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1 – 9 of 9The health crisis, national lockdowns and a global recession have combined to create a difficult environment in Latin America, while governments’ responses to the pandemic have…
Public investment halved in comparison with 2019 while on the supply side, mining, manufacturing and construction posted major slumps. All sectors contributed to the overall…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261795
ISSN: 2633-304X
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However, he will lack the commodity boom-related revenue that fuelled such programmes. Bolivia has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic; GDP is forecast to contract by between…
Outlook for meeting development targets.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB205507
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Both the overturning of former President Evo Morales’s government in late 2019 and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 undermined the ability of the authorities to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258492
ISSN: 2633-304X
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All are suffering from uncertainties posed by the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, but also by social divides and institutional weaknesses. These pose major uncertainties as to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253868
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Latin America is another region that is getting old before it gets rich
A strong bounceback from the pandemic in some parts of the region may be temporary, even as others still struggle
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-GA266126
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The pandemic has undone much recent progress in poverty and inequality figures, possibly for some time to come