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TIME.com: U.S. reports have raised questions about whether Lori Berenson received a fair trial in Peru. How do Peruvians seem to see this case...
VIVA LA BOLSA A new President in Peru and a debt deal in Argentina last week helped volatile Latin American funds rise 2.4%. But the broader story is in Mexico, which with Brazil makes up 90% or so of the region's portfolio. Brazil's stock index is down 14% since January, but as an Evergreen manager says, "Mexico is on a tear." Its export gains and slower but solid growth will drive this fidgety sector through expected summer doldrums...
...PERU Golden Mystery Authorities began investigating claims that former President Alberto Fujimori stole $1 billion from the country's coffers, including 53 gold bars worth about $500,000, from the Central Bank, during his 10-year term as President...
...author of the Andean strategy during Bush 1 administration. The strategy revolved around giving a lot of aid and training, including military training, to forces in Peru, Bolivia and Colombia. The Peru aspect of the strategy was controversial then because of Peru?s human-rights record. It?s still controversial because of Peru?s human rights record, and now even more so because of the recent shoot-down of the American missionary plane. I expect Walters will be grilled about this strategy, and asked about its long-term effectiveness when he comes up for confirmation...
Since its release last fall, Mystery has had five hardcover U.S. printings, and is already the best-selling book in the history of Peru. De Soto almost ran for President last month, when polls showed him coming in third. But he decided he could have more influence working from the outside--and from underground...