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After a stronger-than-expected recovery from the pandemic and continued resilience in early 2023, economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is softening as the effect of tighter policies to combat inflation is taking hold and the external environment is weakening. The early and...
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, risks to a highly open economy like Canada are substantial and compound domestic vulnerabilities related to inflation … into a mild recession. Looking further ahead, the government is positioning Canada as a reliable supplier of critical … further strengthening the investment climate, boosting productivity growth, and implementing Canada's ambitious policies to …
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After recovering rapidly from the Great Recession, the Canadian economy has slowed down in 2012. Growth weakened in the first three quarters of 2012, and recent indicators have suggested that the pace of economic expansion remained subpar in the fourth quarter. The fiscal policy has continued to...
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This paper assesses the impact of high household debt on economic volatility in Canada. The debt per se may not …
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With the global economy gaining some momentum, economies of Latin America and the Caribbean are recovering from a recession at the regional level in 2016. This gradual improvement can be understood as tale of two adjustments, external and fiscal, that are ongoing in response to earlier shocks....
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KEY ISSUES Economic Outlook: Strong private consumption and residential investment helped Canada recover quickly from … in activity over the near future, and the moderation in the housing sector since mid-2012 suggest the Bank of Canada has … resources. Financial sector policies: While Canada’s financial supervisory and regulatory framework is strong, there is room to …
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Canada has come through the pandemic relatively well and, as a commodity exporter, has been hit less hard than many …
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Recent developments in the Western Hemisphere-that is, the United States/Canada and Latin America and the Caribbean …
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The unconventional energy boom has had significant positive effects on Canada’s economic activity and has the potential … full market access of Canada’s energy products could reach about 2 percent of GDP over a ten year horizon. Actions can be … infrastructure to facilitate access to non-U.S. markets. Energy integration between Canada’s western and eastern provinces can be …
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The IMF staff report on Mexico’s financial policies has been satisfactory; these policies have been said to act as a buffer against risks that erupted during the global economic crisis. Mexico has been identified as a prudent and fairly well-managed economy. However, the issues that would pose...
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