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Arce will use Bolivia’s reserves to fund investment

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BOLIVIA

The drop was particularly notable in 2019, though less so in 2020. However, reserves reached arguably excessive levels during the middle years of the past decade. Even in 2020…

Argentine export decline puts pressure on finances

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ARGENTINA

Despite imports falling due to the economic downturn and import and foreign exchange controls, Argentina's trade surplus in 2014 fell by one-sixth to 6.7 billion dollars. Export…

Argentine automotive output recovers but woes persist

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ARGENTINA

Domestic automotive production has increasingly focused on light utility vehicles, spurred by local industrial capabilities and bilateral trade agreements. However, production…

Import obstacles will slow Argentine economic rebound

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ARGENTINA

In January, the Central Bank of Argentina restricted access to the official exchange market for imports of some luxury goods, while the government asked companies to present their…

Prospects for Argentina in 2020

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PROSPECTS 2020

Prospects for Argentina in 2020.

Brazil's trade deficit highlights deeper economic ills

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BRAZIL

According to Central Bank estimates, a trade deficit of this magnitude increases the current account deficit to around 4% of GDP, the highest in 13 years, and the third-largest…

Prospects for Latin America in the third quarter

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PROSPECTS Q3 2015

Prospects for Latin America in the third quarter.

Prospects for Argentina in 2024

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PROSPECTS 2024

Bond markets have responded positively to Milei’s victory, followed by the announcement that he would re-privatise state oil company YPF and other companies, but domestic exchange…

Internationalisation of China’s renminbi will be slow

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CHINA

Specifically, China would enhance infrastructural and institutional mechanisms for cross-border transfers, as well as boost the currency’s role in driving the real economy and…

Argentine foreign finance fears will rise this year

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ARGENTINA

In 2018 the economic slump and devaluation helped to improve the trade balance by cutting imports. However, the current account deficit reached 5.4% of GDP, up from 4.9% in 2017…