Economic Growth

Video: The supercycles affecting every Latin American country

Moisés Naím
Distinguished Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Latin America’s 34 nations are facing the end of three important supercycles that have helped drive economic growth and the alleviation of poverty, according to Moisés Naím, Distinguished Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Watch the video, filmed at the 2014 World Economic Forum on Latin America, in the player above.

The World Economic Forum on Latin America 2015 takes place in Riviera Maya, Mexico, from 6-8 May.

Image: Overview of the Buenos Aires 9 de Julio Avenue. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian

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