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Article: LATIN AMERICAN MARKET ROUNDUP
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- United Press International
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- August 8, 2002
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Latin American Market Roundup
Battered Latin American markets, Aug 08, 2002 (United Press International
via COMTEX) -- which for weeks have been hammered by political uncertainty
in Brazil, near collapse in Uruguay and Argentina's continuing plight
-- received a welcome lift with this week's visit to the region by
U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill.
Ending his four-day, three-nation tour in Argentina, O'Neill told
reporters Wednesday that he had hopes for "success and prosperity
throughout Latin America." This is not unlike standing in the Sahara
Desert and wishing upon a star for rain. But, O'Neill did say many
polite things about Brazil and Uruguay, and ...