Entries for 'Latin America'
December 9, 2015
A massiv
December 7, 2015
A pivotal victory. Amid strong voter turnout (about 74%), the opposition candidates unified under the Democratic Unity Round Table (MUD) have thus far
October 5, 2015
The bedrock of policy corrections must be putting fiscal policy on a sustainable path after years of increased public spend
September 16, 2015
Notwithstanding recently approved measures, overall p
September 10, 2015
B arring an unexpected surprise, the opposition should seiz
August 4, 2015
Growth has continued to weaken under the weight of a political crisis and an ill-conceived reform drive, as well as the contained weakening of copper
July 30, 2015
The Petrobras
July 27, 2015
The macro policy framework is allowing a smooth adjustment of the economy to dollar strength, a low oil price and impending lift-off of interest rates
July 6, 2015
CHILE: MODERATION IS A VIRTUE ' Below we highlight main takeaways from our fact-finding trip in Santiago de Chile last week. ' '· The government has l
June 29, 2015
The growth recovery is being driven by countercyclical support
June 17, 2015
We expect this strategy to have a limited impact due to executi
June 1, 2015
Despite recent FX calm, we expect dollar demand to increase in the months ahead amid expectations of peso depreciation under the next administrati
May 13, 2015
The policy response so far has mainly consisted of increasing external borrowing where it still can, but this life line runs the risk of being exhaus
April 2, 2014
The global economy continues to be affected by bumps in the road that together are contributing to softer growth in the first half of the year. We hav
March 1, 2013
The main challenge facing Latin America has shifted from counteracting global weakness to coping with currency appreciation pressure from capital infl
January 1, 2013
ELUSIVE PEACE On November 19th, the government began negotiations with the FARC rebel group, aimed at ending decades of internal c