Economic growth ‘to weaken’ this year

The private consumption and external demand which stimulated economic growth in Barbados and the region in recent times, will weaken this year, causing Latin America and the Caribbean economies to lose some steam amid rising global uncertainty.

That is the prediction of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

The United Nations agency is recommending that countries in the region strengthen their fiscal policy
to make public purses more sustainability...