sales to Peru.(Brief Article)
• Repsol-Petrobras swap may fail.(Argentine regulators may not allow Repsol-YPF and Petrobras to swap assets)(Brief Article)
• US, Mexico to exchange prosecutors.(Brief Article)
• Opposition balks at budget cuts, for now.(Argentina)(Brief Article)
• Airline accused of money laundering.(Aerocontinente from Chile)(Brief Article)
• Truth commission formed.(investigation of human rights violations in Peru)(Brief Article)
• Debt relief cuts obligations.(foreign debt in Bolivia)(Brief Article)
• Techint signs deal to build pipeline.(Brief Article)
• Demand grows for fixed mortgages.(tax policy)(Brief Article)
• Accord reached on Emelec sale.(energy concessions in Ecuador)(Brief Article)
• Political misstep reveals tensions within Chile's ruling coalition.(Brief Article)
• Tensions hit ruling coalition.(with president Hugo Banzer absent, political situation gets worse in Bolivia)(Brief Article)
• PAN wins state election.(National Action Party candidate Eugenio Elorduy is elected governor of Baja California, Mexico)(Brief Article)
• Opponents target Plan Colombia funding, question effectiveness of anti-drug effort.(Brief Article)
• Power companies to be sold.(Ecuador)(Brief Article)
• Rumors and political impasse hurt Argentine recovery efforts.(effects of political instability on economic recovery)(Brief Article)
• Drug crops are widely grown.(Brief Article)
• Lower oil prices raise fears about ability to deal with oil price shifts.(Statistical Data Included)
• Bush presses Congress to let Mexican trucks into US.(George W. Bush, president)
• Indigenous rights law near passage.(Mexico)(Brief Article)
• Diplomatic posting indicates Cuba does not expect better relations with the US.(head of diplomatic corps in United States Fernando Remirez is reassigned to post in Cuba)(Brief Article)
• Mass emigration takes a toll.(Brief Article)
• Venezuela gas tender termed a success, but picture is complex.(gas exploration tender offer to foreign investors)(Brief Article)
• Penal reforms boost interest rates.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
• Little revenue from Colombia's largest industry finds its way back home.(illegal drugs)(Statistical Data Included)
• Bush administration releases regulations on food sales to Cuba.(George W. Bush, president)(Brief Article)
• Guerrilla details FARC activities.(activities of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia in Ecuadorian territory)(Brief Article)
• Pinochet beats the rap as court rules he is not fit to stand trial.(former Dictator of Chile Augusto Pinochet)(Brief Article)
• Unified stock market opens.(stock markets in Colombia unify and open)(Brief Article)
• Prisoner swap allows FARC to unload dead wood, provides little help for peace process.(Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia)(Brief Article)
• Codelco begins restructuring.(Brief Article)
• Capital flight takes toll.(Venezuela)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
• Luster comes off of Brazil's economy as problems take their toll.(Brief Article)
• Social security reform to be approved.(Ecuador)(Brief Article)
• Cavallo changes course, will focus on deficit reduction.(Economy Minister of Argentina Domingo Cavallo)(Brief Article)
• Bombings hit two active pipelines.(petroleum pipelines in Colombia)(Brief Article)
• Fox's status as an outsider undermines his effectiveness.(President of Mexico Vicente Fox)
• Auto makers take holidays.(plant shutdowns in Brazilian auto industry)(Brief Article)
• Peru hits decision to grant Fujimori kin citizenship.(Japan will not extradite Victor Aritomi)(Brief Article)
• Chavez's popularity may be the latest victim of the Montesinos scandal.(Fredy Chavez, president of Venezuela)(Brief Article)
• Pipeline resumes service, again.(petroleum pipe line in Colombia)(Brief Article)
• President's disease adds to gloom of Bolivian economic woes.(Hugo Banzer Suarez)(Brief Article)
• Colombia keeps soccer tournament.(Americas Cup 2001 postponed until 2002)(Brief Article)
• Colombian guerrillas make proposal for share of power in 2002.(Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia)(Brief Article)
• Government proposes energy plan.(Venezuela and United States)(Brief Article)
• Spending cuts detailed.(Brazilian spending policy)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
• Fox may be living in sin.(Mexico president Vicente Fox's marriage may not be legitimate)(Brief Article)
• Argentine crisis deepens as resistance to budget cutting grows.(Brief Article)
• Soccer games start as scheduled.(Copa America soccer tournament)(Brief Article)
• Mexico's PRI travels a tough road as it tries to rebuild lost popularity.(Institutional Revolutionary Party)(Brief Article)
• Lagos' popularity drops.(Brief Article)