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1 – 8 of 8The economic damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will be less severe than in other parts of Latin America. It is nevertheless weighing on activity, with structural weaknesses…
This is close to the ceiling of the target band of 2.25-5.25% set for this year. In response, the Central Bank last week raised its benchmark interest rate from a record low of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252476
ISSN: 2633-304X
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So far, state-sector price controls and price caps on food and private markets have prevented runaway inflation. However, producers are withholding goods or selling on the black…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260020
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The hedge is the largest single trade in the crude oil market, renewed annually between the government and a selection of banks and commodity houses. If Mexico cannot keep it…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253696
ISSN: 2633-304X
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World Bank and IMF financial support totalling USD142mn, in the form of grants and zero-interest loans, will help partially to cover increasing external and fiscal financing gaps…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257827
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Badly affected by the COVID-19 lockdown, production in Peru’s mining sector is now beginning to recover as mines resume operations. The mining industry has been among those…
The first-quarter fall, following full-year contractions of 2.5% and 2.2% in 2018 and 2019, includes only the first ten days of the COVID-19-related lockdown, which continues. The…