SourceMexU.S. RESCUE OF CITIGROUP, AUTO INDUSTRY HAVE DIRECT IMPACT ON MEXICO
- Citigroup's woes raise concerns about subsidiary Grupo Banamex
- Banamex sale discarded
- Ford, GM, Chrysler have extensive operations in Mexico
- Mexican assembly plants export 75%-80% of their output to US
- Mexico considers its own rescue package for auto industry
SEVERAL STATES COMPETE HEAVILY TO HAVE NEW REFINERY CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THEIR BORDERS
- Governors lead lobbying efforts
- Refinery expected to reduce need for gasoline imports
VENEZUELA: OPPOSITION MAKES GAINS IN STATE AND CITY ELECTIONS
- Government has reasons to celebrate
- Opposition also has two reasons to celebrate
- Insecurity plays role in voters' decisions
ECUADOR: THE ROADS OF DISINTEGRATION
- The story from a Jesuit perspective
- Incorporating dialectical materialism
- Critical mass, the end
CHINA'S PRESIDENT VISITS, BRINGING ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO COSTA RICA, CUBA, AND THE REGION
- On to Cuba to spread the wealth
