Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region 2020, Volume 14
When this booklet was prepared, COVID-19 was not part of our lexicon. Our concerns were more related to the low GDP growth of the region (close to zero) and the social unrest that we had been observing in a good number of countries. Today, however,...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/101621644212823558/2020-Results-in-the-Latin-America-and-Caribbean-Region http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36934 |
| Summary: | When this booklet was prepared,
COVID-19 was not part of our lexicon. Our concerns were more
related to the low GDP growth of the region (close to zero)
and the social unrest that we had been observing in a good
number of countries. Today, however, the region is fully
focused on managing the health emergency created by the
COVID-19 crisis and on planning a response to the economic
recession that we are entering. The World Bank Group is
supporting the countries in the region. We are working on 13
COVID-19 health response operations (five of which have
already been approved) using the newly-created US$6bn Fast
Track Facility; and we are also engaging with governments to
design appropriate economic recovery programs. |
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