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Chile ended the 15% capital gains tax on foreign portfolio investments and officially eliminated the lock-in which, until 1999, forced investors to deposit a percentage of investments with the Central Bank. Foreign portfolio capital can enter now without prior approval. www.minhda.cl; www.bcentral.cl

Argentina slapped a 0.25% tax on most financial transactions, including bank withdrawals and deposits (except direct deposit of paychecks). www.standardpoor.com; www.lanacion.com.ar

Argentina imposed a 35% tariff on consumption goods from non

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