Regional Economic Outlook, November 2007, Western Hemisphere

Volume/Issue: Volume 2007 Issue 008
Publication date: November 2007
ISBN: 9781589066724
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Exports and Imports , Finance , Inflation , Economics- Macroeconomics , Money and Monetary Policy , REO , revenue , commodity , commodity revenue , market liquidity , derivatives market , IMF commodity price projection , revenue ratio , commercial paper market , Commodity prices , Credit , Fiscal stance , Inflation , Exchange rates , Caribbean , Global , Central America , South America

Summary

In spite of a slower U.S. economy and recent market turbulence, growth in the Latin America and Caribbean region has continued at a robust pace. This reports explores the resilience of the LAC region to external shocks and the policy challenges involved in sustaining the region’s improved fundamentals. The analysis focuses, in particular, on real and financial linkages with the United States, the strength of underlying fiscal positions, and the sustainability of the ongoing credit boom.