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Latin America faces post-pandemic "lost decade," says economic historian Adam Tooze

September 27, 2021
GZERO Staff
Latin America Faces Post-Pandemic Lost Decade," Says Economic Historian Adam Tooze | GZERO World

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As the US economy powers ahead to recover from COVID, many developing economies are getting further left behind — especially those in Latin America. Economic historian Adam Tooze says the region, which did relatively well during the global recession, is now "looking at a lost decade." Watch his interview with Ian Bremmer on the latest episode of GZERO World.

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