Political Risk
Barbados
BMI View: Barbados President Freundel Stuart will walk a rough path in 2012, as his administration is caught between the need to shrink the country's fiscal deficit and the risk...
2012-02-07Suriname
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,...
2011-12-09As drug trafficking and violence continue to rise in Central America, we believe that the phenomenon will spread from the 'northern-triangle' region towards both the south and up into...
2011-10-04Jamaica
BMI View: Political risks are rising in Jamaica, as a weaker global growth outlook, still-elevated domestic crime levels and potential for damaging corruption allegations following...
2011-09-06Turks and Caicos Islands
The 15-month consultation process between the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Turks and Caicos Islands has finally culminated in a new constitution for the British territory....
2011-06-20
