Americas
  • Paraguay won't tax soy

    The economy is seen expanding by a robust 10.5% in 2013, thanks in part to a record soy harvest.

    • Lower house rejects tax on soy exports [Reuters]
    • Paraguay's soybean harvest to double [Agrimoney]
  • Argentina may defy N.Y. courts with payment offer

    Argentina has until midnight Friday to propose how it would satisfy a $1.4 billion judgment won by plaintiffs who have insisted on getting full payment in cash.

    LAST UPDATE : Mar 29, 2013, 6:53 AM EDT
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  • Peru declares oil contamination emergency

    The enviromemntal state of emergency, in Amazon jungle region, comes from the country's most productive oil fields, operated by Argentina-based Pluspetrol.

    LAST UPDATE : Mar 26, 2013, 3:24 PM EDT
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  • Ecuador's economy grows 5% in 2012

    It's a slowdown from the previous year when the country's economy had expanded 8%.

    • Ecuador's economic growth slows to 5 percent in 2012 [Reuters]
    • Ecuador Implements Food Price Controls [EFE]

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