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How much do external conditions matter to Latin America?

Our new Indicator of Global Conditions suggests that most of the fluctuations in Latin American GDP growth over the past few decades can be explained by changes in the global macroeconomic backdrop. If we're right to expect external conditions to become more challenging in the years ahead, the region looks to be set for a period of lacklustre economic growth. 

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