Bolivia defaults on debt as riots shake economy
Canada faces spillover as Bolivia halts debt payments for four years amid 75 percent peso devaluation and 40 percent inflation. IMF pressure and regional debt crises rise, with Canadian banks cautious and the peso value plunging while austerity aims to balance books.
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Bolivia
Jaime Paz Zamora
Zippo
International Monetary Fund
Mexico
Argentina
Brazil
Ontario
Royal C
International
Kurt Vandemhagen
U.S
Scotiabank
Feds
Canada
Reszie Reflects on Hats and Global Headgear Beliefs
The piece jokes about the no hats trend hurting hat makers and cites Eugene Whalen’s warning that sun and cold can fry or freeze bald heads. It also riffs onnickel sayings and a St Regis Hotel overheard remark, then notes editors skeptical of Regan’s peace stance as a vote bid.
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Eugene Whalen
Africa
Canada
Cardinal Leger Urges Canadians to Help Third World at Home
On the eve of his 80th birthday Paul Hellyer notes poverty in Canadian cities and calls for individual responsibility to aid the global poor. He criticizes liberation theology and warns that high interest rates at home and IMF conditions worsen debt and hunger in the Third World, urging real economic reforms and hopeful changes in thinking.
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Paul-Emile Cardinal Leger
Africa
Montreal
Toronto
Liberation Theology
Cardinal Leger
Canada
International Monetary Fund
IMF
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