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March 30, 2025
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The IMF's emergency financial assistance helped Costa Rica strengthen its public infrastructure and support employment initiatives during the pandemic. Tune in to this inspiring success story now!
November 20, 2024
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Latin America's output gaps are mostly closed, with inflation near target. Growth is expected to slow from 2.6% in 2023–24 to 2.2% in 2025, according to Rodrigo Valdés from the IMF's Western Hemisphere Department.
October 25, 2024
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Western Hemisphere Department Director Rodrigo Valdes will gave an overview of the economic outlook for the region, discuss policy challenges, and answer reporters’ questions.
November 16, 2023
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After a stronger-than-expected pandemic recovery, economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is slowing amid tighter policies to combat inflation, a timely withdrawal of pandemic-related fiscal stimulus and a weakening global environment.
June 24, 2022
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Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at the United States 2022 Article IV press conference.
September 9, 2021
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A small country can make a big difference. Dominica is leading the way on climate resilience.
July 1, 2021
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Press Conference: United States 2021 Article IV Consultation
April 27, 2021
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Policy makers and experts discuss poverty and inequality in Latin America, and the policies that need to be adopted to make sustainable progress in social outcomes.
April 15, 2021
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IMF Western Hemisphere Department Director Alejandro Werner presents the latest Regional Economic Outlook Update and answers questions from the press.
February 22, 2021
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This panel examines the impact of the pandemic and the future of tourism in the “new normal”, including key policies and reforms to mitigate the impact on output and jobs while facilitating the safe reopening of economies.
September 3, 2020
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Jamaica’s former central bank governor Brian Wynter explains the challenges of modernizing monetary policy in the Fall 2020 issue of F&D Magazine.
July 15, 2020
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Gita Gopinath, Economic Counsellor and Director of Research Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) speaks with Dr. Marcela Eslava, Economics Professor, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia about latest world economic outlook.
July 14, 2020
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Thanks to recent economic reforms, Jamaica’s economy has some leeway to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 9, 2020
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Alejandro Werner, Director of the IMF’s Western Hemisphere Department, explains how the IMF continues to move swiftly to aid member countries during the #COVID19 pandemic as leaders work to address the worst recession on record in the region.
April 16, 2020
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Press Briefing: Western Hemisphere Department
January 29, 2020
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November 22, 2019
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Regional Economic Outlook 2019: Western Hemisphere
July 29, 2019
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Economic activity in Latin America and the Caribbean remains sluggish, according to the latest economic update on the region. For more information, listen to the press conference.
July 24, 2019
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Session 1: Monetary Policy
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Session 2: Global Finance and Emerging Markets
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