The worst of the lot, this one involved an immediate freeze for 18 months on bank deposits making up 80% of the country’s financial assets. The idea was to force prices down by reducing liquidity.

最差的一项, 这项计划引爆了一段为时18个月的银行存款即时冻结, 受影响的数字相当于80%的国家财政资财.其本意是降低流动资金以达到压低价格的目的.

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Oil prices fell sharply on Friday amid doubts that Sunday's meeting of major suppliers in Doha, Qatar would result in an agreement to freeze output or that it will have a meaningful impact.

周五由于对周日卡塔尔多哈举行的产油大国会议是否会达成实质冻产协议的疑惑，原油大幅下跌。

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Russia had joined the Saudis to call for a freeze in output in order to ease the current glut and thus boost oil prices, the collapse of which has hammered oil-producing economies.

俄罗斯原本联合沙特呼吁固定产量，以缓解当前的过度供应，进而刺激油价上涨。 油价暴跌已经使石油生产国的经济遭受打击。

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Calderon announced Mexico would freeze prices of staples ranging from flour to cooking oil, beans and chiles, until the end of the year.

FORBES: Mexico Freezes Food

When a 10% increase in April proved unpopular, the prime minister promised to freeze prices until the end of the year.

ECONOMIST: The public sector needs slimming down

They are not being helped by the decision of Argentina's government to freeze the prices charged by privatised utilities, a move that has begun to lead to energy shortages.

ECONOMIST: Latin America needs more reform. Now is a good time to do it