News (Media Awareness Project) - Colombia: Cocaine part of GDP |
| Title: | Colombia: Cocaine part of GDP |
| Published On: | 1999-06-09 |
| Source: | Toronto Star (Canada) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-06 04:30:07 |
COLOMBIA
COCAINE PART OF GDP
This country, which is the world's leading producer of cocaine, has decided
to include income from illegal drugs in official calculations of its gross
domestic product, authorities said yesterday. Finance Minister Juan Camilo
Restrepo said the move is part of a new formula for estimating GDP adopted
by the state-run National Statistics Department.
COCAINE PART OF GDP
This country, which is the world's leading producer of cocaine, has decided
to include income from illegal drugs in official calculations of its gross
domestic product, authorities said yesterday. Finance Minister Juan Camilo
Restrepo said the move is part of a new formula for estimating GDP adopted
by the state-run National Statistics Department.
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