Agenda in Focus: Latin America 2017

In the face of slower economic growth and a rapidly changing global context, Latin American countries are having to adapt their monetary and fiscal strategies, advance structural reforms and open for further integration.

The region needs to consolidate its social accomplishments, further its economic resilience, sustainability and competitiveness, and improve its credibility as a leading business environment.

These and many other issues are being discussed at this year’s World Economic Forum on Latin America 2017. You can join the conversation online at #LA17 and read further insights and in-depth analyses in this series.

Highlights

1,000 global leaders just met in Buenos Aires. Here are the highlights

Social Innovation

There’s a cure for Latin America’s murder epidemic – and it doesn’t involve more police or prisons

Economic Progress

Agenda in Focus: Latin America 2017

Highlights

1,000 global leaders just met in Buenos Aires. Here are the highlights

There’s a cure for Latin America’s murder epidemic – and it doesn’t involve more police or prisons

Panama’s secret to economic growth? Immigrants

Populism and fake news – Latin America has seen it all before

Start-ups won’t save the economy. But ‘scale ups’ could

In Latin America, companies still can’t find the skilled workers they need

As Western economies look inward, what’s the future for Latin American trade?

4 trends that will shape Latin America’s economies in 2017

Europe’s refugee crisis is making headlines, but Latin America’s is just as alarming

Latin Americans are slipping back into poverty. Impact investing can reverse that worrying trend

3 challenges Latin American economies must overcome to boost intraregional trade

Forget what the critics say – we can still make NAFTA work

Latin America has the world’s biggest skills gap. Apprenticeships could close it

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4 trends that will shape Latin America’s economies in 2017