Regional Economic Outlook: Western Hemisphere (November 2007)
Business & Finance, Economics, International Economics, Macroeconomics, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Economic Policy
| Author: | International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. | ISBN: | 9781452778587 |
| Publisher: | INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND | Publication: | November 15, 2007 |
| Imprint: | INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND | Language: | English |
| Author: | International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. |
| ISBN: | 9781452778587 |
| Publisher: | INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND |
| Publication: | November 15, 2007 |
| Imprint: | INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND |
| Language: | English |
In spite of a slower U.S. economy and recent market turbulence, growth in the Latin America and Caribbean region has continued at a robust pace. This reports explores the resilience of the LAC region to external shocks and the policy challenges involved in sustaining the region’s improved fundamentals. The analysis focuses, in particular, on real and financial linkages with the United States, the strength of underlying fiscal positions, and the sustainability of the ongoing credit boom.
In spite of a slower U.S. economy and recent market turbulence, growth in the Latin America and Caribbean region has continued at a robust pace. This reports explores the resilience of the LAC region to external shocks and the policy challenges involved in sustaining the region’s improved fundamentals. The analysis focuses, in particular, on real and financial linkages with the United States, the strength of underlying fiscal positions, and the sustainability of the ongoing credit boom.
