Economy
Venezuela
We argued in June that the macroeconomic distortions in Venezuela, in particular price controls, meant that the inflation climate was likely to deteriorate before it improved (see...
2008-07-09Ecuador
We have revised down our 2008 real GDP growth forecast for Ecuador from 3.6% to 2.6% after the revised 2007 figures showed that the economy expanded by just 1.9% last year rather...
2008-07-06Venezuela
In the January-May period, primary fiscal spending reached VEF59.0bn (US$27.5bn), which marked a 41% increase from the same period in 2007.
2008-07-04Bolivia
Following a 28.1% year-over-year (y-o-y) increase in government revenues, and a 28.8% y-o-y increase in government expenditures, the Bolivian consolidated public sector surplus came...
2008-07-04Peru
Consumer price inflation came in at a 9½-year high of 5.7% y-o-y in June, marking a rapid deterioration from just 3.9% last December. A weaker currency and the rise in global raw...
2008-07-04Colombia
BMI View: The rapid acceleration of price growth in Q208 will not have gone unnoticed by the Colombian authorities. Headline prices rose for a third consecutive month to 7.2% y-o-y...
2008-07-04Colombia
BMI View: Colombia and Panama are vying to become the next in Latin America to receive investment grade status from the major ratings agencies. Both credit stories have improved markedly...
2008-06-20Colombia
With March's trade balance posting a surplus of UIS$123.6mn to bring the Q108 deficit to only US$224.9mn, we are looking for further signals in the coming months that might suggest...
2008-06-17
