In 2021, economic growth in the United States was the strongest since 1984 (5.7%) but in the first quarter of 2022 the economy contracted. Here is the economic outlook in five charts:…
The United States economy expanded by 5.7% in 2021, the strongest annual growth since 1984, but in a sharp reversal it contracted 1.5% in the first quarter of 2022. Although the overall economy is expected to resume modest growth in the second quarter of 2022 and beyond owing to robust consumer spending and a strong labour market, risks to the economic outlook are rising. Inflation is at a 40-year high, and the Federal Reserve is raising interest rates at the most aggressive pace since the 1980s. The United States economic outlook: 2021 year-in-review and first quarter of 2022 presents and ana…
Latin American and Caribbean issuance in international debt markets broke an all-time annual record in 2021, reaching US$ 149 billion. It slowed considerably in the first four months of 2022, however: at US$ 38 billion, it was 42% lower than in the same period in 2021.…
Después de alcanzar un récord en 2021, la emisión de bonos de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) en los mercados internacionales se desaceleró considerablemente en los primeros cuatro meses de 2022.…
Depois de alcançar um recorde em 2021, a emissão de títulos da América Latina e do Caribe (ALC) nos mercados internacionais se desacelerou consideravelmente nos primeiros quatro meses de 2022.…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) released a new policy brief today that analyzes the war in Ukraine’s economic and social effects on the region and provides recommendations to countries on how to address them. According to the United Nations regional organization, the region’s economies face a difficult scenario in 2022 in an external context of uncertainty, inflation (particularly in food and energy), and a deceleration of economic activity and trade. According to ECLAC’s report entitled Repercussions in Latin America and the Caribbean of the war in Ukraine:…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) entregó hoy un nuevo informe especial en donde se analizan los impactos económicos y sociales de la guerra en Ucrania en la región, y entrega recomendaciones a sus países sobre cómo enfrentarlos. Según el organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas, las economías de la región enfrentan una coyuntura difícil en 2022 en un contexto externo de incertidumbre, inflación (en especial de alimentos y energía) y desaceleración de la actividad económica y el comercio. Según el informe de la CEPAL titulado Repercusiones en América Latina y el C…
A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) entregou hoje um novo relatório especial no qual se analisam os impactos econômicos e sociais da guerra da Ucrânia na região, e se oferecem recomendações aos países sobre como enfrentá-los. Segundo o organismo regional das Nações Unidas, as economias latino-americanas e caribenhas enfrentam uma conjuntura difícil em 2022, num contexto externo de incerteza, inflação (especialmente em alimentos e energia) e desaceleração da atividade econômica e do comércio. De acordo com o relatório da CEPAL titulado Repercussões na América lat…
Presentación de Mario Cimoli, Secretario Ejecutivo Interino de la CEPAL, del informe Repercusiones en América Latina y el Caribe de la guerra en Ucrania: ¿cómo enfrentar esta nueva crisis?…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present next Monday, June 6, a new policy brief in which it examines the economic and social impact of the war in Ukraine on the region, and offers countries recommendations on how to address its effects. The new document – entitled Repercussions in Latin America and the Caribbean of the war in Ukraine: how should the region face this new crisis? – analyzes economic and social variables as well as the different sectors of the regional economy that have been affected by the armed conflict that began in February of this yea…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará el próximo lunes 6 de junio un informe especial en el cual examina el impacto económico y social de la guerra en Ucrania en la región, y entrega recomendaciones a los países sobre cómo enfrentar sus efectos. El nuevo documento, titulado Repercusiones en América Latina y el Caribe de la guerra en Ucrania: ¿cómo enfrentar esta nueva crisis?, analiza las distintas variables económicas y sociales, así como los diferentes sectores de la economía regional que se han visto afectados por el conflicto bélico que comenzó en febrero…
This overview examines the economic performance of economies of the Caribbean in 2020 and comprises four chapters. The first chapter provides a comparative analysis across Caribbean economies of the main macroeconomic variables, namely GDP growth, monetary indicators, as well as fiscal and external accounts. The second chapter looks at areas of focus in the Caribbean. The third chapter concludes, while the annex includes individual country briefs that give an overview of the economic situation for the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and a subregional assessment of the coun…
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