This version of the Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean provides a development overview of the region’s economy in 2014 and growth projections for 2015.…
En la presente versión del Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe se analiza el desempeño de las economías de la región en 2014 y sus perspectivas de de crecimiento y desafíos de política para 2015.…
This version of the Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean provides a development overview of the region’s economy in 2014 and growth projections for 2015.…
For six years, the global economy has been driven by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policies of easy money. Liquidity has flowed from developed to developing economies, financing infrastructure and corporate investment and allowing consumers to indulge in credit-fuelled retail spending. Thus the effective ending of the Fed’s third round of asset purchases (QE3) at the end of October represents both a watershed and the beginning of a new stage in the world economy. The end of asset-purchases comes at a challenging time for emerging markets, with China’s economy slowing, the Euro zone struggling to …
The current survey provides an overview of the economic performance for 2013 of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago plus the eight member states of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) and the outlook for 2014 and 2015. Data were collected from a review of reports from national governments and through interviews with government officials in each of the countries analyzed.…
The 2014 edition of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean consists of three parts. Part I considers the economic performance of the region in the first half-year as well as the outlook for the year as a whole, against the backdrop of a world economy marked by opportunities and setbacks. The causes of the modest economic growth forecast for the year are examined and attention is drawn to some of the challenges facing public policymakers. Part II discusses aspects of medium- and long-term economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The new external context (slower g…
La edición 2014 del Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe consta de tres partes. En la primera se analiza el desempeño de la economía regional durante el primer semestre, así como las perspectivas para todo el año. La segunda parte se centra en aspectos relacionados con el desarrollo económico de América Latina y el Caribe desde una perspectiva de mediano y largo plazo. La tercera parte contiene las notas referentes al desempeño económico de los países de América Latina y el Caribe durante 2013 y el primer semestre de 2014, así como los respectivos anexos estadísticos, en que se mues…
A presente edição do Estudo Econômico da América Latina e do Caribe corresponde ao ano de 2014. Como em edições anteriores, este documento consta de três partes. Na primeira parte, se analisa o desempenho da economia regional no primeiro semestre de 2014, bem como suas perspectivas para o ano em curso, num contexto em que a evolução da economia mundial apresenta luzes e sombras. Analisam-se, também, as causas do modesto crescimento econômico projetado para o ano e destacam-se alguns desafios para as políticas públicas. Na segunda parte, se discutem aspectos de médio e longo prazo do desenvolv…
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