Will U.S. economic woes expose Latin America, Caribbean to new turmoil? (Miami Herald)

Story date: 2008-03-31 12:18:00
Added on: 2008-03-31 01:39:36

Is the party winding down? After riding an export boom that sent economic growth surging to its highest levels in three decades, Latin America now finds itself vulnerable to U.S. financial turmoil and the possibility that world commodity prices may fall.


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