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Inter American Development Bank Washington D.C. May 9, 2008. Latin America: Golden or Leaden Casket ?. John Chambers, CFA Managing Director Chairman, Sovereign Ratings Committee Standard & Poor’s. Sovereign Ratings. Sovereign Ratings. Sovereign Ratings. Quotation. Merchant of Venice
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Inter American Development BankWashington D.C. May 9, 2008 Latin America: Golden or Leaden Casket ? John Chambers, CFA Managing Director Chairman, Sovereign Ratings Committee Standard & Poor’s
Quotation Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare Act II, Scene VII MOROCCO O hell! what have we here? A carrion Death, within whose empty eye There is a written scroll! I'll read the writing. Reads All that glisters is not gold
Ratings Latin America Long-term foreign currency sovereign ratings * Jan 1 unless otherwise noted ** May 8, 2008 *** Credit Watch Negative
Ratings Latin America Long-term foreign currency sovereign ratings * Jan 1 unless otherwise noted ** May 8, 2008
GDP per capita annual growth * Simple average of per capita growth of China, Indonesia, India, Philippines and Thailand