Posts Tagged ‘vulnerability’

Don’t Be Fooled By The Reserves That I Got

One frequently repeated mantra by optimists in the current global financial turmoil is that ‘such-and-such-country has massive foreign currency reserves’ with which to protect itself from a bigger crisis. Among emerging markets, China, Russia, India, Taiwan, South Korea and Brazil are often cited as examples. However, this ignores a crucial point, namely that these reserves… [Read more]

Latin America: Braced For Tougher Times In 2009

In recent years, Latin American economies have benefited from booming US consumer growth, high commodities prices, and ample global liquidity, helping the region post an estimated average annual real GDP growth rate of 5.1% between 2004 and 2008. Now, however, the tide is turning rapidly, and I am expecting growth to fall to 4.6% this… [Read more]


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