The slump in commodity markets last week has raised questions over how exposed Latin America is to a period of lower prices. While the risks vary from country-to-country, the bigger picture is that the consumption boom that has propelled the region’s rapid recovery from the 2008-09 global crisis has left it much more vulnerable to a period of weaker commodity prices. This is a key downside risk to growth.
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