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Regional Economic Outlook, October 2008 : Western Hemisphere: Grappling with the Global Financial Crisis
International Monetary Fund / Western Hemisphere Dept - 2008
The ongoing global turmoil represents a confluence of negative shocks for Latin America and the Caribbean: a freeze in global credit markets, weaker external demand, and lower commodity prices. But the region is expected to deal with these global shocks better than in previous crises, reflecting...
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Canada : Financial Sector Stability Assessment
International Monetary Fund / Western Hemisphere Dept - 2014
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country
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The Bahamas : Financial Sector Stability Assessment
International Monetary Fund / Western Hemisphere Dept - 2013
This article is an overview of the structure of the Bahamian financial system. After the financial crisis in the United States, the Bahamian financial structure showed fragile growth. Tourism, the main source of income for the domestic economy, weakened owing to the U.S. crisis. The increase in...
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Regional Economic Outlook, October 2009 : Western Hemisphere: Crisis Averted: What's Next?
International Monetary Fund / Western Hemisphere Dept - 2009
The impact of the global financial crisis and recession on the Latin America and Caribbean region was substantial, but the worst is over for most countries. The region avoided falling into a crisis of its own, performing relatively well amid strong external shocks. Many countries have now...
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Regional Economic Outlook, April 2008 : Western Hemisphere
International Monetary Fund / Western Hemisphere Dept - 2008
report points to risks that the global financial stress could curtail capital flows to the region and world commodity prices …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014406219
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Regional Economic Outlook, November 2007 : Western Hemisphere
International Monetary Fund / Western Hemisphere Dept - 2007
In spite of a slower U.S. economy and recent market turbulence, growth in the Latin America and Caribbean region has continued at a robust pace. This reports explores the resilience of the LAC region to external shocks and the policy challenges involved in sustaining the region’s improved...
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Regional Economic Outlook, April 2011 : Western Hemisphere: Watching Out for Overheating
International Monetary Fund / Western Hemisphere Dept - 2011
Despite the recent deterioration in the global economic environment, projections for the region involve only a modest worsening of the outlook. The October 2011 Regional Economic Outlook: Western Hemisphere cautions, however, that there are severe downside risks. A sharp slowdown in Asia, for...
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Bolivia : Staff Report for the 2013 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund / Western Hemisphere Dept - 2014
KEY ISSUES Context. Since the mid-2000s, macroeconomic stability supported by high world commodity prices and active … above potential in 2014. Downside risks from weaker activity in trading partners or lower world hydrocarbon prices have … lending of the central bank to public corporations and gradually exiting the stabilized exchange rate regime. The authorities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014394282
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Barbados : Staff Report for 2013 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund / Western Hemisphere Dept - 2014
KEY ISSUES Context. Economic performance has been weak and public debt is high. Foreign reserves are under pressure as fiscal and external imbalances widened in 2012 and further in 2013. Recognizing the need for urgent action, the authorities announced ambitious budget consolidation proposals in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014394294
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Peru : Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund / Western Hemisphere Dept - 2014
Peru. The results of the study indicate asymmetries both in the Central Reserve Bank of Peru's reaction function and in the …
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