Regional Economic Outlook, November 2007, Western Hemisphere

November 15, 2007

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Regional Economic Outlook, November 2007, Western Hemisphere, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2007) accessed December 23, 2024

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Summary

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 fundamentals. The analysis focuses, in particular, on real and financial linkages with the United States, the strength of underlying fiscal positions, and the sustainability of the ongoing credit boom.

Subject: Commodity prices, Credit, Exchange rates, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Foreign exchange, Inflation, Money, Prices

Keywords: Caribbean, Central America, Commercial paper market, Commodity, Commodity prices, Commodity revenue, Credit, Derivatives market, Exchange rates, Fiscal stance, Global, IMF commodity price projection, Inflation, Market liquidity, REO, Revenue, Revenue ratio, South America

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Pages:

84
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November 2007
Stock No:

REOWHDEA2007002
ISBN:

9781589066724
ISSN:

2071-4165

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Also available in Portuguese and Spanish.

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