News stories by IPS Correspondents, page 36

SANTIAGO, Dic 20 (IPS) - Latin America's 1994 economic growth rate will reach 3.7 percent, only surpassed since 14 years ago by the 1986 rate, the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Commission (CEPAL) reported on Tuesday.

KINGSTON, Dic 20 (IPS) - Depositors of one of the oldest merchant banks in the country remained confused and frustrated Tuesday following government's takeover of the company.

JOGJAKARTA, Indonesia, Dic 20 (IPS) - To visit Jogjakarta in the central Indonesian island of Java is to step back into the royal past.

DAR ES SALAAM, Dic 20 (IPS) - Kiswahili, one of the oldest languages in Africa, is set to become an important medium of communication in the modern world, according to linguists in Tanzania.

ADDIS ABEBA, Dic 20 (IPS) - For anyone with an interest in African traditional music, there is no better starting point than any Ethiopian coffee bar or 'bunna bet'.

LAGOS, Dic 20 (IPS) - NIGERIA'S PETROLEUM MINISTER DON ETIEBET TUESDAY ASSURED THE OIL-RICH WEST AFRICAN NATION THE GOVERNMENT WAS STRIVING TO ENSURE ADEQUATE SUPPLIES OF FUEL COUNTRYWIDE.

GENEVA, Dic 20 (IPS) - Russian military intervention in the separatist Republic of Chechnya has resulted in a massive exodus consisting mostly of women, children and the elderly, reported the International Committee of the Red Cross here Tuesday.

HARARE, Dic 20 (IPS) - THERE ARE GROWING FEARS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA THAT THE STANDARD OF LIVING OF ORDINARY PEOPLE CAN ONLY IMPROVE IF ENOUGH RESOURCES ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ENSURE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

PARIS, Dic 20 (IPS) - The year-old state of Eritrea Tuesday received 250 million dollars in pledges of assistance from international donors to help the country recover from 30 years of war.

SARAJEVO, Dic 20 (IPS) - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter flew out of the Bosnian capital Tuesday with agreements for a four- month ceasefire in the country and the stated belief that a negotiated end to the fighting could be reached before the new year.