Prospects 2015
Latin America / Caribbean
_350.jpg "Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner during a ceremony at the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires (Reuters/Marcos Brindicci)")
Argentina
A weakened government is likely to hand over to a vulnerable successor amid economic disarray
_350.jpg "Enrique Pena Nieto delivers a message at the National Palace in downtown Mexico City (Reuters/Tomas Bravo)")
Venezuela
Legislative elections and falling oil prices and output promise further instability next year
_263.jpg "Opposition supporters take part in a march against the government in Caracas (Reuters/Jorge Silva)")
Andean region
The countries of the region will experience reasonable political stability as well as slower growth in 2015
Chile
In 2015, Bachelet will continue to pursue reforms while attempting to keep unity within her coalition and revive growth
Brazil
The outlook for growth and governability is poor, exacerbated by the expanding Petrobras scandal
Alternative energy
Low gas prices will imperil some alternative energy projects, but long-term trends still favour the industry
Manufacturing
US manufacturing output will continue to grow, as will ASEAN countries' sectors
Central America
Growth will be higher than Latin America as a whole, but social demands will remain unmet
