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

Country	Title	Date	Source	Language
Argentina	Argentina Downplays Aid Hopes From New IMF Mission	16-Dec	Reuters	English
Argentina	Argentina Fails to Make $250 Million Bond Payment to World Bank	16-Dec	Bloomberg	English
Argentina	Argentina Misses $680 Million Payment to Inter-American Bank	16-Dec	Bloomberg	English
Brazil	Brazil's Trade Surplus Widens to Almost $12 Billion	16-Dec	Bloomberg	English
Chile	Higher Interest Rates Discarded Following -0.1% CPI in November	16-Dec	El Mercurio	Spanish
Colombia	Colombia's Congress Extends Sessions for Key Bills	16-Dec	Reuters	English
Mexico	Mexican Congress Approves $150 Billion Spending Plan for 2003	16-Dec	Bloomberg	English
Mexico	Mexico's Congress Passes Austere 2003 Budget	16-Dec	Reuters	English
Peru	Peru Reports 288 Million Soles Fiscal Deficit in October	16-Dec	Dow Jones	Spanish
Peru	Viceminister Says Peruvian Economy to Growth Between 4.5% and 4.7%	16-Dec	Dow Jones	Spanish
Venezuela	Venezuelan Oil Exports Halted Due to Strike	16-Dec	Reuters	Spanish
Venezuela	Venezuela's Opposition to Step Up Protests as Army Backs Chavez	16-Dec	Bloomberg	English
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