The Entanglements of Domestic Polities: Public Debt and European Interventions in Latin America

Author(s):  
Juan H. Flores Zendejas
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Author(s):  
F. A. Ahmed Abu Bakr

The article addresses the problem of public debt restructuring in seven largest countries of Latin America. Over the last decade there has been a steady decline in nations’ external debt liabilities. This process was originated by two main contributors: worsening borrowing conditions on the world credit market, encouraging governments to deleverage their external credit position, and a solid financial standing underpinned by a positive external environment. It is LAC-7 countries’ strong fiscal position that propelled the development of national debt market and attracted international investors. But as the present report reveals international capital inflows into public debt market is highly volatile, concentrated in the short term segment and insufficient to finance constantly rising needs of the emerging nations. Finally, the author considers debt management options for local government policies weighing the implications of the ongoing global financial crisis and the scarcity of external credit resources


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 137-147
Author(s):  
José Mauricio Gil León ◽  
John William Rosso Murillo ◽  
Edgar Alonso Ramirez Hernández

2020 ◽  
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The LAC Debt Group believes that to have sound regional policy it is important to have valid, comparable, and standardized data on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Therefore, at the core of the initiative is the development of a standardized sovereign debt database to help debt managers, policy makers, and other actors of financial markets, analyze the composition of public debt in LAC. The information presented in this database is provided by the Debt Management Offices of 26 LAC countries in response to a questionnaire specifically created to allow comparability of data. The questionnaire is intended to compile up-to-date standardized statistics to conduct cross-country comparisons over clear, objective, and homogeneous definitions of public debt.


2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (314) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Josué Zavaleta González

<p>La acumulación de deuda pública es uno de los problemas que más ocupa la atención del gobierno de cualquier economía. En relación con esto, desde un enfoque ortodoxo, las medidas de austeridad fiscal son la única alternativa para evitar y contrarrestar un grave problema de endeudamiento público. No obstante, recientemente se ha demostrado que la capacidad de estas medidas para resolver este problema es limitada y que incluso podrían agravarlo. En este contexto, y como una respuesta a las dificultades económicas que impondrá la crisis económica mundial por Covid-19, en este artículo demostramos tanto de forma teórica como empírica que una política fiscal expansiva, enfocada en incrementar la inversión pública, tiene la capacidad de reducir, o al menos controlar, la acumulación de deuda pública como porcentaje del producto interno bruto (PIB).</p><p> </p><p align="center">PUBLIC DEBT ACCUMULATION AND FISCAL POLICY IN LATIN AMERICA</p><p align="center"><strong>ABSTRACT </strong></p>Public debt accumulation is one of the problems to which governments pay more attention. In this regard, from an orthodox approach, fiscal austerity measures are the unique alternative to avoid and counteract a serious problem of public debt accumulation. However, it has recently been shown that the capacity of these policies to respond to this problem is limited and even could aggravate it. In this context, and as a response to the economic difficulties resulted from the global economic crisis imposed by the Covid-19, the aim of this paper is to show theoretically and empirically that an expansive fiscal policy, focused on increasing public investment, could reduce, or at least control, the public debt accumulation as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).


Subject Economic update. Significance Panama’s economy has performed strongly over the last 20 years, posting average annual growth of 5.8% -- more than double the growth rate of Latin America as a whole (2.4%). Its economic model, built on banking, logistics and trade activities, has also facilitated one of the highest per capita income levels in the region. Impacts Prolonged water shortages at the Canal could eventually threaten Panama’s status as the region’s main logistics hub. The current account deficit will remain above 5% of GDP this year but will narrow slightly due to a modest expansion of copper exports. The change in the fiscal rule's deficit ceiling, allowing for wider fiscal imbalances, will further weaken public debt sustainability.


2021 ◽  
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The LAC Debt Group believes that to have sound regional policy it is important to have valid, comparable, and standardized data on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Therefore, at the core of the initiative is the development of a standardized sovereign debt database to help debt managers, policy makers, and other actors of financial markets, analyze the composition of public debt in LAC. The information presented in this database is provided by the Debt Management Offices of 26 LAC countries in response to a questionnaire specifically created to allow comparability of data. The questionnaire is intended to compile up-to-date standardized statistics to conduct cross-country comparisons over clear, objective, and homogeneous definitions of public debt.


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