{
  "id": 2160612,
  "title": "Latin America growth to slow to 2.2% in 2026, UN agency says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/latin-america-growth-to-slow-to-2-2-in-2026-un-agency-says",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-20T15:04:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/latin-america-growth-to-slow-to-22-in-2026-un-agency-says-93CH-4870141"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean has forecasted that the region's gross domestic product will grow by 2.2% in 2026, a slight decrease from the 2.4% projected for the previous year. The commission anticipates a growth rate of 2.5% in 2027. This reduction in the 2026 forecast, from the 2.3% figure announced in December, is attributed to a more difficult international context. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) anticipates that by 2027, the region will have experienced five consecutive years of average annual growth of approximately 2.3%. However, despite the gradual improvement in global conditions, the region faces structural challenges that may hinder economic growth, such as low investment levels, low productivity, and high informal employment rates. ECLAC maintains that Latin America will continue to achieve macroeconomic stability, with inflation rates moving closer to the targets set by the respective central banks. For Brazil, the forecasted growth rates are a modest 2.2% for both 2026 and 2027. Mexico's economy is projected to expand by 1.3% this year, followed by a 1.9% increase in 2027. Argentina is expected to see a robust growth of 3.3% in 2026, rising to 3.4% in 2027. Conversely, Venezuela is anticipated to experience a substantial growth rate of 6.5% in both 2026 and 2027.",
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}