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

Country	Title	Date	Source	Language
Argentina	Argentine Central Bank Approves Debt Plan for Local Banks	29-Dec	Dow Jones	Spanish
Argentina	Argentine Supermarket Sales Drop 3.5% in November vs October	29-Dec	Dow Jones	Spanish
Argentina	Confidence in Argentine Government Drops Again in December	29-Dec	Dow Jones	Spanish
Argentina	IMF Urges Argentine to Raise Public Service Tariffs as Requested by Companies	29-Dec	Europa Press	Spanish
Brazil	Brazil IGP-M Dec Inflation Up, But 2003 Much Lower	29-Dec	Reuters	English
Brazil	Energy Consumption in Industry Grows 1.9% in October	29-Dec	Agência Estado	Portuguese
Chile	Chilean Copper Production Rose 3.1 Percent in November From a Year Earlier	29-Dec	Bloomberg	English
Chile	Chile's Sept-Nov Jobless Rate Falls to 8.1 Pct	29-Dec	Reuters	English
Colombia	Colombia's Two Houses of Congress Approve Final Version of Uribe Tax Bill	29-Dec	Bloomberg	English
Colombia	Uribe Demands That Congress Correct Tax Law	29-Dec	Associated Press	Spanish
Mexico	Mexican Congress Set to Vote on 2004 Budget After Committee Approves Bill	29-Dec	Bloomberg	English
Mexico	Small Fiscal Reform and Income Law Approved without Changes	29-Dec	EFE	Spanish
Peru	Mining Sector to Drive Peruvian Economy in 2004	29-Dec	Notimex	Spanish
Venezuela	Venezuela's Chavez Gives Central Bank Deadline to Release Foreign Reserves	29-Dec	Bloomberg	English
Venezuela	Venezuelan Central Bank Warns About High Internal Debt	29-Dec	Dow Jones	Spanish
Venezuela	Venezuela Unemployment at 15.5 Pct in Nov-Chavez	29-Dec	Reuters	English
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