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NOVEMBER 1997

NOTEBOOK We've made some changes VIEWPOINT Mercosur: what comes next? FOCUS Going digital Peru: Internet for the people Digital ventures attract funding FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING Who is building the data highways? NEWSBEAT Combatting a hidden scourge Debt relief for Bolivia Felipe Herrera's enduring vision Panama's canal countdown Praise to Guatemala's post peace progress Citizens to the fore

THE BANK IN ACTION Better roads prove a boon to crops PROJECT NEWS Project updates: Workers training in Jamaica Getting kids in school in Bolivia New loans: Energy conservation New private sector loans Latest approvals: Reform program in El Salvador Housing in Guatemala Poverty reduction in Venezuela GAZETTE Quotable EXPRESSIONS A Caribbean feast 

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