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Middle class in Latin America economically vulnerable, says OECD

03-Dec-2010

Even though the growing middle class in Latin America is becoming an engine of economic progress, this group remains economically vulnerable when compared with high income OECD countries, according to the OECD Development Centre’s Latin American Economic Outlook 2011. Therefore, Latin American governments must ensure that they do not fall down the economic ladder.

Statistics : OECD annual inflation rate eases to 2.7% in March 2012

03-May-2012

Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 2.7% in the year to March 2012, compared with 2.8% in the year to February 2012. This easing in the annual rate of inflation mainly reflected developments in energy and food where inflation slowed to 6.5% and 3.5% in the year to March, respectively.

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