Latin America faces one of its most challenging economic decades yet. With growth expected to be only 2.2% in 2025, the region risks entering what experts are calling a third lost decade. In this exclusive interview with America’s Now, Elaine Reyes and José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, discuss the main challenges the region faces, including slow growth, trade tensions, tariffs, climate change, and crime.