IMFBlog2019-09-09T14:05:07-04:00September 9, 2019|
By Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom, and Davide Furceri
Rising trade uncertainty is cited as a driving factor for “sluggish global growth” in the current issue of the IMF’s World Economic Outlook, which describes the state of the world economy. […]
IMFBlog2019-03-13T16:18:09-04:00July 23, 2018|
July 23, 2018
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Street vendors in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: While growth is accelerating in some parts of Latin America, the recovery has become tougher for some of the largest economies (photo: Oliver Wintzen/Robert Harding/Newscom)
Economic activity in Latin America continues to recover. Following the pickup in domestic demand led by consumption in 2017, investment is finally gathering strength. […]
IMFBlog2019-03-14T09:28:49-04:00July 16, 2018|
July 16, 2018
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The escalation of trade tensions is the greatest near-term threat to global growth (photo: wildpixel/Getty Images by iStock)
Amid rising tensions over international trade, the broad global expansion that began roughly two years ago has plateaued and become less balanced. […]
IMFBlog2019-03-15T11:48:55-04:00January 25, 2018|
January 25, 2018
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Latin America’s economic recovery is expected to benefit from higher commodity prices (photo: iStock by Getty Images)
Recent trends in the world economy and financial markets are good news for Latin America. Global growth and trade are on an upswing, and we expect the momentum to continue in 2018. Stronger commodity prices have also helped the region rebound. […]
