Taking stock of lockdown damage as outlook worsens

The latest activity data suggest that stringent lockdowns are causing especially deep falls in GDP in Peru and Argentina. But with the region as a whole struggling to contain outbreaks, and limited scope for looser policy, the economic recovery is increasingly likely to lag the rest of the emerging world.

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