Latin American Economy & Business - November 2013 (ISSN 1741-7430)

In its latest Article IV consultation with the government of Nicaragua, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirmed that most of the country's macroeconomic metrics are moving in the right direction. Relative to other countries in Central America, crime and violence is much less of a challenge for businesses. However, change and development is not occurring rapidly enough to have an impact on poverty, which remains endemic, affecting up to 43% of the population on some estimates.