The Inter-American Development Bank (BID) forecasts a 2024 economic downturn in Latin America, projecting a modest GDP growth of 1.6%. Despite surpassing the 1.0% growth forecast for 2023 with a 2.1% rise, the region will have to wait until 2025 to reach a 2% annual growth rate again. Key factors like global economic slowdown, high […]
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