And becauseLatinosearnon averageless thanwhites, and may not have a credithistoryinthe United States, they are notalwayseligible for the most attractive interest rates and lendingterms.
"Instead,they will get the traditional IMF lending , which comes with very austere conditions in terms of cutting budgets, in terms of raising interest rates, which is exactly the opposite of what they need to be doing at the current time."
VOA: standard.2009.04.22
And as they do so, they are relaxing their lendingterms and conditions, central-bank surveys show.