Economy
Ecuador
Ecuador's export performance remained sluggish in February, with total exports showing just 0.3% year-on-year (y-o-y) growth, and year-to-date exports down 3.1% from the first two months...
2013-05-02Venezuela
BMI View: Consumer price inflation in Venezuela ticked up from 22.8% year-on-year (y-o-y) in February to 25.1% y-o-y in March, fuelled by the effects of the February 8 currency devaluation....
2013-05-02Bolivia
Bolivia's net portfolio investment fell to a deficit of US$160.4mn in Q412, from a deficit US$56.1mn the previous quarter, as the country returned to international capital markets for...
2013-05-02Peru
The Peruvian nuevo sol has sold off in recent weeks due in part to significant weakness in gold and base metals prices. While we believe that potential for central bank intervention,...
2013-05-02Colombia
Consumer price inflation in Colombia came in at 1.9% year-on-year (y-o-y) in March, up from 1.8% y-o-y in February. This implies inflation is at the lowest levels in over five decades,...
2013-05-02Colombia
We believe that a recently announced US$2.7bn fiscal stimulus plan in Colombia will not threaten the government's ongoing fiscal consolidation efforts, as it will be financed through...
2013-04-30Colombia
We forecast an additional 25 basis point rate cut to Colombia's Banco Central de la República (BanReP) policy rate, bringing the rate to 3.00% by end-2013. However, BanRep's...
2013-04-29Peru
Peruvian economic activity data has started to show some weakness in recent months, supporting our view for a notable slowdown in growth in the latter half of 2013. Indeed, we maintain...
2013-04-24
