Latin Amercian Finance March 19 2001 As Wall Street analysts downgrade their forecasts for the US economy, the shadows over Latin American prospects are lengthening. Although a simple slowdown might be something of a mixed blessing for the region, a recession could be damaging across the board. Slower US growth would hit countries such as Mexico, which exports heavily to the north, but Argentina, and to a lesser extent Brazil, would benefit from lower US interest rates and a weaker dollar. Overview - Dimmer US prospects cloud recovery - Democracy, but at a price Finance - Venture Capital - Banking - Profile - Corporación Andina de Fomento - Dollarisation Country Focus - Brazil - markets - Brazil - infrastructure - Argentina - Chile - pensions Country Focus - Mexico - stock exchange - Venezuela - Peru - Colombia - Carribean Economies Related Surveys - Latin American Finance 2000 - Mexico 2000 - Cuba 1999 - Puerto Rico 1999