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Strategies & Market Trends : Technology Stocks & Market Talk With Don Wolanchuk
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To: fiveextramoney who wrote ()6/28/2013 10:01:40 AM
From: Bridge Player  Read Replies (1) of 207678
 
That is one fascinating project.

en.wikipedia.org

Among other things, the Wiki piece includes the following contrary opinion re: the economics:

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The construction of the canal would more than double Nicaragua's GDP based on the canal alone (exclusive of other investments which were estimated in Nicaragua as a result of the canal's construction). Some sources suggest that construction of the canal would enable Nicaragua to become one of the wealthiest countries in Central America, and one of the wealthiest countries in Latin America in per capita terms. [25] The government has been studying proposals for such a development. Supporters believe that all Central America would benefit from the construction of the canal. If a Nicaraguan canal were built, "it would bring an economic effervescence never seen before in Central America," Bolaños said. [26]
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