Regional Economic Outlook, October 2008, Western Hemisphere : Grappling with the Global Financial Crisis.

The ongoing global turmoil represents a confluence of negative shocks for Latin America and the Caribbean: a freeze in global credit markets, weaker external demand, and lower commodity prices. But the region is expected to deal with these global shocks better than in previous crises, reflecting pro...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Series:Regional Economic Outlook; Regional Economic Outlook
Online Access:Full text available on IMF