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NEW YORK In any other year but this one, economic growth in Latin America would give the region’s governments reason to boast. The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) estimates that GDP growth in 2021 will be around 6 per cent, while the International Monetary Fund forecasts 6.3 per cent growth. Unfortunately, even the more
NEW YORK In any other year but this one, economic growth in Latin America would give the region’s governments reason to boast. The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) estimates that GDP growth in 2021 will be around 6 per cent, while the International Monetary Fund forecasts 6.3 per cent growth. Unfortunately, even the more