今年以来，国际经济组织和拉美地区经济组织对1997年拉美经济形势普遍看好，预测今年全地区的经济增长率将超过去年的3．l％，达到45—5％，通货膨胀率将从去年的19．3％进一步降至12％左右。占拉美GDP70％以上的三个大国——巴西、墨西哥和阿根廷经济，预计今年可保持4－5％的 Since the beginning of this year, the international economic organizations and the economic organizations in Latin America have generally been optimistic about the economic situation in Latin America in 1997 and predict that the economic growth rate of the entire region this year will surpass that of last year’s 3. l%, reaching 45-5%, the inflation rate will be further reduced from 19.3% last year to about 12%. The economies of Brazil, Mexico and Argentina, which account for more than 70% of Latin America’s GDP, are expected to maintain 4-5% this year