Download or read book Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2009-2010 written by United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and published by United Nations. This book was released on 2010-07-16 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2009, the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean experienced the brunt of the global financial crisis on their levels of activity. However, since the second half of the that year, most countries in the region just begun a vigorous recovery that should strengthen with a regional GDP expansion of approximately 5.2 per cent. The factors behind a more positive performance are both external and internal in nature. Amongst the former can be included the continued dynamism of some key Asian economies, whose sustained demand for products from this region has created important conditions for a recovery in exports, especially in the case of South America.