Download or read book Regional Economic Outlook, October 2020, Western Hemisphere written by International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pandemic continues to spread in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), but economic activity is picking up. After a deep contraction in April, activity started recovering in May, as lockdowns were gradually eased, consumers and firms adapted to social distancing, some countries introduced sizable policy support, and global activity strengthened.