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For bond investors trying to figure out which is the real Latin America, this year has brought some confusing signals. Ecuador’s government is showing an ability to mismanage its economy that would put many populist Latin American regimes of the 1970s to shame. Last month the central bank doubled its interest rates to 160% in an attempt to shore up the currency. The country has defaulted on its Eurobonds, some of its Brady bonds and will probably also have to renege on its $3 billion of domestic obligations, further impoverishing its own population.
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