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Latin America the best positioned to face commodity price collapses: S&P

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 21, 2013 | 4:26 pm Base Metals Precious Metals Europe Latin America Copper Gold Silver 

Latin America will benefit from having “more firepower” than other regions, as strong international reserves are already helping those countries face commodity price collapses, said Lisa Schineller, Standard & Poor's economist. BNAmericas (subs. required) reports that Schineller estimates Latin America's...

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