Lower commodity prices and poor infrastructure cut Latam growth prospects says IMF

Wednesday, October 9th 2013 - 05:25 UTC

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The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut its economic growth forecast for Latin America and the Caribbean, blaming, at least in part, poor infrastructure and lower commodity prices. In its latest World Economic Outlook report, the IMF noted that emerging markets generally were facing a dampening of growth amid “less supportive external conditions and domestic supply-side constraints.” Read full article

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Brasileiro
IMF is completely wrong. If Brazil in the first half of the year increased by 2.1%, this means that in the second half of the year will grow only 0.4% ...???....I have been following the evolution of the economy this quarter and guarantee that we will overcome this prediction.

There must be spies in IMF ...
Oct 09th, 2013 - 09:14 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ManRod
#1 yes, IMF estimation for Brasil is still 2,5%. And you know what? It's still too optimistic, because even Brazilian economists see lower figures based on the figures of the brazilian central bank. They valued brazilian growth in first quarter @ 0,7% and do see a forcast of 2,24% for whole 2013.

So no “spies”. Stop seeing silly conspiracies everywhere, you almost look like an argentine...
Oct 09th, 2013 - 05:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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CabezaDura
R. Presbich & D.F Cavallo, please forgive us for not listening to you... What a way to waste the very best years that Argentina has seen for over a century
Oct 09th, 2013 - 05:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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