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Resilience and capital flows in the Caribbean
- Author(s):
- Bustillo, Inés |
- Velloso, Helvia |
- Dookeran, Winston |
- Perrotti, Daniel E.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-10-24
- Physical Description
- 45 p.
- UN symbol:
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The economic challenges in the Caribbean can be linked in significant measure to the region’s external vulnerability. This paper looks at trends in financial flows in the context of the region’s need to strengthen its resilience. It starts by focusing on three concepts: vulnerability, fragility and... -
U.S. Economic Outlook: Quarterly developments
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. Oficina de Washington
- Date Issued:
- 2016-06
- Physical Description
- 37 p.
- UN symbol:
- handle
U.S. economic growth disappointed in the first quarter of 2016, as global conditions continued to have an adverse impact. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s third estimate, the GDP grew at a 1.1% annualized pace in the first quarter, up from a previous estimate of 0.8%, and down from 1.... -
Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent Developments
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. Oficina de Washington
- Date Issued:
- 2014-11
- Physical Description
- 48 p.
- UN symbol:
- handle
For six years, the global economy has been driven by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policies of easy money. Liquidity has flowed from developed to developing economies, financing infrastructure and corporate investment and allowing consumers to indulge in credit-fuelled retail spending. Thus the effect... -
Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: 2014 Overview
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. Oficina de Washington
- Date Issued:
- 2015-02
- Physical Description
- 54 p.
- UN symbol:
- handle
Divergence in macro trends and in monetary policy in advanced economies was a dominant driver of rates and currencies in emerging markets in 2014. Diverging macroeconomic developments were reflected in different monetary policy actions in 2014, with the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of J... -
Capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: recent developments
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. Oficina de Washington
- Date Issued:
- 2013
- Physical Description
- 45 p. : gráfs., tabls.
- UN symbol:
- handle
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Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. Oficina de Washington
- Date Issued:
- 2018-07-17
- Physical Description
- 48 p.
- UN symbol:
- handle
This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Washington Office, presents and analyzes the most recent developments (first quarter of 2018) concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean. The main highlights are: -In January 2018, issu... -
Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent Developments
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. Oficina de Washington
- Date Issued:
- 2017-08
- Physical Description
- 50 p.
- UN symbol:
- handle
This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Washington Office, presents and analyzes the most recent developments (first half of 2017) concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean.... -
Capital flows to Latin America: recent developments
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. Oficina de Washington
- Date Issued:
- 2010-07-15
- Physical Description
- 34 p. : gráfs., tabls.
- UN symbol:
- handle
Over the month of May there was a dramatic shift in the macroeconomic environment, with volatility and uncertainty increasing considerably. Financial markets moved to reflect substantial downside economic risks from the fiscal turmoil in the euro area. Concerns about contagion were reawakened and a... -
Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent developments
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. Oficina de Washington
- Date Issued:
- 2018-12-06
- Physical Description
- 53 p.
- UN symbol:
- handle
This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Washington Office, presents and analyzes the most recent developments (third quarter of 2018) concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean. The main highlights are: The Latin America and ... -
Capital Flows to Latin America: 2017 Year in Review
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. Oficina de Washington
- Date Issued:
- 2017-12
- Physical Description
- 52 p.
- UN symbol:
- handle
The total amount of debt issued by LAC borrowers from January to November 2017 reached US$ 138 billion, the highest annual amount ever issued in the region. Investors’ enthusiasm for LAC assets was supported by synchronized growth at the global level, still low interest rates across de globe (with ... -
Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: 2018 Year-in-Review
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. Oficina de Washington
- Date Issued:
- 2019-02-15
- Physical Description
- 50 p.
- UN symbol:
- handle
In 2018, bond issuance from Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) slowed, bond spreads widened and credit quality deteriorated. The region saw the best and the worst conditions for tapping international capital markets in 2018. In January 2018, issuers from the region placed their highest ever mon... -
U.S. Economic Outlook: Quarterly developments
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. Oficina de Washington
- Date Issued:
- 2016-12
- Physical Description
- 24 p.
- UN symbol:
- handle
• The incoming U.S. administration will be inheriting a healthy economy. The job market is posting solid gains, home sales and house prices have largely recovered from the bust, and the stock market continues to hit new highs. The current expansion has passed seven years, making it the third longes... -
U.S. Economic Outlook: Quarterly developments
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. Oficina de Washington
- Date Issued:
- 2016-10-30
- Physical Description
- 27 p.
- UN symbol:
- handle
The U.S. second-quarter GDP growth was revised up to a 1.4% inflation-adjusted annual rate in the third and final estimate released by the Department of Commerce on September 29, following the first quarter’s 0.8% pace. Despite the upward revision, the growth rate for the first half of the year is ... -
Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: First Quarter 2019
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. Oficina de Washington
- Date Issued:
- 2019-06-06
- Physical Description
- 43 p.
- UN symbol:
- handle
This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Washington Office, presents and analyzes the most recent developments (first quarter of 2019) concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean.... -
U.S. Economic Outlook: Seven years of steady but tepid growth
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. Oficina de Washington
- Date Issued:
- 2017-04
- Physical Description
- 36 p.
- UN symbol:
- handle
The U.S labor market is tight and is expected to return to full employment in 2017. However, productivity has risen less than 1% for six consecutive years. Sluggish productivity has implications for wage growth, which has been low by historical standards during this economic recovery. Wage growth s...
