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What lies ahead for Latin America's financial institutions?(Special Advertising feature)

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While the past two years have been difficult for Latin could be much brighter. An upturn in the U.S. economy America's financial institutions, the outlook for 2004 would stimulate trade finance throughout the hemisphere, while financial stability in Brazil, Argentina and other key nations could reopen the door to investment capital flows.

In the meantime, Latin America's regional banks, as well as the international institutions that serve the market, are continuing to take steps to improve the efficiency o

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