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High and dry

Article Abstract:

Stock prices have risen in Latin America, but turnover has been affected by acquisitions by foreign companies and by stocks being traded in the US. Stockmarket liquidity has been helped through privatizations in some countries. Privatizations could be carried out in small blocs, in order to increase liquidity, and this is a route considered by Brazil for its sale of a Petrobras stake. Stock exchanges could also be merged in Latin America, though company law would hve to be harmonized.

Exchanges

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Putting Mexico together again

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A $50 million aid package will help Mexico avoid fiscal disaster, but the country's long-term economic situation will depend on how serious the government is about reforms. Details about the aid package and Latin American stock markets are given.

Securities & Commodities Exchanges, United States, Economic aspects, Mexico, Economic assistance, Foreign economic assistance, United States foreign relations, Mexican foreign relations

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Driven to the same depths?

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There are fears that the slump in Japan's Nikkei index could be followed by further falls in the US stockmarket. There are still many optimists in the US, but US shares remain overvalued.

Forecasts and trends, International aspects, Statistics, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nikkei 225 Index

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