Peru Finance Vice Min: 2009 GDP Outlook Could Be Cut To 3% (Nasdaq) SANTIAGO -(Dow Jones)- Peru's government could reduce its gross domestic product outlook for 2009 by half a percentage point to 3%, depending on the economy's performance in May and June, said Peruvian Deputy Finance Minister Jose Arista.
AIG to sell consumer finance unit in Colombia (AP via Yahoo! News) American International Group Inc. on Wednesday said it agreed to sell all of its ownership interests in its consumer finance operations in Colombia, the latest in a recent string of asset sales by the embattled insurer to bolster its finances.