Venezuela

BMI View: We believe more robust oil prices will lead to an uptick in government revenue and a significant improvement in Venezuela's nominal fiscal deficit in 2010 and 2011. While... 2010-08-17

BMI View: Any improvement in inflationary pressures brought about by the government's exchange rate controls will be short-lived, in our view. Moreover, we remain high sceptical of... 2010-08-02

According to the Banco Central de Venezuela, the South American state's consumer price inflation fell from 32.0% y-o-y in May to 31.8% in June. Despite this recent decline in CPI,... 2010-07-29

Media freedom in Venezuela is likely to take a turn for the worse after the government's recent decision to place a representative on the board of directors at the last remaining opposition-aligned... 2010-07-29

BMI View: We believe that Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's recent move to cut diplomatic ties with Colombia is a political tactic to divert attention away from the country's dire... 2010-07-26

BMI View: We expect President Hugo Chávez's destructive economic policies to undermine efforts to boost Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV)'s electoral support in the run-up... 2010-07-08

BMI View: We expect a continuation of Venezuela's poor diplomatic relations with Colombia following Juan Manuel Santos's landslide victory in the latter's presidential election. ... 2010-07-07