Latin America

• Macro-prudential

BIS paper surveys financial shocks in Latin America

Authors study the most effective policy response to financial shocks in different countries

• 03 Nov 2017

• Monetary policy decisions

Higher rates contributed to recovery in Latin America – IDB economist

Less hawkish policies can fail to generate growth but push up inflation, research finds

• 18 Oct 2017

• Economics

Savings and good governance are best policy against natural disasters – IADB

Chile was able to overcome a major earthquake in 2010 without resorting to international funding

• 12 Sep 2017

• Economics

Latin America lags in use of robotics, but faces same threats

Robots threaten over 50% of jobs across the region, report warns, though they offer an opportunity to boost productivity

• 30 Aug 2017