Latin America News: The Latest Economic News for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela

Country	Title	Date	Source	Language
Argentina	Government Makes Progress in Debt Restructuring	17-Oct	La Nación	Spanish
Chile	Chilean Economic Activity Grew 2.8% in August 2001	17-Oct	Reuters	Spanish
Chile	Government Confirms Deepening of Relations with Mercosur as a Priority	17-Oct	El Diario	Spanish
Colombia	Salary Hike for 500,000 Public Sector Employees	17-Oct	El Tiempo	Spanish
Mexico	Unemployment Rate at 2.49% in September	17-Oct	Notimex	Spanish
Peru	Congress Will Revise Privatization Contracts in Electricity Sector	17-Oct	Gestión	Spanish
Venezuela	Oil Prices `Threatened' by Surplus, Venezuela's Chavez Says	17-Oct	Bloomberg	English
Venezuela	Venezuela Suspends Savings in Oil Fund Until 2003	17-Oct	Reuters	Spanish
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