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Wired
January 2001
Jonathan Kandell |
Yo Quiero Todo Bell Telmex tycoon Carlos Slim Helu controls Mexico's local phone service, long distance, and Net access, not to mention half of the nation's stock market. Now he's set his sights north of the border...   |
IDB America
Jul/Aug 2000
Dan Drosdoff |
Debt for sale Most people think that going into debt is something to avoid, a necessary evil at best. Not so, say municipal financing experts. Cities can get much needed extra cash for infrastructure and other priorities if they sell their debt on financial markets, as the Brazilian state of Parena is doing... |
IDB America
Jul/Aug 2000 |
Low-cost dental care A new dental procedure that holds the promise of bringing restorative treatment within the reach of millions of poor people in Latin America and the Caribbean will be tested in three of the region's countries... |
IDB America
Jul/Aug 2000 |
Latest Approvals The following operations were approved in recent weeks by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) and the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF)... |
Salon.com
September 7, 2000
Ana Arana & Garry M. Leech |
Globalized grievance Indigenous Ecuadorians want Texaco to answer for alleged environmental recklessness in the Amazon -- and 30,000 of them are fighting the oil giant in U.S. District Court. |
Salon.com
August 17, 2000
Sandra Hernandez |
Hola, Domino's calling The pizza chain is a huge hit among rich Venezuelans, who can't get enough "corte Chicago" pies delivered to their doors -- rapido. |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000
Paul Constance |
From black box to glass house Seminar on transparency and development reveals strategies for combating corruption |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000
Roger Hamilton |
Donors debate debt relief proposals Capital increase for Investment Corporation also finalized at Bank's New Orleans annual meeting |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000
Peter Bate |
Who gains in the Internet age? As it eagerly embraces new technologies, Latin America also worries about competition and a growing digital divide |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000
Daniel Drosdoff |
Brazil looks ahead at 500th anniversary Leaders assess the accomplishments and pending challenges of South America's giant |
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