Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2015: Challenges in boosting the investment cycle to reinvigorate growth

NU. CEPAL

2015-09-11T13:57:07Z

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The 2015 edition of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean consists of three parts. Part I outlines the region’s economic performance in 2014 and analyses trends in the first half of 2015, as well as the outlook for the rest of the year. Part II analyses the dynamics of investment in Latin America and the Caribbean, the relationship between investment and the business cycle, the role of public investment, infrastructure gaps and the challenges in financing private investment. Part III of this publication may be accessed on the web page of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (http://www.cepal.org/en/node/33006). It contains the notes relating to the economic performance of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean in 2014 and the first half of 2015, together with their respective statistical annexes, which present the main economic indicators of the countries of the region. The cut-off date for updating the statistical information in this publication was 30 June 2015.

Foreword and executive summary .-- Part I: The economic situation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2014 and 2015 .-- Chapter I: Regional overview .-- Part II: Challenges in boosting the investment cycle to reinvigorate growth .-- Chapter II: Gross fixed capital formation in Latin America and the Caribbean: stylized facts and long-term growth implications .-- Chapter III: A bridge to the future: boosting investment in the public sphere .-- Chapter IV: Economic infrastructure in Latin America: a persistent challenge for progress towards sustainable development .-- Chapter V: Financing investment in Latin America and the Caribbean: the issues and main challenges .-- Statistical annex.

INVESTMENT PROMOTION; PUBLIC SECTOR; CAPITAL; CAPITAL FORMATION; PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORT; ENERGY RESOURCES; WATER RESOURCES; SANITATION SERVICES; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; BUSINESS FINANCING; FINANCIAL POLICY; ECONOMIC INDICATORS; INVESTMENTS; ECONOMIC POLICY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; MACROECONOMICS; INDICADORES ECONOMICOS; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; POLITICA FINANCIERA; FINANCIAMIENTO DE EMPRESAS; TELECOMUNICACIONES; CONDICIONES ECONOMICAS; MACROECONOMIA; CRECIMIENTO ECONOMICO; POLITICA ECONOMICA; INVERSIONES; FOMENTO DE LAS INVERSIONES; SECTOR PUBLICO; CAPITAL; FORMACION DE CAPITAL; INFRAESTRUCTURA FISICA; DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE; TRANSPORTE; RECURSOS ENERGETICOS; RECURSOS HIDRICOS; SERVICIOS DE SANEAMIENTO;