04262nam 2200721 a 450 991045276310332120200520144314.01-4755-2015-81-4755-7853-9(CKB)2550000000106166(EBL)1606433(SSID)ssj0000827334(PQKBManifestationID)12366027(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000827334(PQKBWorkID)10830881(PQKB)11168338(MiAaPQ)EBC1606433(Au-PeEL)EBL1606433(CaPaEBR)ebr10566336(OCoLC)870244907(EXLCZ)99255000000010616620120824d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrRegional economic outlook[electronic resource] western hemisphere : rebuilding strength and flexibilityWashington, D.C. International Monetary Fund20121 online resource (71 p.)World economic and financial surveys,0258-7440"Apr. 12."1-4755-2605-9 1-61635-253-1 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Contents; Preface; Executive Summary; 1. United States, Canada, and the World: Outlook and Challenges; 1.1 Global Backdrop: A Quieting Storm?; 1.2 United States: A Stronger, But Still Sluggish Recovery; 1.3 Canada: Rebalancing Growth as the Fiscal Stimulus Fades; 1.4 Implications for Latin America and the Caribbean; Boxes; 1.1 United States: Is the Labor Market Starting to Turnaround?; 1.2 United States: Financial Exposure to Europe; 2. Outlook and Policy Challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean; 2.1 Overview2.2 South America's Financially Integrated Economies-Balancing Policies in a Stimulative yet Volatile Environment Tables; 2.1. Macroprudential and Capital Flow Management Measures in the Region; 2.3 South America's Less-Financially Integrated Commodity Exporters-Another Boom-Bust Cycle in the Making?; 2.4 Mexico and Central America-Enduring a Slow U.S. Recovery; 2.5 The Caribbean-Repairing Balance Sheets amid Continued Headwinds; 2.1 Foreign Banks' Exposure and Deleveraging Risks in Latin America and the Caribbean2.2 The Importance of Strong Fiscal Buffers: Public Debt Under Downside Scenarios in Financially Integrated Economies 2.3 Can Macro Policies Mitigate Effects of Commodity Boom-Bust Cycles?; 2.4 Competitiveness in Tourism-Intensive Caribbean Countries; 2.2. Western Hemisphere: Selected Economic and Social Indicators, 2001-11; 2.3. Western Hemisphere: Main Economic Indicators, April 2012; 2.4. Western Hemisphere: Main Fiscal Indicators, April 2012; 3. The Effects of Global Financial Shocks on Output in Latin America; 3.1 Macroeconomic Fundamentals and Balance of Payments Pressures4. Spillovers from Large Neighbors in Latin America 4.1 Are Depreciations of Brazil's Currency Harmful to its Trading Partners?; 5. Keeping an Eye on Housing Markets in Latin America; 5.1. Data Availability on Select Financial and Housing Sector Indicators; 5.1 Colombia's Mortgage Crisis of the Late 1990's: A Cautionary Tale; References; New Publications from the Western Hemisphere DepartmentEconomic forecastingNorth AmericaEconomic forecastingLatin AmericaEconomic forecastingCaribbean AreaEconomic developmentNorth AmericaEconomic developmentLatin AmericaEconomic developmentCaribbean AreaNorth AmericaEconomic conditionsLatin AmericaEconomic conditions1982-Caribbean AreaEconomic conditions1982-Electronic books.Economic forecastingEconomic forecastingEconomic forecastingEconomic developmentEconomic developmentEconomic developmentInternational Monetary Fund.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452763103321Regional economic outlook1916023UNINA