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Suriname / Economy
BMI View: We now believe that strong investment will see Suriname's average real GDP growth rate exceed the 5% mark over the next few years, aided by the government's focus on structural economic reform. However, we are not yet convinced that these reforms include a commitment to transparent political process, and if not this growth rate will be unsustainable over the long term.
2012-01-29Trinidad & Tobago / Economy
BMI View: Our long-term growth outlook for Trinidad and Tobago remains bleak due to a dearth of investment in the energy and non-energy sectors, as well as a mixed domestic credit...
2012-01-21Bahamas / Economy
We maintain our forecast for 2.1% real GDP growth in 2011, rising to 2.7% in 2012, as the Bahamas continues to slowly emerge from recession. However, we reiterate our negative outlook...
2012-01-10Country Risk Rating
Guyana
Guyana's major opposition parties, A Partnership For National Unity (APNU) and Alliance For Change (AFC), together garnered a one-seat parliamentary majority in the November 2011 general...
2012-01-09Puerto Rico
BMI View: Multinational pharmaceutical companies will open more manufacturing facilities in Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs) in Puerto Rico to benefit from the low tax rate and below-average...
2012-01-09Trinidad & Tobago
During Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar's state visit to India in early January, the Prime Minister and her Indian counterpart agreed to strengthen political, economic and cultural...
2012-01-09Puerto Rico
Governor Luis Fortuño signed four bills into law in late December which were aimed at fighting crime and aiding victims. One law requires those accused of violent crimes, weapons sales...
2012-01-09Trinidad & Tobago
BMI View: Our long-term growth outlook for Trinidad and Tobago remains bleak due to a dearth of investment in the energy and non-energy sectors, as well as a mixed domestic credit...
2012-01-21Bahamas
We maintain our forecast for 2.1% real GDP growth in 2011, rising to 2.7% in 2012, as the Bahamas continues to slowly emerge from recession. However, we reiterate our negative outlook...
2012-01-10Trinidad & Tobago
Guyana's central bank maintained its benchmark repo rate at 3.0% in late December 2011, as inflation increased to 5.7% y-o-y in November from 3.7% y-o-y in October, largely on the back...
2012-01-09Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico's unemployment rate declined slightly to 15.2% y-o-y in November 2011, though the participation rate also declined to 40.5%. We do not see unemployment moderating significantly...
2012-01-09Suriname
BMI View: We now believe that strong investment will see Suriname's average real GDP growth rate exceed the 5% mark over the next few years, aided by the government's focus on structural...
2012-01-29Jamaica
BMI View: The election of a new government in Jamaica's December 29 snap parliamentary poll does not change our bearish view of the country's economic outlook. The new government...
2012-01-03Trinidad & Tobago
BMI View: We do not believe that the expiration of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T)'s state of emergency on December 5 implies an improvement in the country's security situation. Limited...
2011-12-22Guyana
BMI View: Guyana faces major political challenges in the medium term. Although the governing People's Progressive Party/Civic won the November general election, earning the presidency,...
2011-12-09
