Share

Video: Alejandro Werner on the Economic Climate in the Hemisphere at #LABC19

Latin America is set to grow faster in 2019, in part because of Brazil's economic expansion and a smaller contraction in Argentina.

Keynote:

  • Alejandro Werner, Director, Western Hemisphere Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Latin America's GDP is set to grow 2 percent in 2019, a jump from 1 percent last year. "It’s a reflection of the Brazilian economy expanding at a faster pace and Argentina contracting by less than it did in 2018," said the IMF's Alejandro Werner at the Latin America Business Conference 2018. Werner went on to explain the various factors affecting growth, from a move away from 2018's global financial tightening to the change in commodity prices.

Learn more about conference co-organizers, Young Profesionals of the Americas.

Related

Trump’s Comeback Could Disrupt Latin America’s Remittances

Plans to accelerate deportations, curb immigration, and tax remittances may restrict a vital flow of capital and source of growth in the region.

Colombia’s Risky Plan for Decentralization

A reform proposal has reopened a critical issue for the country, but Congress should be cautious not to derail the nation’s delicate fiscal balance.