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LATIN AMERICA: Food Summit Declares Regional Emergency
ipsnews.net May 9, 2008
MANAGUA, May 8 (IPS) - The presidential summit on "Food for Life", held in Nicaragua, has ended with 16 Latin American countries agreeing to produce more food and sell it at low prices through strategic alliances, amid criticisms of free markets and capitalism.
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- Economy,
- Economic Indicators,
- Intergovernmental Organizations,
- Energy Markets,
- Finance, Banking & Insurance,
- Food, Beverage & Tobacco,
- Fuels Markets,
- International Summits,
- International Treaties,
- Investing,
- World food crisis,
- International Relations,
- Government,
- Commodity Markets,
- Agricultural Production Figures,
- Economic and financial crises,
- Soft Commodities Markets,
- Food,
- Climate Change,
- Grains & Soybean Markets
Who was mentioned in the article?
- Oscar Arias,
- Daniel Ortega,
- Rafael Correa Delgado,
- Hugo Chavez,
- Manuel Zelaya,
- Evo Morales,
- Rene Preval,
- Nicolas Maduro
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