Economists warn Latin America faces another lost decade

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Oil shocks, stagflation and an inability to pay foreign debts pitched Latin America into its first ‘lost decade’ in the 1980s. Economists are worried similar variables could spark a new decade of lost growth and falling quality of life for the region.

Alejandro Werner, former director of the western hemisphere department of the International Monetary Fund, said a new lost decade could span the years 2015 to 2025. Speaking at a panel discussion on March 2, he said the GDP per capita in 2025 will

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