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4. Exchange Rate Pass-Through in Latin America »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, April 2016, Western Hemisphere Department : Managing Transitions and Risks
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): Hamid Faruqee
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 April 2016
ISBN: 9781498329996
Keywords: Latin America, Central America, Caribbean, Commodity price fluctuations, Currency exchange rates
Recent currency depreciations are expected to create inflation pressure across Latin America, though more modest than in the past. Improvements in monetary frameworks over the past two decades h...

Executive Summary »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, April 2016, Western Hemisphere Department : Managing Transitions and Risks
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): Hamid Faruqee
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 April 2016
ISBN: 9781498329996
Keywords: Latin America, Central America, Caribbean, Commodity price fluctuations, Currency exchange rates
United States, an expanding economy driven by consumption has enabled an interest rate lift-off, marking a first step toward gradual monetary normalization. But recovery elsewhere, notably, in J...

1. Global Economy in Transition and the Outlook for the United States and Canada »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, April 2016, Western Hemisphere Department : Managing Transitions and Risks
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): Hamid Faruqee
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 April 2016
ISBN: 9781498329996
Keywords: Latin America, Central America, Caribbean, Commodity price fluctuations, Currency exchange rates
As the world economy undergoes key transitions, the pace of global activity has slowed amid higher financial market volatility. In advanced economies, a modest recovery continues, but unevenly....

5. Infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, April 2016, Western Hemisphere Department : Managing Transitions and Risks
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): Hamid Faruqee
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 April 2016
ISBN: 9781498329996
Keywords: Latin America, Central America, Caribbean, Commodity price fluctuations, Currency exchange rates
Inadequate infrastructure has been widely viewed as one of the principal barriers to growth and development in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Despite the fact that the region’s infrastru...

2. Latin America and the Caribbean: Managing Transitions »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, April 2016, Western Hemisphere Department : Managing Transitions and Risks
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): Hamid Faruqee
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 April 2016
ISBN: 9781498329996
Keywords: Latin America, Central America, Caribbean, Commodity price fluctuations, Currency exchange rates
As the global recovery continues to struggle to gain its footing, growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to be negative for the second consecutive year in 2016. The regional reces...

Regional Economic Outlook, April 2016, Western Hemisphere Department : Managing Transitions and Risks »
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): Hamid Faruqee
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 April 2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498329996.086
ISBN: 9781498329996
Keywords: Latin America, Central America, Caribbean, Commodity price fluctuations, Currency exchange rates
The United States has seen an improvement in economic activity, driven by consumption, and has taken a first step toward gradual normalization of interest rates. The U.S. recovery continues to support activity in M...

Back Matter »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, April 2016, Western Hemisphere Department : Managing Transitions and Risks
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): Hamid Faruqee
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 April 2016
ISBN: 9781498329996
Keywords: Latin America, Central America, Caribbean, Commodity price fluctuations, Currency exchange rates
The United States has seen an improvement in economic activity, driven by consumption, and has taken a first step toward gradual normalization of interest rates. The U.S. recovery continues to support activity in M...

Front Matter »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, April 2016, Western Hemisphere Department : Managing Transitions and Risks
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): Hamid Faruqee
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 April 2016
ISBN: 9781498329996
Keywords: Latin America, Central America, Caribbean, Commodity price fluctuations, Currency exchange rates
The United States has seen an improvement in economic activity, driven by consumption, and has taken a first step toward gradual normalization of interest rates. The U.S. recovery continues to support activity in M...

3. Understanding Corporate Vulnerabilities in Latin America »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, April 2016, Western Hemisphere Department : Managing Transitions and Risks
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): Hamid Faruqee
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 April 2016
ISBN: 9781498329996
Keywords: Latin America, Central America, Caribbean, Commodity price fluctuations, Currency exchange rates
Firms in Latin America are facing tighter financial market conditions at the global level amid lower potential growth and challenging macroeconomic adjustments at home. This chapter quantifies t...

1. Estados Unidos, Canadá y el mundo: Perspectivas, riesgos y políticas »
Source: Perspectivas económicas regionales, octubre de 2015: Departamento del Hemisferio Occidental : Ajustando bajo presión
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 07 October 2015
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781513540610
Keywords: intereses, comercio, intercambio, tasa de interés, desarrollo financiero
El crecimiento mundial se mantiene moderado y desigual. Después de registrar un retroceso a principios de 2015, el ritmo de la actividad mundial repuntó, pero las perspectivas de crecimiento sig...