IMF: What we can expect for the Latin American and Caribbean economy

Oct 26, 2020

COVID-19 has the Peruvian economy particularly hard. Image: REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Alejandro Werner

Director of the Western Hemisphere Department, International Monetary Fund

Jorge Roldos

Assistant Director in the Western Hemisphere Department, International Monetary Fund

Samuel Pienknagura

Economist , Regional Studies Division, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF

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The a high percentage of the regions workers are unable to work remotely. Image: IMF

How different countries are affected. Image: IMF

COVID-19 has caused employment to fall. Image: IMF

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