Regions

In Latin America, Fiscal Policy Can Lighten the Burden of Central Banks

April 13, 2023

Gustavo Adler, Nigel Chalk

Taming inflation requires slowing down demand. While monetary policy has played its part, lowering fiscal deficits would also help lessen the cost-of-living crisis.

Economic growth

Latin America Faces Slowing Growth and High Inflation Amid Social Tensions

February 1, 2023

Gustavo Adler, Nigel Chalk, Anna Ivanova

Restoring macro stability and boosting growth will require carefully-crafted policies that will help mitigate discontent

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

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.

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.

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