Economy
Guyana
BMI View: Guyana's total public external debt rose by 13.1% y-o-y in Q311 to US$1.1bn, in line with our full year estimate for 2011. We believe the country's external debt will continue...
2012-02-07Jamaica
BMI View: Jamaica's foreign reserves fell to US$2.82bn in December 2011, representing a decline of 5.3% y-o-y. Given the volatility of the country's external account dynamics, we...
2012-02-07Barbados
BMI View: Inflation came in at 11.2% y-o-y in October 2011, rising for the seventh consecutive month. The country is highly susceptible to imported inflationary pressures, and inflation...
2012-02-07Antigua and Barbuda
BMI View: While we have downgraded our real GDP growth outlook for Antigua and Barbuda for 2011 and 2012, we believe that 2012 will be a better year for the islands' flailing...
2012-02-07Puerto Rico
Consumer price inflation in Puerto Rico ended the calendar year at 3.3% y-o-y, just below our end-2011 forecast of 3.5%. As global commodity prices continue to moderate, easing imported...
2012-02-06Cuba
We reiterate our belief that Cuban President Raúl Castro's reform agenda is likely to boost the Cuban economy in the long-term, as the economy moves further along its capitalist transition....
2012-02-06Trinidad & Tobago
BMI View: Inflation ticked down from 5.7% y-o-y in November 2011 to come in at 5.3% in December. The slight decline in headline inflation was impacted by a slowdown in food price inflation,...
2012-02-06Trinidad & 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...
2012-01-21
