由于受国际和国内环境的严峻挑战,自1998 年下半年起拉美经济增长速度开始放慢。1999 年年初, 巴西发生了金融动荡。在国际经济不景气、“桑巴效应”扩散及自然灾害等诸多因素的影响下, 1999 年拉美经济出现衰退迹象, 全地区经济呈现小幅负增长已成定局 Due to the severe challenges posed by the international and domestic environments, the rate of economic growth in Latin America began to slow down from the second half of 1998. In early 1999, a financial turmoil took place in Brazil. Under the influence of many factors such as the international economic downturn, the proliferation of “samba effects” and natural disasters, the Latin American economy showed signs of recession in 1999 and the economy in the region showed a slight negative growth in the foreseeable future