External headwinds growing

Falling new virus cases and the lifting of restrictions have boosted economies across the region in Q3, but the deteriorating external backdrop will put a lid on growth from here. Even with an orderly resolution to the Evergrande saga, a slowdown in China’s property sector will weigh on Latin American commodity producers, particularly Chile and Peru, over the coming quarters. Meanwhile, weakening US growth is a headwind to exporters, particularly in Mexico. As a result, regardless of developments on the virus and vaccine front, we expect that the regional recovery will slow over the coming quarters.