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Regional Economic Outlook : Western Hemisphere : Rebuilding Strength and Flexibility.
Annotation Growth in much of Latin America remains solid, although it slowed during the second half of 2011 as result of the combined effects of policy tightening and global uncertainties. Under our baseline, we expect growth in Latin America and the Caribbean to moderate to about 3.75 percent in 20...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2012.
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| Colección: | World economic and financial surveys.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; Executive Summary; 1. United States, Canada, and the World: Outlook and Challenges; 1.1 Global Backdrop: A Quieting Storm?; 1.2 United States: A Stronger, But Still Sluggish Recovery; 1.3 Canada: Rebalancing Growth as the Fiscal Stimulus Fades; 1.4 Implications for Latin America and the Caribbean; Boxes; 1.1 United States: Is the Labor Market Starting to Turnaround?; 1.2 United States: Financial Exposure to Europe; 2. Outlook and Policy Challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean; 2.1 Overview.
- 2.2 South America's Financially Integrated Economies-Balancing Policies in a Stimulative yet Volatile EnvironmentTables; 2.1. Macroprudential and Capital Flow Management Measures in the Region; 2.3 South America's Less-Financially Integrated Commodity Exporters-Another Boom-Bust Cycle in the Making?; 2.4 Mexico and Central America-Enduring a Slow U.S. Recovery; 2.5 The Caribbean-Repairing Balance Sheets amid Continued Headwinds; 2.1 Foreign Banks' Exposure and Deleveraging Risks in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- 2.2 The Importance of Strong Fiscal Buffers: Public Debt Under Downside Scenarios in Financially Integrated Economies2.3 Can Macro Policies Mitigate Effects of Commodity Boom-Bust Cycles?; 2.4 Competitiveness in Tourism-Intensive Caribbean Countries; 2.2. Western Hemisphere: Selected Economic and Social Indicators, 2001-11; 2.3. Western Hemisphere: Main Economic Indicators, April 2012; 2.4. Western Hemisphere: Main Fiscal Indicators, April 2012; 3. The Effects of Global Financial Shocks on Output in Latin America; 3.1 Macroeconomic Fundamentals and Balance of Payments Pressures.
- 4. Spillovers from Large Neighbors in Latin America4.1 Are Depreciations of Brazil's Currency Harmful to its Trading Partners?; 5. Keeping an Eye on Housing Markets in Latin America; 5.1. Data Availability on Select Financial and Housing Sector Indicators; 5.1 Colombia's Mortgage Crisis of the Late 1990s: A Cautionary Tale; References; New Publications from the Western Hemisphere Department.