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- Economic crisis - economy - Latin America - Uruguay


Ernesto Talvi, Center for the Study of Economic and Social Affairs, Montevideo

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While European countries are struggling with unemployment and anaemic growth, Latin American economies are faring well, successfully attracting capital and investments. Marc Perelman speaks to Ernesto Talvi, Academic Director of the Center for the Study of Economic and Social Affairs (CERES) in Montevideo, Uruguay, about how the global economic crisis has impacted Latin America.

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