South And Central America
Like North America and Africa, the region is blessed with ample natural resources, water and farmland. It features climatic variety and easy access to the oceans. Its countries have avoided participation in major wars. The region is plagued, however, by inefficient governance and a lack of fiscal discipline, which has led to political instability, corruption and abrupt regime changes.
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Caribbean economies face turbulent seas
The diverse Caribbean region offers plenty of economic opportunity and room for growth, especially in tourism and other services, as well as the energy sector. The problem is that these small, open economies are all very vulnerable to external shocks. One of these is severe weather, as hurricane Dorian made all too clear. A global recession or U.S. slowdown would hit the region hard, too.
Opinion: Daniel Ortega’s long goodbye
Brazil: Six months of Bolsonaro
Opinion: Bolivia’s leftist president is feeling the heat
Chile’s Pinera struggles to make headway
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