IMFBlog2020-04-16T16:02:48-04:00April 16, 2020|
As of today, about 3,000 people have died from the COVID-19 virus in Latin America and the Caribbean. While the pandemic continues to spread across the region, countries are facing the worst economic recession since countries started producing national accounts statistics in the 1950s. (more…)
IMFBlog2020-03-20T12:47:27-04:00March 19, 2020|
This blog is the first in a series providing regional analysis on the effects of the coronavirus.
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COVID-19 is spreading very quickly. This is no longer a regional issue—it is a challenge calling for a global response. Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have been hit later than other regions from the pandemic and therefore have a chance to flatten the curve of contagion.
IMFBlog2020-01-06T17:16:30-05:00December 30, 2019|
By IMFBlog
The decade is over and with it goes another year of insightful, thought-provoking, and dare we say clever, charts of the week brought to you by the IMF.
Everyone likes a great chart, right? So to get the new year started on the right foot, take a minute and look back at what caught your eye (or what you might have missed) in 2019. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-11-21T17:12:24-05:00November 21, 2019|
By Emilio Fernandez Corugedo and Jaime Guajardo
The world’s newest migration crisis is unfolding in Latin America, where Venezuela’s economic collapse and unprecedented humanitarian crisis has sparked a wave of emigration to neighboring countries. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-10-30T15:02:45-04:00October 30, 2019|
The informal economy, which is economic activity that falls outside the regulated economy and tax system, such as street vending or unregistered taxi drivers, is hard to measure. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-09-05T09:17:56-04:00September 5, 2019|
IMFBlog2019-07-29T16:39:03-04:00July 29, 2019|
Economic activity in Latin America and the Caribbean remains sluggish. Real GDP is expected to grow by 0.6 percent in 2019—the slowest rate since 2016—before rising to 2.3 percent in 2020. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-07-23T10:05:55-04:00July 23, 2019|
IMFBlog2019-07-03T12:44:31-04:00May 22, 2019|
By Gerry Rice and Olga Stankova
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When it comes to forging economic policy, communicating with the public is no longer an afterthought. (more…)
