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Foreign direct investment

United States Is World's Top Destination for Foreign Direct Investment

December 7, 2022
Jannick Damgaard, Carlos Sánchez-Muñoz
The move comes amid a decline in offshore financial centers’ share of global FDI
Economic growth

Latin America Faces a Third Shock as Global Financial Conditions Tighten

October 13, 2022
Santiago Acosta-Ormaechea, Gustavo Adler, Ilan Goldfajn, Anna Ivanova
Growth momentum continues but scarcer and costlier financing will slow the region’s economies, while inflation remains high. Policy priorities are to restore price stability and maintain fiscal sustainability while protecting vulnerable groups
Labor

Dominant Employers May Add to Unemployment in Rural US as Fed Raises Rates

September 19, 2022
Anastasia Burya, Rui C. Mano, Yannick Timmer, Anke Weber
Employers with labor market power are more likely to fire workers as rates rise because they can more easily hire back when the Fed cuts rates again.
Inflation

Shifting Global Winds Pose Challenges to Latin America

July 27, 2022
Gustavo Adler, Ilan Goldfajn, Anna Ivanova
The region continued its strong recovery in early 2022, but decelerating economic activity and persistent inflation will test its resilience.
Regional economics

The Caribbean and the IMF: Building on a Strong Partnership

June 14, 2022
By Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Economic growth

Latin America Faces Unusually High Risks

April 26, 2022
Santiago Acosta-Ormaechea, Ilan Goldfajn, Jorge Roldós
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