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John Gallagher
15-Mar-2006
As Ciudad del Este struggles to find its role in the 21st century, John Gallagher visits the Paraguayan border city and talks to local entrepreneurs about their plans to develop duty-free there
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President Tabaré Vázquez has been in office in Uruguay for just over one year. In common with other centre-left governments in Latin America his economic policies are similar to those
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(16-Oct-2001) - PARAGUAY/BRAZIL. Calm has been restored in the Paraguayan town of Ciudad del Este after rioting forced the closure of the city?s border crossing with Brazil. Duty-free stores on the border were closed for two weeks during the disturbances late last month as operators could not guarantee staff safety.
(15-Apr-2005) - PARAGUAY/BRAZIL. Paraguay and Brazil are to increase the duty-free allowance for tourists crossing the Friendship Bridge at Paraguay's Ciudad del Este from $150 to $300
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(20-Nov-2006) - Retailers voice concern that greater Customs scrutiny at the Brazil/Paraguay border crossing could lead to reduced sales
(15-Mar-2006) - As Ciudad del Este struggles to find its role in the 21st century, John Gallagher visits the Paraguayan border city and talks to local entrepreneurs about their plans to develop duty-free there