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Jamaica / Economy
BMI View: We believe Jamaica is on track to meet the Q210 IMF hurdle for its Q210 Stand-By agreement thanks to the recent buoyancy of the country's external accounts, which is good news for a degree of fiscal consolidation in H210. Although political opposition and global economic headwinds will likely see a fiscal deterioration in 2011, structural economic reform should provide...
2010-08-06Guyana / Economy
Following recent discussions between Guyana's Ministry of Agriculture and a delegation of potential South Korean investors, we believe stronger prospects for investment in the country's...
2010-08-02Trinidad & Tobago / Economy
Trinidad & Tobago (T&T)'s Finance Minister Winston Dookeran has given early indications as to the shape of the 2010/2011 budget, with the issues of food security and the bailout...
2010-08-02Country Risk Rating
Guyana
Following recent discussions between Guyana's Ministry of Agriculture and a delegation of potential South Korean investors, we believe stronger prospects for investment in the country's...
2010-08-02Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago (T&T)'s Finance Minister Winston Dookeran has given early indications as to the shape of the 2010/2011 budget, with the issues of food security and the bailout...
2010-08-02Dominican Republic
During President Leonel Fernandez's visit to Washington in mid-July, U.S. President Barack Obama thanked the Dominican Republic for its role in promoting regional stability and helping...
2010-07-29Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico's Governor, Luis G. Fortuno, signed into law several measures on July 21 that are intended to promote the development of renewable energy sources in Puerto Rico. Indeed,...
2010-07-29Jamaica
BMI View: We believe Jamaica is on track to meet the Q210 IMF hurdle for its Q210 Stand-By agreement thanks to the recent buoyancy of the country's external accounts, which is good...
2010-08-06Guyana
The latest data release from Guyana's central bank shows a 3.2% y-o-y change in consumer price inflation (CPI) for March, on the back of 3.9% and 0.2% changes for February and January...
2010-08-02Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico's unemployment rate ticked down to 16.8% in May from 16.9% in April. While we believe that Puerto Rico's unemployment rate will drop slightly to 14.0% by year-end as the...
2010-07-29Jamaica
BMI View: Given the weaker domestic and external demand outlook for Jamaica in light of the eurozone debt crisis and the island's recent problems with violence, we have revised our...
2010-07-29Suriname
BMI View: We believe that Desi Bouterse's presidential victory in Suriname will make little difference in improving the government's weak policymaking process. The fragmented nature...
2010-07-27Cuba
The prospects of the United States easing its travel and export bans to Cuba inched forward on June 30, when the House Agricultural Committee voted 25-20 in favour of reversing the...
2010-07-01Cuba
In a rare positive development in Cuba-United States relations, on May 26 the US Department of Treasury granted a delegation from the International Association of Drilling Contractors...
2010-06-02Barbados
We believe that Barbadian Prime Minister David Thompson's ill health could prompt a temporary cooling off in fast-deteriorating relations between the island's two main political parties....
2010-06-01
