* Argentina: Argentine President Cristina Kirchner (image) introduced a $21 billion public works plan designed to boost the country’s economy.* Latin America: “The probability of a young Latin American being a homicide victim is 30 times greater than for a young person in Europe as a whole”, according to a revealing survey released this week.
* Dominican Republic: The global economic slowdown has taken its toll on tourism in the Dominican Republic.
* Brazil: The country’s annual inflation rate has hit its highest point in over three years.
Image- AFP
Sources- Reuters, Canada.com, IHT, Bloomberg
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