AQ Podcast | Is Latin America Poised for Takeoff?
Citi's chief economist for Latin America on why the stars may be aligning for the region, and what could go wrong.
Latin America is having its best economic outlook since the commodities boom of the 2000s. Record commodity prices, a weak U.S. dollar, a privileged position in the global trade war—selling to both the U.S. and China—and a wave of business-friendly governments are creating conditions the region hasn't seen in decades. But Latin America has defied rosy predictions before, and the outlook remains uncertain in its three largest economies: Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina. Today on the podcast, we ask what a new takeoff would mean in practical terms for growth, the markets, and its...
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