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Stories for August 19th 2002

  • Monday, August 19th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Breaking news from Chile

    Chile set to grow less. The International Monetary Fund, IMF, reduced Chile's growth forecasts this year from 3% to 2,6%, and in 2003, from 6% to 4,8%, because of a slower world economic activity and the extent of the regional crisis.

  • Monday, August 19th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Brazil and Argentina's presidential race

    Former Argentine president Adolfo Rodríguez Saá and opposition deputy Elisa Carrió are technically equal in vote intention for the coming March presidential elections according to the latest poll published this Sunday in the Buenos Aires press.