Tag: economic growth

• Tuesday, February 3rd 2026 - 12:57 UTC

  Paraguay’s long-run growth leads South America, but income gains lag

  

  From 1960 to 2024, Paraguay posted the highest cumulative GDP expansion in South America, according to calculations published by Forbes Paraguay and Colombia’s La República, drawing on World Bank constant-2015-dollar series. Over that span, Paraguay’s economy rose from roughly US$2.8 billion to about US$46 billion (2015 prices), multiplying more than sixteen-fold.

• Monday, April 15th 2024 - 10:00 UTC

  Brazil and Mexico looking ahead at significant economic growth

  

  Only Brazil and Mexico would survive as world economic powers in Latin America by 2030, according to a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Standard Chartered released last week. The two countries are expected to experience significant economic growth within the next six years.

• Saturday, September 23rd 2023 - 12:09 UTC

  Latin America’s Growth Conundrum

  

  By Arminio Fraga, Guillermo Oritz and Andrés Velasco (*) – Since 1960, only a few countries in Latin America have narrowed the gap between their per capita income and that of the United States, while most of the region has lagged far behind. Making up for lost ground will require a coordinated effort, involving both technocratic tinkering and bold political leadership

• Friday, August 11th 2023 - 17:30 UTC

  Chinese recovery slowing down, with weaker trade and demands for fresh stimulus

  

  China’s economic activity slowed and trade markers fell much faster than expected in July as weaker demand threatens recovery prospects in the world’s second-largest economy, heightening pressure for authorities to release fresh stimulus to steady growth.

• Friday, October 14th 2022 - 10:08 UTC

  IMF experts foresee economic slowdown in the region for 2023

  

  Growth projections in the region next year have been trimmed downwards due to inflation and skyrocketing interest rates, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced Thursday.

• Saturday, September 10th 2022 - 10:35 UTC

  Latin America growth not looking bright for Moody's in 2023

  

  Credit rating consultants Moody's has warned that inflation and political risk will undermine Latin America's growth through 2023 amid recession both globally and in the region's main economies.

• Tuesday, June 28th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Uruguay foresees economic growth, job creation and tax cuts

  

  Uruguay's Economy Minister Azucena Arbeleche Monday said the Government foresees a 4.8% growth in 2022 and the creation of 40,000 jobs, which would make the lowering taxes feasible.

• Wednesday, April 20th 2022 - 09:44 UTC

  IMF revises Argentina's projected growth upwards

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its projections for Argentina's growth during 2022 to 4%, it was reported Tuesday in Washington DC. These figures show an improvement from those released just days ago by other agencies such as the World Bank (3.6%).

• Saturday, March 5th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Covid-19 measures and real estate debt are slowing economic growth, admits Beijing

  

  China finally admits that the economy has suffered because of Covid 19 measures and the crackdown on real estate debt, and is this new “volatile, grave and uncertain” environment, the growth target has been lowered to “around 5,5%”.

• Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 20:05 UTC

  Bright future ahead for Paraguay's economy

  

  Paraguay's Treasury Monday forecast economic growth of 4.5% by the end of 2021, it was announced.