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A falling population also lowers the rate of innovation, since change tends to come from younger workers and entrepreneurs. [10] Strain on mental health. Population decline may harm a population's mental health (or morale) if it causes permanent recession and a concomitant decline in basic services and infrastructure. [12] Deflation.
The IMF thinks global inflation will slow to 5.8% this year — marginally below its July forecast of 5.9% — and fall to 3.5% by the end of next year, which is slightly below the average during ...
In June 2008, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) declared it expected a 4% growth for 2009. However at the end of the year it predicted that the year 2009 would put an end to six years of prosperity during which Latin America has benefited from high raw material prices. [ 5 ]
The global recession has caused a reduction in tourist revenue and foreign investment, significantly slowing growth rates. St. Lucia's currency is the Eastern Caribbean Dollar (EC$), a regional currency shared among members of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU).
Global equities markets began the week with a steep plunge, reacting to the possibility of a coming US recession that Goldman Sachs economists pegged at 25 percent.. On Monday morning, the Dow ...
The World Bank has sent the Dominican Republic $230 million (2016), $1 million (2017), $150 million (2018), and $180 million in 2019. The loans vary each year depending on existing loans, urgency, and other factors that influence the Project Cycle.
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Although tiny in absolute terms, because of the very small population of the British Virgin Islands, in 2010 the Territory had the 19th highest GDP per capita in the world according to the CIA World factbook. [4] In global terms the size of the Territory's GDP measured in terms of purchasing power is ranked as 215th out of a total of 229 ...