Amid a vaccine rollout and the P.1 variant fueling contagion, the government is looking to provide another round of emergency aid.
A different outcome may still be possible, a leading emerging-market economist writes.
Business as usual won't do, said Carlos Felipe Jaramillo of the World Bank. The region must emerge more dynamic, more inclusive, and greener.
The IMF’s Western Hemisphere director recommended that countries use “targeted and fine-tuned stimulus” to increase support for the most vulnerable populations and industries.
From nearshoring to SME financing, the new IDB president discussed his agenda for the "private-sector led growth" of Latin America's recovery.
Rather than the increase in unemployment, the shrinking labor force is the more worrying trend, per the ILO.
Regional economies may get a boost. But don't expect a miracle either
