Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Latin America : existing growth headwinds to prevail over rising commodity prices

MAP20220009775

Latin America : existing growth headwinds to prevail over rising commodity prices / Fernando Casanova Aizpún, Caroline Cabral. — Zurich : Swiss Re Institute, 2022

2 p. . — (Issue 7/2022)

Sumario: High commodity prices typically boost growth momentum in Latin America. This time round, however, a backdrop of high inflation, tighter financial conditions and elevated political uncertainty will likely outweigh positive effects and we expect 2022 to be a year of just lackluster economic growth. With little buffer, fiscal action will be limited to mitigating the impact of price rises for staples

1. Economía . 2. Inflación . 3. Perspectivas económicas . 4. Política económica . 5. Precios . 6. América Latina . I. Cabral, Caroline . II. Swiss Re Institute . III. Title.