Tag: Latam economy

• Friday, November 1st 2013 - 05:40 UTC

  IMF warns about global slowdown and appeals to Latam governments' prudence

  

  The Director of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Western Hemisphere Division, Alejandro Werner, says Latin American and Caribbean economies are well placed to once again sustain relatively high growth rates.

• Friday, March 8th 2013 - 07:58 UTC

  Uruguay completes investment-grade ‘triple crown’ from the three big credit rating agencies

  

  Uruguay finally managed on Thursday to achieve investment grade debt rating from the three major agencies when Fitch raised the country’s rating to BBB-minus from BB-plus, citing economic resilience as well as the political and social stability of the country, squeezed between Brazil and Argentina.

• Monday, December 10th 2012 - 18:48 UTC

  European Central Bank says it has ‘much to learn’ from Latam robust financial systems

  

  The Vice-president of the European central bank Vitor Constancio said the EU has much to learn from Latin America which has coped with successive economic and financial crises and has managed to create robust financial structures which have made the region’s system even more resistant to outside shocks.

• Thursday, September 6th 2012 - 04:22 UTC

  Latam governance and economic performance receives positive balance from OAS

  

  The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza offered a positive balance of governance in Latinamerica and the performance of the region’s economy, in general, during the last twelve months.