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

Country	Title	Date	Source	Language
Argentina	Argentina Preparing Third Draft Letter of Intent for IMF	16-Oct	Associated Press	Spanish
Argentina	Industrial Production Drops 6.9% in September	16-Oct	Reuters	Spanish
Argentina	Lavagna Says Public Service Tariffs Should Be Adjusted	16-Oct	Reuters	Spanish
Brazil	Brazil Inflation May Rise in 2003, Central Bank Says	16-Oct	Bloomberg	English
Chile	Chile to Retake Firm Growth Path	16-Oct	El Diario	Spanish
Chile	Economic Activity Grew 1.5% in August	16-Oct	El Diario	Spanish
Colombia	Colombia Eight-Month Industrial Output Rises 2.1%	16-Oct	Bloomberg	English
Colombia	Colombia Sept Crude Output Falls 12.3 Pct yr/yr	16-Oct	Reuters	English
Mexico	Mexico Anticipates US$ 17/Barrel Crude in 2003 Budget	16-Oct	Reuters	Spanish
Mexico	Fox Announced Further Budget Cut of 30 Billion Pesos	16-Oct	CNI	Spanish
Peru	Peru's Banks See Fewer Bad Loans on Tougher Lending Standards	16-Oct	Bloomberg	English
Venezuela	Government Needs 8.2 Trillion Bolivares in Markets to Finance Budget	16-Oct	El Universal	Spanish
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