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Inflation Still The Biggest Threat

June 2009 | Risk Summary

he Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) is in the process of reviewing a US$1.5bn loan to upgrade the Puerto la Cruz and El Palito refineries in Venezuela, according to an unnamed person familiar with the situation.

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