Monday, April 13, 2009

Daily Headlines: April 13, 2009

* Peru: The White House’s diplomatic offensive ahead of this week’s Summit of the Americas continued on Friday when President Barack Obama spoke with Peruvian counterpart Alan Garcia.

* Mexico: Mexican immigration agents caught 88 Central American migrants trying to illegally cross the border.

* Chile: In order to counteract the worst economy in nearly a decade Chile’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate for the fourth time this year.

* Latin America: Days after being placed on a tax haven blacklist by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Uruguay, Costa Rica and two other countries were removed from it.

Image- esmas.com
Online Sources- The Latin Americanist, Voice of America, LAHT, Bloomberg, BBC News

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