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Colombia / Economy
Colombian President Álvaro Uribe again looks to be mending relations with regional leaders. While attending the Rio Summit in Cancun, Mexico, the Colombian leader had a private meeting with his Ecuadorean counterpart Rafael Correa, with both sides setting out a 'route map' to improve bilateral relations. More significant is the attempt to end the diplomatic dispute with neighbouring...
2010-03-08Colombia / Economy
Colombia's foreign reserves hit US$25.0bn at end-2009, and look set to continue rising as the monetary authorities extend US dollar purchases to stem peso strength. If FDI inflows...
2010-03-08Ecuador / Economy
BMI View: Increased foreign oil investment into Ecuador will be insufficient to cover the projected US$1.6bn fiscal shortfall in 2010. Lack of a united political opposition and...
2010-02-26Country Risk Rating
Colombia
Colombian President Álvaro Uribe again looks to be mending relations with regional leaders. While attending the Rio Summit in Cancun, Mexico, the Colombian leader had a private...
2010-03-08Colombia
Colombia's President Álvaro Uribe has pledged to 'act prudently' until the constitutional court gives its verdict over a proposed referendum that advocates modifications to the...
2010-02-05Ecuador
Domestic political pressure is building on Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, with Mayor of Guayaquil Jamie Nebot calling for rally of 'protest and resistance' against the president....
2010-02-05Peru
Peruvian President Alan García has guaranteed that his government will reconstruct infrastructure in areas of the country's Cusco province severely damaged during flooding in late...
2010-02-05Colombia
Colombia's foreign reserves hit US$25.0bn at end-2009, and look set to continue rising as the monetary authorities extend US dollar purchases to stem peso strength. If FDI inflows...
2010-03-08Ecuador
BMI View: Increased foreign oil investment into Ecuador will be insufficient to cover the projected US$1.6bn fiscal shortfall in 2010. Lack of a united political opposition and...
2010-02-26Ecuador
According to Ecuador's central bank (BCE), the first three weeks of January have seen foreign reserves level-off around US$4.0bn, suggesting the country's terms of trade are stabilising....
2010-02-05Bolivia
BMI View: We maintain a relatively upbeat outlook on the Bolivian economy for 2010 and beyond, despite President Evo Morales' broadside against the private sector. Strong fiscal...
2010-01-11Bolivia
BMI View: As we anticipated, Bolivia's President Evo Morales' emerged triumphant in the December 6 elections, with the opposition trailing way in the distance. Although his socialist...
2009-12-17Colombia
BMI View: Tensions between Venezuela and Colombia remain heightened, due to the formers' belligerent rhetoric and recent destruction of bridges straddling the border. Although the...
2009-11-27Venezuela
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's increasingly authoritarian stance continues to weaken Venezuela's case for Mercosur entry in the eyes of Brazilian and Paraguayan lawmakers. As...
2009-09-04Bolivia
Despite the Bolivian government's announcement that it will boost investment in its oil and gas sector over the coming year in a bid to boost output, we caution that declining demand...
2009-08-10
