Economy is forecast to expand by 42% and the government is wary of it overheating, finance minister tells LatinFinance
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LatAm officials shrug off rising US trade risks
Increased protectionism under next US president would hurt the global economy, but Latin America could be spared the worst
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Markets resilient in face of recurrent crises—G20 chair
Global markets have shown resilience despite large-scale crises, Brazil’s central bank governor says on eve of G20 in Rio de Janeiro
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Guatemala mulls local currency issuance in 2025
Country’s macroeconomic stability, low debt and steady currency would support international issuance in quetzales, says minister
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Trade, FDI to spur DomRep’s economic ascent – Cenbank governor
Free-trade zones, energy investments are fueling one of LatAm region’s fastest economic expansions
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Brazil fiscal position still delicate, may improve – Campos
Brazilian central bank governor also tells LatinFinance government may announce budget cuts next week
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World Bank launches new Amazon program
Governments are studying rainforest bonds among other financing mechanisms, bank’s top Latin America official says in interview
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Suriname gears up to manage oil wealth
Government is preparing for oil windfall after reordering economy with IMF support, minister says
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New Caribbean bank seeks to boost climate resilience
Finance Minister of Barbados says he has been in talks with potential sources of capitalization, in addition to multilateral lenders
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Argentina lands $8.8 bln from multilaterals
Javier Milei’s government secures loan pledges from IDB, World Bank Group in Washington, DC, as talks with IMF continue