## The Road to Lima: Paved with Blogs

_IMF Blog, September 2, 2015_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: September 2, 2015

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### Overview
- Publication date: September 2, 2015
- Context: The IMF Annual Meetings are going to Lima, Peru.
- Main focus areas called out: economics, finance, inequality, financial inclusion, emerging markets, commodities.

### Themes highlighted
- Financial inclusion
- Monetary policy decision-making under uncertainty
- Harnessing regional dynamism and cross-regional linkages
- Financial stability governance and learning from expert committees
- Long-run growth challenges and complexity in Latin America and the Caribbean
- High-level conference takeaways for the region
- Country-focused growth strategies (example: Brazil)
- Effects of commodity cycles on corporate investment
- Fiscal policy responses to shocks and the role of stimulus
- Regional outlook contrasts ("Northern Spring, Southern Chills")
- Fiscal impacts of lower oil prices on the region
- Continued subpar growth in 2015 for Latin America and the Caribbean

### Recent IMF blog posts referenced
- Making Monetary Policy Decisions in the Dark
- From Windfall to Windmill: Harnessing Asia’s Dynamism for Latin America
- Financial Stability Committees: Learning from the Experts
- Raising Long-Run Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean—A Complex(ity) Issue
- A Watershed Moment for Latin America: Nine Takeaways from our High-Level Conference
- Reigniting Strong and Inclusive Growth in Brazil
- Commodity Blues: Corporate Investment in Latin America
- Latin America and the Fiscal Stimulus: A Mild Hangover, Not Yet an Addiction
- Northern Spring, Southern Chills: Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Fiscal Impact of Lower Oil Prices on Latin America and the Caribbean
- (Yet) Another Year of Subpar Growth: Latin America and the Caribbean in 2015

*Source: The Road to Lima: Paved with Blogs, September 2, 2015.*

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## References

- [Making Monetary Policy Decisions in the Dark](http://blogs.imf.org/2015/08/12/making-monetary-policy-decisions-in-the-dark/)
- [From Windfall to Windmill: Harnessing Asia’s Dynamism for Latin America](http://blogs.imf.org/2015/07/22/from-windfall-to-windmill-harnessing-asias-dynamism-for-latin-america/)
- [Financial Stability Committees: Learning from the Experts](http://blogs.imf.org/2015/06/16/financial-stability-committees-learning-from-the-experts/)
- [Raising Long-Run Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean—A Complex(ity) Issue](http://blogs.imf.org/2015/06/09/raising-long-run-growth-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-a-complexity-issue/)
- [A Watershed Moment for Latin America: Nine Takeaways from our High-Level Conference](http://blogs.imf.org/2015/06/05/a-watershed-moment-for-latin-america-nine-takeaways-from-our-high-level-conference/)
- [Reigniting Strong and Inclusive Growth in Brazil](http://blogs.imf.org/2015/05/28/reigniting-strong-and-inclusive-growth-in-brazil/)
- [Commodity Blues: Corporate Investment in Latin America](http://blogs.imf.org/2015/05/12/commodity-blues-corporate-investment-in-latin-america/)
- [Latin America and the Fiscal Stimulus: A Mild Hangover, Not Yet an Addiction](http://blogs.imf.org/2015/05/06/latin-america-and-the-fiscal-stimulus-a-mild-hangover-not-yet-an-addiction/)
- [Northern Spring, Southern Chills: Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean](http://blogs.imf.org/2015/04/17/northern-spring-southern-chills-outlook-for-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/)
- [Fiscal Impact of Lower Oil Prices on Latin America and the Caribbean](http://blogs.imf.org/2015/02/26/fiscal-impact-of-lower-oil-prices-on-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/)
- [(Yet) Another Year of Subpar Growth: Latin America and the Caribbean in 2015](http://blogs.imf.org/2015/01/21/yet-another-year-of-subpar-growth-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-in-2015/)

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