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

Country	Title	Date	Source	Language
Argentina	Argentine Welfare Payments Help Reduce the Country's Unemployment Rate	18-Dec	Bloomberg	English
Argentina	Argentina's Congress Passes Anti-Tax Evasion Measures	18-Dec	Dow Jones	English
Argentina	Argentine Unemployment at 14.3% in Third Quarter	18-Dec	Europa Press	Spanish
Brazil	Chamber of Deputies Approves Financial Transactions Tax	18-Dec	Reuters	Portuguese
Brazil	Industrial Employment Declines 0.5% in October	18-Dec	Agência Estado	Portuguese
Brazil	Supermarket Sales Drop 4.21% in November	18-Dec	Agência Estado	Portuguese
Chile	Finance Refines 2004 Economic Forecasts	18-Dec	El Diario	Spanish
Colombia	Colombia Raises Economic Growth Target to 3.5% for 2003	18-Dec	Dow Jones	Spanish
Colombia	Controversy in Colombia over Proposal to Modify Referendum	18-Dec	Reuters	Spanish
Mexico	Mexican Private Sector Supports PAN Fiscal Project	18-Dec	Associated Press	Spanish
Mexico	Mexican Unemployment Rises to 3.8% in November	18-Dec	Associated Press	Spanish
Peru	Peru Lifts Corporate Tax to 30 Percent in 2004	18-Dec	Reuters	English
Peru	Peru to Raise Corporate Tax Rate to Pay Teacher Raises, Defense Expenses	18-Dec	Bloomberg	English
Venezuela	Venezuela Recall Election Demands Handed In	18-Dec	Financial Times	English
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