Latin America

IMF: These factors are slowing down Latin America's COVID-19 recovery

A slowdown is inevitable as economies return to their pre-pandemic GDP levels. Image: REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes/File Photo

Ilan Goldfajn
Director of the International Monetary Fund, in charge of the Western Hemisphere Department
Anna Ivanova
Deputy Division Chief, Western Hemisphere Department, International Monetary Fund
Jorge Roldos
Assistant Director in the Western Hemisphere Department, International Monetary Fund
Share:
The Big Picture
Explore and monitor how Latin America is affecting economies, industries and global issues
Crowdsource Innovation
Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:

Latin America

Ilan Goldfajn, Anna Ivanova and Jorge Roldos

Surging inflation.
Rising commodity and imports prices both can account for rising inflation. Image: IMF

Interest rate hikes.
The speed of monetary policy tightening has differed across countries depending on their position in the economic cycle Image: IMF
Inflation expectations anchored
Long-term inflation expectations remain relatively well-anchored, Image: IMF

Have you read?

latest projections for Latin America and the Caribbean
latest projections for Latin America and the Caribbean Image: IMF
Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

Related topics:
Latin AmericaCOVID-19Pandemic Preparedness and ResponseEconomic Progress
Share:
Global Agenda

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

How to promote the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Latin America

Carlos David Carrasco Muro

March 15, 2023

1:48

About Us

Events

Media

Partners & Members

  • Join us

Language Editions

Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

© 2023 World Economic Forum