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...

The 2023 Article IV Consultation discusses that the Canadian economy is decelerating, accompanied by a sharp decline in headline inflation. However, as in other similar countries, core inflation has been stickier, and short-term expectations remain elevated against the background of still-tight...